UPDATE: Overwatch 2 is now the lowest-rated Steam game of all time.
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Overwatch 2 is now in the top 10 lowest-rated Steam games of all time just one day after its release on the platform. Blizzard has almost exclusively released its games through its Battle.net platform over the years, so it came as quite a shock when it announced that it was bringing Overwatch 2 to Steam with more of its games to follow.
Blizzard bringing Overwatch 2 to Steam coincides with the hero shooter exiting early access and transitioning to a full game. It did so with the introduction of three PvE story missions, the new Flashpoint game mode, and the introduction of Support hero Illari. There's even more for Overwatch 2 fans to look forward to in Season 6, but it seems the majority of Steam users are already fed up with the game.
Less than 24 hours after Overwatch 2 was added to Steam, and it's already the eighth lowest-rated game on the platform, according to data from Steam 250. A visit to the Overwatch 2 Steam page shows that the game has Overwhelmingly Negative reviews with over 39,000 reviews counted so far. Browsing through the negative reviews shows that many players are upset about Overwatch 2's free-to-play business model, the decision to block PvE missions behind a paywall, the cancelation of the game's more ambitious PvE features, and the departure of former game director Jeff Kaplan. Many recommend playing Team Fortress 2 instead. The few positive reviews mostly just talk about how they're just happy they can play the game through Steam now instead of the Battle.net launcher.
Top 10 Worst Steam Games
- War of the Three Kingdoms
- Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction
- Identity
- Uriel's Chasm
- Spacebase DF-9
- O2Jam Online
- Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2
- Overwatch 2
- RollerCoast Tycoon World
- Godus
Games have managed to claw themselves out of big holes like this over the years, but it's going to take a seismic shift for Overwatch 2 to even get to "Mixed" review status on Steam. Blizzard would have to completely upend the game to address the complaints in the reviews, and it's unlikely to do so. One has to wonder if the Overwhelmingly Negative review scores will keep Steam users from trying the game in the first place, and if this will in turn cause Blizzard to have second thoughts about bringing its games to the platform.
For now, those that do enjoy Overwatch 2 at least have a lot of fresh content to sink their teeth into between the PvE story missions, Flashpoint, and Illari. More is on the way this season, but time will tell if any of it is enough to change the minds of Steam users.
Overwatch 2 is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
