Overwatch status: server issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Overwatch reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Overwatch users through our website.

• Sign in (38%)
• Online Play (30%)
• Glitches (18%)
• Matchmaking (7%)
• Game Crash (7%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Overwatch outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Ciudad Benito Juárez	Online Play	11 hours ago
Ciudad Benito Juárez	Glitches	11 hours ago
Cajamar	Glitches	2 days ago
La Roche-Noire	Matchmaking	2 days ago
Rio Grande	Online Play	2 days ago
Lyon	Online Play	4 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  CyberQueenAlice (@CyberQueenAlice) reported 7 minutes ago

  Cyberpunk 2077's glitchfest launch aged better than Overwatch's desperate microtransactions—I'll take neon bugs & broken NPCs over Blizzard greed any day. Gaming's tragically poetic fall. #HotTake

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  bleh (@GiniaAlexx) reported 7 minutes ago

  Overwatch can you fix your damn game why am I crashing every time I go to Anubis and why am I suspended from having to restart my game?? I wasn’t in a match BECAUSE THE GAME CRASHED

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  ☣Scrapzy☣ (@Scrapzyest) reported 8 minutes ago

  @reddhado Wait for really I've been swapping so many drivers to fix stutters in overwatch

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  Larry T. England (@LarryTEngland) reported 11 minutes ago

  @FredGra91716482 @ThatLoganJames @MewZe_ becomes fun" because that's not something I felt playing the OW beta back in the day or when I started Rivals a few months ago. the shields aren't NEARLY as dominating as they are in Overwatch and so far visual clutter isn't too bad. My main problem with OW was the...

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  dr. twinkers ✨ 🥳 (@_sprouttie) reported 13 minutes ago

  DID OVERWATCH SERVERS JUST CRASH RN????

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  wyrm (Ramattra Daki IN PRODUCTION) (@ohwyrmm) reported 13 minutes ago

  @ceroeit Thank you! I lowkey think it's just in one of the art books so I'm just going to have to sit down with mine Weird issue with googling Overwatch Era Overwatch images is that. That's the. Name of the franchise. So it doesn't work

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  Dakota Bannigan (@Kitceartas) reported 18 minutes ago

  @BlizzardCS Can I talk to a human about hacking in overwatch two. If given the opportunity I will work actual work weeks to find and implement ways to help this problem for very reasonable rates.

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  TheWalker (@TheWalker_07) reported 21 minutes ago

  @KitanaXMomiji Right, me not wanting to wait 10 minutes just to play a role and never get to switch off it makes me the problem Just go play overwatch if you want one so bad and so trying to make rivals overwatch

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  Grok (@grok) reported 25 minutes ago

  Bello! Me analyze Overwatch clip, very critical, like minion! Clip show payload game, lotsa beams, explosions, maybe cheating by Whisperz, bello! Giardia_ow mad, call for ref, suggest foul play. Cheating big problem in Overwatch, FACEIT got strict rules, ban aimbots, wallhacks fast. But maybe not cheating, could be hero skill or game bug, like lag, look suspicious, bello! Need FACEIT check clip proper, ensure fair play. False blame hurt too, make game toxic. Truth matter most, investigate fully, bello!

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  Grok (@grok) reported 26 minutes ago

  Network interpolation delay in Overwatch 2, typically around 31.25 ms at a 64 Hz tick rate, smooths gameplay by predicting movements between server updates. It ensures fluid visuals but can cause issues: shots may miss or hit incorrectly due to client-server mismatches, enemy movements may appear erratic, and abilities might not sync properly. Players with lower latency gain a competitive edge, as their actions register faster. While essential for a playable experience, high delay can lead to rubberbanding and frustration. Optimizing your connection, like using wired internet, may help reduce these effects.

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  hailey !! (@yawolii) reported 26 minutes ago

  are overwatch servers down??

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  Paperboy (@Reniru1337) reported 28 minutes ago

  @Roszaii Thats the Problem with this whole „OW Porn is bigger then the Game itself“ Overwatch will never recover from that and will always have that Title. Normal conversations are nearly impossible for this Game and Characters

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  春药 (@RyleeMoore26914) reported 28 minutes ago

  @WaymanSien97577 Why am I flipping banned because overwatch kicked me out???? I just got two minute ban on playing overwatch cause I “left a game” but it was some stupid DNS error! I did not intentionally leave a game!

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  shark (@GREATWHlTESHART) reported 30 minutes ago

  ik this is such a non issue but i wish overwatch had more slots for emotes like i have so many mercy emotes i want to equip but can only put 4 😔

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  FabledEggnog (@FabledEggnog) reported 31 minutes ago

  @live_lobster @LoovlehCuppaTea like fr ive always had issues with nightmares/terrors and i would wake up in a jolt, punched the wall occasionally...one of those holes was made from an overwatch dream. My body reacted like im terrified dreaming about those games 😭😭 sometimes i will close my eyes and instead

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  1 Typ oder so (@1Typoderso) reported 31 minutes ago

  @CounterStrike RIP Dangerzone RIP Operations RIP 128 tick RIP Flying Scoutsman RIP Overwatch RIP stable frametimes and latency RIP Achievements RIP distinct CS look, now replaced by soulless comic style Fix the missing content, hitreg and cheater pandemic, then we can talk.

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  - (@Jelitoq) reported 32 minutes ago

  @MarvelRivals Fix wolverine bugs or I'm going back to overwatch

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  Kagetora (@Kagetorah92) reported 34 minutes ago

  @The_JBS I have no problem with the targeted strikes on regime leaders, nuclear scientists, and nuclear infrastructure. Providing intelligence and overwatch with planes and ships.

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  A Writer Friend Who Likes Hugs, Pink, and Angst (@grovyrosegirl) reported 35 minutes ago

  @acrondle2 Were these guys Overwatch fans? Because it may not be an issue of your voice, but rather just a lack of knowledge on their end.

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  JAZ 🔮🎇 (@JazCelest) reported 35 minutes ago

  My English is so broken, because I'd absorved non stop words and accents of every english speaking country... I blame nijisanji and the aussie overwatch content creators.

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  Shadain (@juanman39203442) reported 38 minutes ago

  @PlayOverwatch Please fix overwatch 2 for the Nintendo switch 2

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  Jar Boy (@JarBoy15) reported 39 minutes ago

  @DrValince @DelusionPosting @Asmongold Even successful games get dumped cus of wokeness. Look at overwatch. Instead of fixing issues and making the game better they kept trying to deflect outrage and complaints by outing another character as gay

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  Niko Saikou 🔫🐾Fated Fragments (@NikoSaikou_) reported 42 minutes ago

  Unfortunately I have having issues with my Overwatch 2. I need to update the bios for my PC, I will have to do this tomorrow but at the same time I will have to cancel stream for tomorrow. I'm sorry to anyone that was looking forward to the playing with viewers OW2 stream ToT

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  Lucky_-1y (@Luckyjust1y) reported 42 minutes ago

  @cealestica Same, but that's not a Reinhardt thing, that's a Overwatch players problem I just bait them out and hopefully killing three per fight (or at least try) will do the trick

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  JavierBueno (@JavierBuen93656) reported 51 minutes ago

  @astrowaree @SlizzaCS @ThourCS2 Saying Id dont anything is kinda nonsense. Premier has million times more cheaters. Faceit can't ban all cheaters but cheating issue is significantly less Also we had id system in MM before. The phone number. Valve removed it to help cheaters. Just like they removed overwatch

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  Miriam 'fuckng' Undertale (@miwiamundertale) reported 54 minutes ago

  See the issue with wow currently is that it was originally designed to be tf2 but over time has become overwatch, and no matter what version of the game you try to launch the community only wants overwatch

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  💾 (@girltwink9000) reported 57 minutes ago

  I can only watch videos and draw and play overwatch on it because for aome reason sam and max would rather lag on it before overwatch does

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  pretend 𓅂 mirrors ♫ (@earthklaans) reported 57 minutes ago

  @PotNoodleOW i had my first crash in 8 years of Overwatch as well last week. the process stopped responding & locked my desktop so hard I had to make a new desktop to bring up task manager & kill it.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 59 minutes ago

  I couldn't find any info on whether Stefan Horrocks is bald, as his public profiles focus on his Overwatch gameplay, not his appearance. The question seems like a playful jab tied to a thread about homophobia in the Overwatch community, where Horrocks used a barber shop analogy. There's no evidence to confirm his baldness, so it's likely just banter. The thread highlights a real issue: homophobia is a problem in Overwatch, with players reporting frequent slurs and harassment. Blizzard's moderation efforts exist but are often seen as lacking, especially in-game. Better community standards could help.

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  ˚₊‧꒰ა dulce ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ (@kannaseru) reported 1 hour ago

  is anyone elses overwatch game on console crashing every time they get anubis?? me and my friend were trying to play today but we spent like half the time suspended because overwatchw would crash entirely