Overwatch's Promise of a New 'Era' Tempts Back Thousands of Players, Giving the Sequel Its Biggest Month Since Launch

Overwatch's Promise of a New 'Era' Tempts Back Thousands of Players, Giving the Sequel Its Biggest Month Since Launch

Overwatch — the game formerly known as Overwatch 2 — is enjoying something of a revival right now, hitting its highest concurrent peak on Steam since its 2022 launch.While the game has yet to enter its "new, story-driven era" with a year-long narrative, 10 new heroes, and a major overhaul — all that goes live starting from tomorrow, February 10, although we did get to meet Anran over the weekend — the promise of new content has fans jumping back…

Overwatch 2 Hits All-Time High Steam Player Count Following Rebrand; Players Currently Stuck In Queues

See full bio Avinash Jaisrani At Tech4Gamers, I contribute as a Senior News Reporter, combining my skills and gaming enthusiasm to keep our audience updated on the latest developments. See full bio Story Highlight Overwatch 2 has been rebranded, and Blizzard has launched Season 1 with five new characters to reset the sequel. This strategy has led to a sharp increase in the player base, leaving many gamers waiting in queues to play the first-pe…

Newly Renamed 'Overwatch' Sees Comeback With Player Spike Ahead Of First Expansion

Overwatch is seeing a resurgence of players, with spikes seen on platforms like Steam ahead of the game’s first expansion-like release, “The Reign of Talon”. According to SteamDB, the game saw a player-count comeback on 8 February, with 69,881 concurrent players logging into the game. In comparison, Overwatch’s all-time concurrent player counts sit at 75,608, a number achieved when it launched on the platform in August 2023, making the recent fi…

Overwatch Hits Highest Steam Concurrent Player Peak Since Release Day

Overwatch is dropping the "2" from its name and rebooting for a new era of story-driven gameplay, and already the refresh seems to be drawing players back. Overwatch hit a peak of almost 70,000 concurrent players on Steam over the weekend, the highest the sequel has seen since its all-time peak on its Steam launch day.According to Steam charts, Overwatch (which still retains the 2 on Steam for the time being) hit a peak of 69,881 concurrent play…

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The Overwatch comeback begins? Player-numbers leap on Steam ahead of tomorrow's Reign of Talon expansion release

Overwatch 2 player-numbers are currently the strongest they've been on Steam since the game arrived there, spiking ahead of the game's first expansion-like release, The Reign of Talon, which arrives tomorrow, 10th February.