Overwatch
- Crew
- 5 a side: 1 tank, 2 damage, 2 support
- Match
- 10 to 20 min (est.)
- Departs from
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
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Fact table
| Fact | Overwatch | Marvel Rivals | Apex Legends | Rainbow Six Siege | SMITE 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Blizzard Entertainment | NetEase Games | Respawn, published by EA | Ubisoft Montreal | Titan Forge Games, published by Hi-Rez Studios |
| Released | 4 October 2022, as Overwatch 2; renamed Overwatch in February 2026 | 6 December 2024 | 4 February 2019 | Free access since 10 June 2025; the game launched on 1 December 2015 | Free since 14 January 2025; officially still an open beta |
| Price model | Free; every hero free; Battle Pass and cosmetics; paid random items per PEGI | Free; every hero free; Lattice, costumes, Battle Pass and timed draws | Free; Apex Coins, Battle Pass and Apex Packs (paid loot boxes) | Free access; Ranked and the full roster need a paid edition | Free; weekly god rotation and God Tokens; Founder's edition unlocks all |
| Team size | 5v5 Role Queue: 1 tank, 2 damage, 2 support. A 6v6 Open Queue also runs | 6v6 | Squads of three (Trios) or two (Duos), 60 players per match | 5v5, attack against defence. Dual Front is 6v6 | 5v5 in Conquest and Arena; Joust is 3v3 |
| Main mode | Role Queue in Quick Play or Competitive, 10 to 20 minutes by our estimate | Quick Match or Competitive on Domination, Convoy and Convergence maps, 10 to 20 minutes by our estimate | Trios battle royale: the last squad standing wins. Third-party guides put a match at 15 to 25 minutes | Unranked: the Ranked format without a rank, opening at Clearance Level 20. 25 to 40 minutes by our estimate | Conquest: three lanes, destroy the enemy Titan. 30 to 45 minutes by our estimate |
| Short option | Every core match is short. Stadium is 5v5, first to 4 round wins, though new Stadium content stopped in July 2026 | Arcade: Conquest ends at 50 points or with the higher score when time runs out | Wildcard: 30 players, about 15 minutes, with auto-heal and a self-revive for everyone (official) | Quick Match, from Clearance Level 3. Each round has a 45-second preparation phase and a 3-minute action phase | Arena: 5v5 with 500 tickets a side, about 10 minutes according to the community wiki |
| Platforms | PC (Battle.net, Steam), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and Switch 2, with cross-play | PC (Steam, Epic), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, with cross-play | PC (EA app, Steam, Epic), PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch and Switch 2, with cross-play. No Linux or Steam Deck since late 2024 | PC (Ubisoft Connect, Steam, Epic), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One. Cross-play is on by default on PC and opt-in on consoles | PC (Steam, Epic), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, with cross-play. The official site lists Steam Deck support |
| Ranked access | Competitive opens after 20 wins in unranked play. Blizzard support says new PC accounts must link a phone number | Competitive opens at account level 15, according to press reports; we found no official page | Players under level 20 first complete the Road to Ranked challenges | Ranked needs a paid edition, Clearance Level 50, 10 attackers and 10 defenders unlocked, two-step verification and, on PC, a linked phone number | Ranked Conquest opens at account level 15, according to the community wiki |