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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

The graph below depicts the number of Overwatch reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Overwatch Outage Chart 02/14/2026 10:45

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (48%)

    Sign in (48%)

  2. Online Play (23%)

    Online Play (23%)

  3. Game Crash (13%)

    Game Crash (13%)

  4. Glitches (10%)

    Glitches (10%)

  5. Matchmaking (6%)

    Matchmaking (6%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
New ZealandAuckland Sign in
ReunionLe Tampon Sign in
HungaryVeresegyház Sign in
FrancePau Online Play
FranceMirambeau Sign in
New ZealandChristchurch Matchmaking
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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • csanatz 산's mae ⩜⃝ JONGHO DAY (@csanatz) reported

    ayee overwatch 2 is broken again 👌🏻

  • GreenZombie04 John Matthew (@GreenZombie04) reported

    Day 9 of Overwatch log in try to play a game or two before the gym and just keep getting errors trying to get in a game.

  • Rattybxstard 🐸𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵 / STREAM TIGER LOVE BY RANCID EDDIE🍄 (@Rattybxstard) reported

    THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH OVERWATCH 1 MAN BRING IT BACK I MISS IT 😭 **** THIS BROKEN DOG *** GAME…

  • Rattybxstard 🐸𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵 / STREAM TIGER LOVE BY RANCID EDDIE🍄 (@Rattybxstard) reported

    Just fix your game. Or even better yet, maybe don’t drop a game before it’s even finished? I’ve said it before but the beta ran better than the actual game. It’s hot ***. Rip overwatch, dead before it even picked up. Was good while it lasted but I’m done with this annoying ****.

  • Ahrox_OP Ahrox Ahrox (@Ahrox_OP) reported

    @PlayOverwatch it's up to them what happens instead of metering maps and patching useless things to solve server problems and when is overwatch 3?????

  • ThoseNerdyGuys_ Those Nerdy Guys (@ThoseNerdyGuys_) reported

    Overwatch on a role this week.. now the servers are BROKEN! No communication from the devs either 👏🏻

  • leahmxgowan 🌺💐leah🌻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@leahmxgowan) reported

    @PlayOverwatch "error joining game" im trying to defend you overwatch 2 but you are making it so hard

  • JinxXOxton Will-O-Wisp Jinx 🎃 | KIRIKO BRAINROT (@JinxXOxton) reported

    Blizzard fix your game please. I just wanna play some Overwatch during jy isolation

  • alanah_bananas Alanah 👾 (@alanah_bananas) reported

    Look I woke up early to play overwatch just to figure out that it’s broken…. 🙃 MAN I could have been sleeping

  • PaleSalvadorian VIA PaleSalvadorian (@PaleSalvadorian) reported

    @AtomLabX @PlayOverwatch If you ever played overwatch on console I could tell you now even with aim assist most players wouldn't be able to compete on pc trust me enabling aim assist would help and if wouldn't be broken

  • inga_1205 inga (@inga_1205) reported

    join in for the overwatch 2 sequel of success hit 250 ping: ‘error starting game, try again’!

  • jaysalmond Jay S (@jaysalmond) reported

    @BlizzardCS @PlayOverwatch I keep getting “error starting game, please try again” in Overwatch 2. Is this a known issue?

  • Chart40728793 Hatred (@Chart40728793) reported

    @Grynsii @PlayOverwatch I can’t wait to get on overwatch surely it’ll let me play a game and not get a error

  • nic0leism nicole🌻 (@nic0leism) reported

    overwatch is broken and it's been my entire personality this week so what do i do now ?????

  • fpsmogu mogu (@fpsmogu) reported

    Anyone having server issues on overwatch?

  • LuinCaveGreg Patrick Wimsatt (@LuinCaveGreg) reported

    @BlizzardCSEU_EN hello. I am able to log into overwatch 2 I find a match and then it says “error starting game, trying again” never works

  • electrathade Electrathade (@electrathade) reported

    So… is anyone else unable to get into a single game of Overwatch right now? Keep getting the “Error starting game, trying again.” At this point I don’t feel like it’s trying it’s best tbh

  • BandiiBean BandiiBean (@BandiiBean) reported

    Is @Overwatch 2 borked RN? Keep getting "Error starting game, trying again" when trying to do QP.

  • CannnedIce CanDICE 🌱🐺❄️ (@CannnedIce) reported

    Why is it that every time there is a “fix” or update to overwatch something always breaks? ….Billion dollar company

  • ZenixTwit Caoilim (@ZenixTwit) reported

    I love Overwatch so ******* much but come on man every time something is fixed another thing is broken!! #Overwatch2

  • NotInTheCutTbh2 DEFUND THE FALCONS (@NotInTheCutTbh2) reported

    ARE THE OVERWATCH SERVERS DOWN AGAIN

  • maxidentz minhotober (@maxidentz) reported

    overwatch 2 is so ******* broken

  • jonunderscor Jon (@jonunderscor) reported

    if just 3 more people buy the overwatch battlepass, blizzard can use the money to fix the servers lets do our part!!!!

  • xXNoTcHiTXx Travis Titchenell (@xXNoTcHiTXx) reported

    @BlizzardCS trying to play overwatch and i keep getting error starting game trying again

  • squidpopidol 🦑 CALLIE 🎀 (@squidpopidol) reported

    Bro fix your **** @PlayOverwatch @Activision @ATVI_AB I just wanna play overwatch but I can’t without getting a red wall of ‘error starting game, trying again’ and I’m not the only one 😭😭😭

  • IM_BRiTTNEY T R I L L A R Y (@IM_BRiTTNEY) reported

    Overwatch is broken 😑

  • Aerem_13 Aerem Thirteen ++ (@Aerem_13) reported

    @BlizzardCS Open Role is really struggling right now to connect to a skirmish, or game at all. Can't get in. Anyone else having this issue with Overwatch 2? #Overwatch #Queue

  • andreahannis Andrea ( Taylor’s version ) (@andreahannis) reported

    Me @ overwatch 2 rn staring at the error to start a game like: Well, time for a mince pie then I gUeSs

  • Yasowhat John (@Yasowhat) reported

    @BlizzardCS in Overwatch keeps saying error starting game in all modes???

  • NateeRxven Nate (@NateeRxven) reported

    @PlayOverwatch @ismayhemthere Why won’t overwatch work? Keeps saying error searching for a game… trying again but it keeps saying the same stuff