After launching on Steam and swiftly becoming the most negatively reviewed title on the gaming storefront in a matter of hours, Overwatch 2 game director has now responded to the overwhelming criticism. 

Game Director Aaron Keller responded in a new blog post, regarding both Overwatch 2: Invasion, the newest hero Illari, and directly responding to the massive criticism on Steam. 

“We also launched on Steam last week, and, although being review-bombed isn’t a fun experience, it’s been great to see lots of new players jump into Overwatch 2 for the first time. Our goal with Overwatch 2 has been to make the game more accessible than ever for more people than ever before.”

“Many of the reviews on Steam mention the cancellation of the much larger component of PvE that was announced in 2019 as one of their primary reasons for dissatisfaction with the game. I get that. That announcement was about an ambitious project that we ultimately couldn’t deliver. ‘

“If we can’t turn back the clock, then what can we do? We can keep adding to and improving Overwatch 2. That is how we move forward. This means more maps, heroes, game modes, missions, stories, events, cool cosmetics, and features – an ever-expanding, evolving, and improving game. This is the future of Overwatch. One where we will continually create and innovate on what is making the game great now for the players who are playing now.”

It’s apt to note that Overwatch 2 wasn’t review-bombed as Keller puts it, where review-bombing is intended targeting to deliberately lower a game’s review score typically centered around forms of bigotry as seen numerous times in the past. Overwatch 2 has faced its fair share of criticism since the day it ‘launched’ or as some might put it, a 2.0 update. 

Keller’s admission that Overwatch 2 could use improvements is fair enough, but it’ll still only be seen in the months ahead whether Blizzard can win back a majority of the Overwatch player base ever since relaunching the sequel title.