# Overwatch 2 22 Hacker News commenters recommended Overwatch 2 and 22 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 11 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Recommended for running well on Linux and macOS and for smooth animations. Critics mostly object to Activision and Blizzard's business decisions and monetization. ## Why people recommend it - Runs well on Linux and macOS (4 comments): "both ran significantly better on my Debian 13 installation than they ever did on Win11" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46800133)) "CS2 (VAC), The Finals (EAC), and Overwatch 2 (Warden) all run flawlessly on Linux." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45795664)) "overwatch plays flawlessly on macOS right now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126378)) - Smooth character animations (2 comments): "It has some excellent fluid animations, which look really weird if you freeze frame them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48519057)) "They avoid the jerky start and stops with their characters." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946757)) ## What people warn about - Activision and Blizzard hurt the franchise (2 comments): "Activision nearly ended competitive professional Overwatch and significantly scaled back their big esports events to look more profitable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48812790)) "Overwatch (as a game and as a franchise) was just straight up killed by Bobby Kotick" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49641917)) - Monetization seen as exploitative (3 comments): "planned obsolescence (You can never player Overwatch 1 ever again)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48669408)) "they're making billions from virtual slot machines nonetheless" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46502896)) "designed to milk money out of players as much as possible" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49246141)) - Poor matchmaking and chat experience (3 comments): "a couple of matches in Overwatch competitive a decade ago put me off the idea of matchmaking lobbies altogether" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48623311)) "it's definitely a much nicer experience with chat turned off" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48621768)) "got boring after a while and their matchmaking was atrocious" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204476)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Arc Raiders](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arc-raiders.md): 52 recommend - [Fortnite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fortnite.md): 33 recommend - [Counter-Strike](https://hackerapproved.com/p/counter-strike.md): 30 recommend - [Counter-Strike 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/counter-strike-2.md): 27 recommend - [Team Fortress 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/team-fortress-2.md): 17 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Overwatch 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/overwatch/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).