Tank heroes soak damage and shatter fortified positions, like closely grouped enemies and narrow chokepoints. If you’re a tank, you lead the charge.
Damage heroes seek out, engage, and obliterate the enemy with wide-ranging tools, abilities and play styles. Fearsome but fragile, these heroes require backup to survive.
Support heroes empower their allies by healing, shielding, boosting damage, and disabling foes. As a support, you’re the backbone of your team’s survival.
There are many ways to play Overwatch. We recommend starting with the tutorial to learn the fundamentals of play; once you’ve completed it, head to the Main Menu to try out:
Visit a training area and experiment with your abilities against practice bots. Use this mode to hone your skills or learn a new hero.
Play against AI-controlled opponents on any map you choose. Use these modes to try out different maps and learn how multiple heroes work.
Square off against other players at your skill level.
Experimental matches with unique and seasonal rules, plus weekly rewards! Read more
Compete against other players and work your way up the ranks.
Change the rules of the game with custom modifiers (like disallowing heroes, increasing Ultimate ability charge rate, etc.).
Build elaborate custom games in the Workshop, with unprecedented scripting tools at your disposal. Set the rules, build a game, and share it with the community!
Customize rules, events, conditions, and actions to build entire new game modes.
Explore Workshop creations in the game browser and use them as inspiration for your own!
Save your creations and share them with other players through the custom game browser.
We see amazing players in Overwatch every day; now, you can officially celebrate them! When a match ends, take a look at players on both teams and endorse the players who made positive contributions to your matches. The world needs heroes: help create them!
Earn Shot Caller endorsements by leading or executing strategies on the battlefield.
Reward highly effective team players with a Good Teammate endorsement.
Grant Sportsmanship endorsements to players who are a positive influence in-game.
All players begin at endorsement level 1 and can progress to a max level of 5; every endorsement you receive impacts your endorsement levels. You will also receive a small amount of player experience for endorsing another player. Higher endorsement levels can help you get better groups in the Looking for Group tool.
Your endorsement level can decrease if you do not continue to receive endorsements or leave games before they’re finished. Punishments within the reporting system may also strip players of their endorsement level and place them at level 0.
You can occasionally earn Loot Boxes based on your current endorsement level, with higher endorsement levels resulting in more Loot Boxes. During special events, you'll receive event Loot Boxes (for example, Summer Games Loot Boxes).
As you play games of Overwatch, you’ll gain levels, unlocking new customization options to make your heroes look and sound unique! Customize your characters in the Hero Gallery (accessible from the main menu).
Play your way using the Looking for Group tool! You can control your gameplay experience by hosting a group with custom options, including restricting endorsement level, prior to queueing up for Quick Play, Play vs AI, or any competitive mode. Choose to join a team of like-minded people or assemble your own.
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