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Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released in May 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Overwatch Outage Chart 01/17/2026 04:20

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (42%)

    Sign in (42%)

  2. Online Play (29%)

    Online Play (29%)

  3. Game Crash (15%)

    Game Crash (15%)

  4. Glitches (9%)

    Glitches (9%)

  5. Matchmaking (5%)

    Matchmaking (5%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
United StatesChaska Online Play
United StatesSalt Lake City Online Play
United StatesRiverside Sign in
United StatesGresham Online Play
BrazilCaucaia Glitches
United StatesOrlando Game Crash
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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • cmfrtlucas lucaaaaa (@cmfrtlucas) reported

    overwatch servers down till noon tmmr fortnite servers down till 2am tmmr . . splatoon pleek . .

  • christhexia Chris (@christhexia) reported

    *one day later* OVERWATCH 2 IS SUCH A BULLSHIT BROKEN GAME I HATE IT UGH "Are you still going to play?" YES BUT THE POINT IS-

  • Pippers02 Pippers (@Pippers02) reported

    @CameraColossus It's actual insanity. I even remember early on when they were saying "Oh don't worry, if you don't upgrade to Overwatch 2 you can still play the PvP mode with no issues with Overwatch 2 players!" And here we are, Overwatch 1 deleted. Gone. With way too many core gameplay changes

  • lolwatjustin ToniColletteVEVO (@lolwatjustin) reported

    Overwatch and Fortnite servers down? I have to be a normally functioning human this evening?

  • chaz_support Chaz Support (@chaz_support) reported

    Overwatch and fortnite servers down in the same day 😔 touched grass almost cried

  • fourhman Joe Fourhman (@fourhman) reported

    I don’t know a thing about Overwatch, I just think it’s weird when an ongoing live service game acts like it’s now its own sequel.

  • Dumb_Noir ed (@Dumb_Noir) reported

    @FortniteStatus The "issue" is called overwatch

  • CasedCrusader Casey Suddeth (@CasedCrusader) reported

    It really sucks to see #Overwatch's legacy take such a speedy nose dive. It was the game Amy and I played together a lot. We've played D&D games of it, card games of it. To see it crash and burn because Blizzard is a garbage company that makes garbage decisions...what a shame.

  • ShyBabyG1rl ꧁🌺𝓙𝓾𝓵𝓮𝓼⁷🌺꧂ (@ShyBabyG1rl) reported

    @SinfuIDevils They lying, there’s no issue, they trying to competent with Overwatch

  • freezetaehyun JAYJAY° (@freezetaehyun) reported

    overwatch died i need my fix rn before i go through withdrawals

  • TheNutcracker_2 James (@TheNutcracker_2) reported

    Alright ill bite. Once overwatch 2 releases ill download it, phone number issue and everything. It better slap or im gonna be pissed (not like it really means anything though #Overwatch2 #Overwatch

  • LaggyOw Laggy 🇪🇸🤝🇺🇦 (@LaggyOw) reported

    @AmberIsAQT @fryingpanllama @JoeCool_WiiU Overwatch is a live-service games, free to play live service games need profit somehow, they are not gonna work for free

  • brapsniffer Chris (@brapsniffer) reported

    @JoeCool_WiiU Splatoon is a peer to peer game. Its the reason why call of duty games from decades ago are still "up". Overwatch was a service game with dedicated servers. Not really viable to keep servers like that up forever. Not to mention that splatoons progress etc is all stored locally.

  • Pl4yboi_Tony Shampoo (@Pl4yboi_Tony) reported

    Didn’t get my heart broken but with overwatch 1 dying it’s the same thing So I’m about to go crazy on OW2 or just completely do bad. Who know will see

  • JayagFound Found Jay (@JayagFound) reported

    @DeDuppio Is it me or has overwatch been completely out of touch with its fanbase and the internet ever since the blizzard allegations, like everything they’ve done afterwards seems to be them trying to fix their reputation and nothing has worked so far

  • GummyEater1 Kannatronics (@GummyEater1) reported

    It's nearly been 24 hours since Overwatch 1 servers shut down. I am beginning to feel nauseous and I'm having trouble standing. It feels like the walls are collapsing on me, and there are still 21.5 hours hours until Overwatch 2. I really am losing hope, I might not make it...

  • mau_nyx Nyx 🐱☕ | ENVtuber Redebut 12.12.22 (@mau_nyx) reported

    @StirFriedTofus Did ya figure it out? We have to create a whole new battlenet account, login into overwatch and then it gives us the code to link it. My account merged so hopefully I got the founders pack 😭

  • dferreira__ Diego Maximoff (@dferreira__) reported

    @martinaephy Starting August 16, every player with a linked console account will be prompted at login to identify, select, and confirm the accounts you want to merge. Once you approve, we will prepare your accounts to be merged during the release of Overwatch 2.

  • dalexiis_ Aleks (@dalexiis_) reported

    Its been the WORST 7 MINS of my LIFE, I can't stop shaking right now. I am NOTHING without OVERWATCH I woke up today trying to log in the game but the game was down, I had a major panic attack. I could barely move today 😭. I’m SO broken right now 💔 Give me overwatch again 😭😭

  • circleoflust ~A L C A~ 🔞 (@circleoflust) reported

    Overwatch's design fundamentally suffers from it's size 6 roster and Overwatch 2 making a roster size of 5 is just going to make the problems even more obvious Especially since pushes in overwatch basically require nobody on your team dies or else everything collapses

  • Ja_snacks Jasnax (@Ja_snacks) reported

    @Jared_Squirrel I bullied you on overwatch so bad they had to shut down the game. What can I say? Skill issue

  • Yagil84338292 Yagil (@Yagil84338292) reported

    @ElsFavCrimes @ChronicGGGG @HappyPower i don't think there was issues at all, maybe they are trying to do it like overwatch

  • voices241 🎃Spooky Arron!🎃 (@voices241) reported

    @Khanigore I guess they shut those servers down in order to make way for overwatch 2 which I’ve heard it was going to be free to play with some kind of battle pass maybe I don’t know that’s what I’ve heard

  • Bobbbb56972397 Bob bbb (@Bobbbb56972397) reported

    @ImpeccableKarma @aaronkellerOW metropcs also doesn’t work with the verification and it sucks my number works for everything else and had this number for 5+ years and I can’t use it for overwatch which I also played for 5+ years if they don’t fix this I want a refund for every box and owl skin and pink mercy

  • Majorly_Mad No Stanley Zone (@Majorly_Mad) reported

    NO ONE TOLD ME THEY ALREADY TOOK THE OVERWATCH SERVERS DOWN

  • Crunkulous grease monkey (villain arc) (@Crunkulous) reported

    @TheActMan_YT its the same game but with graphical enhancements, another live service model and character buffs/tweaks. its better than overwatch 1 in terms of flow and pace, if thats what you're really wondering.

  • ElderSprooky Miracle Jason (@ElderSprooky) reported

    @sparkie237 i mean of course i agree no game should shut down without releasing server tools i think its dumb to be mad at overwatch right now over this tho, like halo shutting its servers down sucks for sure

  • ShyBabyG1rl ꧁🌺𝓙𝓾𝓵𝓮𝓼⁷🌺꧂ (@ShyBabyG1rl) reported

    @UnknReality They lying, there’s no issue, they trying to compete with Overwatch 😭

  • mccoral10 Carl (@mccoral10) reported

    I haven't touched Overwatch in literal years at this point due to my friends i used to play it with also stopping and the obvious Blizzard/Activision Problems but there's definitely still some emotions there about OW1 shutting down. Obviously OW2 is taking it's place but still.

  • MojaveTheater Zach McRae (@MojaveTheater) reported

    @cthom1156 @Captain_Oligarr @JUNlPER Gamemodes, heroes, and maps are removed or changed beyond recognition. And none of this would be a problem except you can't play the version of the game you paid money for. I'm not a fan of Overwatch but I can see why people are pissed