Overwatch 2 is running a limited-time event called Overwatch Classic that reverts the game to its original roster, rulesets, and hero kits. It’s miserable to go back to, especially if you have no nostalgia for Overwatch as it existed in 2016.

It’s fun seeing how much of Overwatch ’s refinement over the years has sanded away some of the funny and chaotic strategies players once utilized. You can still find Reddit threads about Symmetra’s basketball of death that are nearly a decade old.

Overwatch Classic will be available for three weeks as an Overwatch 2 game mode, continuing the trend of fun, experimental game events.

Overwatch 2's Classic Mode takes you straight to the games roots. This limited-time event is perfect for anyone craving that first Overwatch experience with its original hero abilities and balance. Classic Mode is all about fast,

I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more like cautionary tales for relative newbies.

Overwatch Classic is a limited-time event in Overwatch 2 that brings back the 6v6 gameplay and original map rotation and hero roster from Overwatch's

Watch the latest Overwatch 2 trailer to see what to expect with Overwatch: Classic, a limited-time mode featuring the ability to play with the original hero roster, their classic abilities, and 6v6. Overwatch: Classic will also feature iconic maps like Hanamura,