Overwatch 2 debuted on Steam final week and was instantly hit with so many detrimental person critiques that it is now the lowest-scoring recreation on the platform.
Proper now, Blizzard’s first PC launch exterior the Battle.web launcher has over 140,000 Steam critiques, which Steam summarizes as “Overwhelmingly Unfavourable”. Whereas there are many customers criticizing the FPS for comprehensible causes, most of the reviewers are merely there so as to add memes and ASCII artwork to the pile.
In a weblog put up reflecting on the discharge of its latest season. Overwatch 2 recreation director Aaron Keller mentioned, “though being review-bombed is not a enjoyable expertise, it has been nice to see numerous new gamers bounce into Overwatch 2 for the primary time.”
“Most of the critiques on Steam point out the cancellation of the a lot bigger part of PvE that was introduced in 2019 as one in every of their major causes for dissatisfaction with the sport,” he continued. “I get that. That announcement was about an formidable mission that we finally could not ship.
“If we are able to’t flip again the clock, then what can we do? We are able to maintain including to and enhancing Overwatch 2.”
Keller mentioned they may transfer ahead and “frequently create and innovate on what’s making the sport nice now for the gamers who’re taking part in now.”
Overwatch 2 presently peaks round 50,000 Steam gamers each day, in response to SteamDB, with the best peak of 75,000 on the day of its launch. Regardless of the early onslaught of detrimental critiques, the free-to-play recreation was Steam’s seventh prime vendor (by income) that week. Gamers will need to have been dropping cash on its $15 PvE mission pack or its premium battle move to get it that prime. Nonetheless, it is since sunk all the way down to 63rd place.
The Steam critiques prompted followers of the sport to start out a Twitter marketing campaign in help of Overwatch 2’s builders with the hashtag #OWDevAppreciation2023. Many gamers and Overwatch builders shared tales and clips about their relationship to the sport, together with Keller, who thanked the neighborhood for beginning it.
Overwatch 2’s sixth season, titled Invasion, is stay with a brand new help hero, a brand new PvP mode, and its first set of story missions. These PvE missions are enjoyable for diehard followers, however do not make up for the lengthy wait.
