Overwatch 2 Becomes Worst User-Reviewed Game on Steam Ever Even as Tens of Thousands Turn Up to Play
Overwatch 2 has the ignominious honour of becoming the worst user-reviewed game on Steam ever, although its recent launch on the platform has seen tens of thousands of players.
According to Steam250, which tracks the 100 worst Steam games of all-time according to user reviews, Overwatch 2 has a score of just 0.96 based on an approval rating (percentage of positive Steam user review votes) of 10% from 92,028 votes.
That’s enough for Overwatch 2 to top Steam250’s list, beating the previous number one, card battle game War of the Three Kingdoms from Chinese developer Youka.
So, why is Overwatch 2, a game that launched first on PC and console late 2022, suffering so badly in terms of user reviews on Steam just days after it launched on Valve’s platform?
Most of the negative reviews focus on one thing: monetisation. Blizzard was heavily-criticised when Overwatch 2 launched last year as it forced its premium predecessor to update into a free-to-play sequel, rendering the original Overwatch unplayable. Since then, Overwatch 2 has endured a number of controversies including the cancellation of its long-awaited PvE Hero mode — the one feature, players said, that justified the sequel's existence.
One review, from Steam user Ornge, sums up the sentiment: “Overwatch 2 has no respect for you, it's an attempt to pry open your wallet while masquerading as the game it used to be.”
According to Daniel Ahmad, director of research and insights at Niko Partners, Overwatch 2 is also suffering heavy criticism from Chinese users. In a tweet, Ahmad pointed out nearly two-thirds of Overwatch 2 Steam user reviews are written in simplified Chinese, with 97% being negative.
While Chinese Overwatch fans share the same criticisms as those from the rest of
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