“Welcome to Steam, Blizzard,” a third says. “Pretty risky putting overwatch on a site that has a public reviewing system,” another Steam review reads. Factor in the failure to include a single-player component at launch, despite the promises of prior advertising, and the long-awaited sequel has now seemingly burned much of the goodwill it had from its once flourishing fanbase. In a competitive game, where some heroes might hold an advantage over others, locking new characters behind a paywall presents a departure from the original game's cosmetic-only microtransactions. In its sequel, however, heroes have to be unlocked through either hours of normal play or by leveling up $10 season-long battle passes. A main aspect of the original Overwatch was the vast amount of charming characters to choose from, all of which were available right from the start. But that return also drastically changed the business model while introducing little in the way of new content. Last September, Overwatch 2 launched in what was supposed to be a triumphant return for the beloved hero shooter after support for the original game drifted off. “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,” one review reads. Only about 11 percent of the more than 52,000 reviews left for the game are positive, according to Steam’s customer review page. Overwatch 2 is currently the eighth lowest-rated game on Steam, thanks to a wave of negative user reviews critiquing the game’s business model. As such, fans critical of the developer’s decision to relaunch the franchise as a free-to-play shooter filled with battle passes and microtransactions are venting their frustrations. With Blizzard's Overwatch 2 finally coming to Steam this week after previously being locked to the company's own platform, the ability to leave user reviews on the game's store page has been opened up.
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