Summary

  • Overwatch 2's Pride celebration includes a new Soldier: 76 skin and emote from May 30 to June 30.
  • A new short story, "Futures Past," highlights Soldier: 76's past.
  • Blizzard is holding an art collage contest and sharing coloring book pages for Pride in Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2 is celebrating Pride in a big way this year, with a free Soldier: 76 skin and emote available in the game, a new short story featuring the old soldier, and even an in-person fan art display on the Blizzard campus. Players can enjoy Pride in Overwatch 2 both in and out of the game from May 30 until June 30.

Pride is a month-long celebration in June that honors LGBTQ+ people and movements, highlighting the struggles that got them to where they are today. Overwatch 2 has celebrated Pride in years past, as many developers and playable heroes alike are a part of the queer community.

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This year, Pride is coming back to Future Earth with a heavy focus on Jack Morrison, better known as Soldier: 76 – one of the original LGBTQ+ heroes in Overwatch 2. Fans who log in to the game any time from May 30 to June 30 will earn the brand-new Resilient Rare skin for Soldier: 76, along with a rainbow smoke bomb emote. During this time, the Midtown map will once again display Pride parade decorations, featuring confetti, rainbow crosswalks, and other colorful flourishes often found at such events in real life.

Overwatch 2 Pride 2025 Highlights

  • New Solider: 76 Pride short story – "Futures Past"
  • Pride coloring pages featuring Tracer, Solider: 76, and Venture
  • May 30 through June 30
    • Resilient Soldier: 76 skin and rainbow smoke bomb emote earned by logging in
    • Pride decorations in Midtown
    • Overwatch 2 Pride art collage contest on Blizzard campus

Beyond these in-game celebrations, players can enjoy a new Overwatch 2 Pride short story called "Futures Past." Starring Soldier: 76 and Illari as they work to protect the legacy of the Inti Warriors in Runasapi, the old soldier is forced to confront his past with Vincent, Morrison's former lover. Complete with emotional illustrations of the couple when they were young, this story of love, sacrifice, and healing in the aftermath of Overwatch’s fall fleshes out Soldier: 76 in an interesting way.

In the real world, Blizzard is preparing a special Pride-themed Overwatch 2 art collage. Until the end of June, fans can send digital or physical Overwatch 2 art to the community team, which will then select their favorite pieces to display on the actual Blizzard campus in Irvine, California. It also shared three coloring book pages for players to enjoy, featuring Jack and Vincent, Tracer and Emily, and Venture.

Though not explicitly a part of its Pride celebration, Season 17 begins on June 24, bringing with it a Mythic skin for D.Va, a Mythic Weapon skin for Reaper, and the Aatlis map for Flashpoint in normal Overwatch 2, along with new updates for Stadium. Until then, fans still have time to complete the Stadium: Initiation in-game event, which now awards a free Epic Loot Box for gamers who play a couple of Stadium matches while in a group.

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Overwatch 2
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Top Critic Avg: 77 /100 Critics Rec: 65%
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Released
August 10, 2023
ESRB
T For Teen // Blood, Mild Language, Use of Tobacco, Violence
Developer(s)
Blizzard
Publisher(s)
Blizzard
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.

Cross Save
yes
Franchise
Overwatch
Steam Deck Compatibility
n/a
Early Access Release
October 4, 2022
PC Release Date
August 10, 2023
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
August 10, 2023
PS5 Release Date
August 10, 2023
Nintendo Switch Release Date
August 10, 2023
Genre(s)
Shooter
Platform(s)
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
35 hours
X|S Optimized
n/a