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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 01/18/2026 14:45

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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:

  • spiderjenn_ spiderjenn (@spiderjenn_) reported

    @BabyLainetv it's lagging so bad playing any game 😭 like I'm trying to play overwatch and the game lags, the same sound lags and even when I'm in discord the other people lag for me 🥲

  • vexxeyVAL vexxey💫 (@vexxeyVAL) reported

    @FlareFPS_ @riotgames @PlayVALORANT idk, just crazy to see that out of nowhere lmfao. Trying to fix my microphone because locally it works, CS works, OBS and Discord work, but Overwatch and Valorant both just do not work at all

  • beetlefeet Jack Casey (@beetlefeet) reported

    Is it just me or is Overwatch's role queue really broken. I can only play 2/3 of the roster because I'm not going to wait > 50% of my playtime. And DPS who finally get to play after waiting 10 minutes just go their main and never swap to help win. Luckily I can just Moira DPS :P

  • BackStabBud BackStabBud (@BackStabBud) reported

    @AliBalibasa Overwatch made McCree op at close range so I really don't see an issue

  • emarasuOW 🌸 Emma 🌸 (@emarasuOW) reported

    @OWAnonymous_ Overwatch April fools Day 2023: they make the game good and nerf broken characters fix all the bugs every character is always playable and the game feels amazing to play They then remove it in a week and return it to it's former self

  • alex_ryoz AlexRyoz (@alex_ryoz) reported

    [PC] Overwatch Comp. (Testing Encoder issues)

  • Glittrell97 Fat Porter (@Glittrell97) reported

    @Blizzard_Ent please fix your game, playing overwatch and I try to navigate the hero gallery and when I pressed up it just went left? Didnt know Up=Left #Overwatch

  • Y0HANH0NEY ً yohan 龍 (@Y0HANH0NEY) reported

    @chanstoejam I mean I can play overwatch on both Xbox and switch no problem so…

  • calamityjayecos Calamity_Jaye (@calamityjayecos) reported

    So I’m trying to play Overwatch on my computer and it’s just a black screen I’m im frustrated:( computers new and badass and I updated everything but I can’t fix it!!!

  • krcollectables Exa (@krcollectables) reported

    The characters in Overwatch are all so broken lmao

  • hlhana2 hana (@hlhana2) reported

    @overwatch my last season competitive level was silver rank, but I’ve just qualified and got 2000 points + and still classed as silver when is this not supposed to be gold rank? Is it a glitch?

  • glitchdagger neopet sematary (@glitchdagger) reported

    @randomlyjme @NickCho @bopcat_ This just highlights that nothing is being done to combat this issue. In Overwatch, I have been berated on multiple occasions *before a game even started* when I talked in voice. These mfers auto change “ggez” in text chat to something else but don’t have an autoflag for slurs?

  • VisualFxx StuffedPorkChop (@VisualFxx) reported

    @alphaINTEL Please tell Respawn/EA to ALSO FIX APEX. Don't just cancel ddos'd matches, BUY ddos protection. Apply paid ranked or a overwatch system similar to CSGO. Reach a certain rank? You get to review reported cases which then get sent up. Hackers right now are ******* BAD.

  • jashittooo 💋🧛🏿Ø.•°*”˜ (@jashittooo) reported

    Sym and junkrat are the most broken characters in overwatch

  • Sonnivate 🎶✨DREAMCAST DRAG∅N🎤✨🎶 (@Sonnivate) reported

    Im sorry but what aspect of Overwatch is supposed to be fun? Is it the being limited to one category in "real" matchmaking? Is it the 10 minute waits if you wanna be the "fun" classes? Is it the trash map designs? The broken classes? The absurdly obnoxious community?

  • EndlessJest Adnan (@EndlessJest) reported

    @Tattariz Listen dude I played overwatch for a long time and you can't get more trivial than that. The problem here is that I seem to be a ********* who enjoys abusive relationships with trash unbalanced video games.

  • ImJustAGenius_ Theo (@ImJustAGenius_) reported

    My voice chat is not working on overwatch? I can speak and hear people in apex and Xbox party works fine, but in overwatch my mic isn’t working and I can’t hear my friends. someone please help?

  • peyytunia pey • (@peyytunia) reported

    Are Overwatch servers down?? @PlayOverwatch

  • ReinMain5 ReinMain (@ReinMain5) reported

    Yes the San Francisco Shock lost a computer game.holy crap stop going over the top with the unwarranted insults. You just sound stupid as hell and you're not a real fan. Games are won, games are lost-if you can't deal with lost games you have issues #Overwatch #OWL

  • SonDavin26 Son Chocolate (@SonDavin26) reported

    Why I get suspended after I get lagging???? @PlayOverwatch #overwatch fix it !

  • Charli_Gremlin Gremlin, Sick (@Charli_Gremlin) reported

    pray for me - Switch keeps having download errors with my SD card so i factory reset and i just want to play ******* Overwatch

  • juststu_ 🅼🅰🅶🅸🅲 🆂🆃🆄 (@juststu_) reported

    Just had a overwatch crash on me mid game ... i blame the console scrubs.

  • Trixiepop1990 Sam Johnson (@Trixiepop1990) reported

    @BlizzardCS @PlayOverwatch my game keeps coming up with error code lc- 202 Any ideas? As it wont let me play overwatch

  • chronaIrecall ⿻。 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑳𝑬𝑵𝑨 𝑶𝑿𝑻𝑶𝑵 (@chronaIrecall) reported

    « row still having an issue with her role within Overwatch, her work as a vigilante have her respect within the community — and given that she took up the opportunity to return to the RAF, she was in — decent favor with her government too. After Winston called for the return, »

  • Trixiepop1990 Sam Johnson (@Trixiepop1990) reported

    @BlizzardCSEU_EN my overwatch is displaying error code lc 202 Tried all ways to fix it any ideas?? Keeps kicking me off

  • Evollapse Collapse (@Evollapse) reported

    @Mandelbr0t @jycompany_ @Zalli_Walli Imagine having a paywall slapped on an internet service you already pay for. Ffs I don't need to pay Blizzard 20 bucks a month to play overwatch on PC. Not to mention the bundled in abandonware most assuredly doesn't make it valid.

  • TanukiMaria MariaKono ☸🏍☸ @ 🔥🦊 Kitsune Time 🦊🔥 (@TanukiMaria) reported

    @vegandumbass they do hire writers the problem is that they're either not very good or they give critical episodes to guest writers (like in BNA) and it feels like the writers weren't allowed to talk together just like in overwatch

  • BatSam247 Samuel Genous (@BatSam247) reported

    @elliotduby Fighter: Crash Bandicoot Mii costumes: Call of Duty Soldier, Tracer (Overwatch), Crash Suit, Dr. Neo Cortex, Orc (World of Warcraft), Coco Bandicoot

  • Polidiklown Clown King (@Polidiklown) reported

    every problem overwatch has could be solved by making it 4v4

  • Tecnoguy1 The Skrub King (@Tecnoguy1) reported

    @twxxnty @nixanima @RedeemerrrTV Overwatch has the same issues though. Rip titanfall. I guess people just can’t handle that stuff. Same deal with hyperscape.