What changed in Overwatch® in 2025

69 updates · 28 main milestones · Jan 29, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025

Dec 18, 20252 events
Anniversary celebrationother
Special anniversary event with exclusive rewards.
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Season that launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Dec 9, 20252 events
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Season 20 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Dec 2, 20251 event
Anniversary celebrationother
Special anniversary event with exclusive rewards.
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Nov 26, 20251 event
Season 20 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Nov 17, 20251 event
Season 20 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Nov 4, 20251 event
Season 19 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Oct 28, 20253 events
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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New Season launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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New map: Busan Sanctuary: A mist-shrouded temple setting where every fight feels like a ritualnew contentMilestone
New playable map available in Overwatch 2.
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Oct 9, 20252 events
Season 19 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Sep 16, 20251 event
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Sep 11, 20251 event
Anniversary celebrationother
Special anniversary event with exclusive rewards.
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Aug 26, 20253 events
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Season 18 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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New mode: to Stadium with Payload Race, 3 new maps, and the new Draft Mode which gives players a pre-match advnew contentMilestone
New gameplay mode introduced to Overwatch 2.
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Aug 13, 20252 events
New hero: Gameplay Trailer Asnew contentMilestone
Gameplay Trailer As is now available as a playable character in Overwatch 2.
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Season 18 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Aug 5, 20252 events
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Event: challengesseasonal event
Limited-time event with special challenges and rewards.
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Jun 25, 20252 events
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Season 17 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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May 21, 202515 events
Ranked system updatesui ux
Changes to competitive play structure or ranking system.
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New hero: discovering it for the first timenew contentMilestone
discovering it for the first time is now available as a playable character in Overwatch 2.
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Bug fixes and stability improvementsbug fix
Patch addressing bug fixes and game stability.
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Season Update launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Season is launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Hero balance adjustmentsbalance change
Balance tuning and adjustments for multiple heroes.
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New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Anniversary celebrationother
Special anniversary event with exclusive rewards.
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Performance optimizationsperformance
Performance improvements and optimization updates.
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Ranked system updatesui ux
Changes to competitive play structure or ranking system.
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New mode: with two new maps to ramp up the action with race-to-the-finish chaosnew contentMilestone
New gameplay mode introduced to Overwatch 2.
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Hero balance adjustmentsbalance change
Balance tuning and adjustments for multiple heroes.
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Anniversary celebrationother
Special anniversary event with exclusive rewards.
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New hero: curious about the pastnew contentMilestone
curious about the past is now available as a playable character in Overwatch 2.
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May 19, 20252 events
Event: is your ringside ticket to the ultimate fightseasonal event
Limited-time event with special challenges and rewards.
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New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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May 1, 20255 events
New hero: added Freja is headed to Stadium and shenew contentMilestone
added Freja is headed to Stadium and she is now available as a playable character in Overwatch 2.
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Ranked system updatesui ux
Changes to competitive play structure or ranking system.
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Hero balance adjustmentsbalance change
Balance tuning and adjustments for multiple heroes.
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Season balance launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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New mode: within Stadium named Payload Race and two brand-new maps will launch with itnew contentMilestone
New gameplay mode introduced to Overwatch 2.
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Apr 22, 20253 events
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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New hero: ban systemnew contentMilestone
ban system is now available as a playable character in Overwatch 2.
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Season 16 launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Apr 18, 20255 events
Ranked system updatesui ux
Changes to competitive play structure or ranking system.
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Season for launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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New mode: that we may not have covered herenew contentMilestone
New gameplay mode introduced to Overwatch 2.
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Hero balance adjustmentsbalance change
Balance tuning and adjustments for multiple heroes.
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New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Apr 15, 20256 events
New hero: buildsnew contentMilestone
builds is now available as a playable character in Overwatch 2.
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Hero balance adjustmentsbalance change
Balance tuning and adjustments for multiple heroes.
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Bug fixes and stability improvementsbug fix
Patch addressing bug fixes and game stability.
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Ranked system updatesui ux
Changes to competitive play structure or ranking system.
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Season with launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Apr 14, 20255 events
Bug fixes and stability improvementsbug fix
Patch addressing bug fixes and game stability.
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Ranked system updatesui ux
Changes to competitive play structure or ranking system.
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New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Hero balance adjustmentsbalance change
Balance tuning and adjustments for multiple heroes.
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Season by launchedseasonal eventMilestone
New seasonal content, battle pass, and limited-time rewards.
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Mar 11, 20252 events
Anniversary celebrationother
Special anniversary event with exclusive rewards.
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Event: in 2005seasonal event
Limited-time event with special challenges and rewards.
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Feb 12, 20251 event
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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Jan 29, 20251 event
New cosmetics releasedother
New skins, emotes, highlights, and cosmetic items available.
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