42. Overwatch (2016)
What it’s about: Overwatch was a 6v6 (now a 5v5) hero-based arena shooter that has the players take control of super-powered heroes, facing off against teams in objective-based matches in highly competitive multiplayer matches.
Why we like it: Overwatch as a franchise gets a bad rep. That’s understandable. While the game is as supported as ever now, its sequel never realized its goals, and it stopped being supported for two years with little to show for it. That made it easy to be the butt of jokes to the wider gaming audience.
That said, Overwatch is still popular despite all that, with its sequel now on a more stable course. However, even outside of that, the game, when it launched in 2016, was unlike anything that came before. No game, despite some challenging the throne, even came close to matching the feel, fluidity, and competitive side in the hero shooter genre. No matter if you still play religiously or you’ve fallen all the way off, almost everyone had an Overwatch phase where they had an excellent time with the game that Blizzard still endures with.
