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==Standard Play==
 
==Standard Play==
There are currently 21 maps available for standard gameplay: 5 [[Assault]] maps, 6 [[Escort]] maps, 5 [[Hybrid]] maps, and 5 [[Control]] maps. These are the maps used for [[Quick Play|Quick]] and [[Competitive Play]] and are the biggest maps in ''Overwatch''.
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There are 21 maps available for standard gameplay: 5 [[Assault]] maps, 6 [[Escort]] maps, 5 [[Hybrid]] maps, and 5 [[Control]] maps. These are the maps used for [[Quick Play|Quick]] and [[Competitive Play]] and are the biggest maps in ''Overwatch''.
   
 
A new map type for the [[Push]] game mode is set to launch alongside ''[[Overwatch 2]]'' for both ''Overwatch'' and ''Overwatch 2''.
 
A new map type for the [[Push]] game mode is set to launch alongside ''[[Overwatch 2]]'' for both ''Overwatch'' and ''Overwatch 2''.
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===[[Assault]]===
 
===[[Assault]]===
 
<gallery widths="200">
 
<gallery widths="200">
Gothenburg.jpg|link=Gothenburg|{{flag|se}} [[Gothenburg]] (unreleased)
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File:Hanamura concept.jpg|{{flag|jp}} [[Hanamura]]
File:Hanamura concept.jpg|link=Hanamura|{{flag|jp}} [[Hanamura|Hanamura]]
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File:Horizon Lunar Colony2.jpg|{{flag|ho}} [[Horizon Lunar Colony]]
File:Horizon Lunar Colony2.jpg|link=Horizon Lunar Colony|{{flag|ho}} [[Horizon Lunar Colony]]
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File:Paris map.jpg|{{flag|fr}} [[Paris]]
File:Paris map.jpg|link=Paris|{{flag|fr}} [[Paris]]
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File:Anubis concept.jpg|{{flag|eg}} [[Temple of Anubis]]
File:Anubis concept.jpg|link=Temple of Anubis|{{flag|eg}} [[Temple of Anubis]]
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File:Volskaya Industries.jpg|{{flag|ru}} [[Volskaya Industries]]
File:Volskaya Industries.jpg|link=Volskaya Industries|{{flag|ru}} [[Volskaya Industries]]
 
 
</gallery>
 
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===[[Escort]]===
 
===[[Escort]]===
 
<gallery widths="200">
 
<gallery widths="200">
Dorado-streets2.jpg|link=Dorado|{{flag|mx}} [[Dorado]]
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File:Dorado-streets2.jpg|{{flag|mx}} [[Dorado]]
Havana.png|link=Havana|{{flag|cu}} [[Havana]]
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File:Havana.png|{{flag|cu}} [[Havana]]
Junkertown.jpg|link=Junkertown|{{flag|au}} [[Junkertown]]
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File:Junkertown.jpg|{{flag|au}} [[Junkertown]]
Rialto.jpg|link=Rialto|{{flag|it}} [[Rialto]]
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File:Monte Carlo.jpg|{{flag|mc}} [[Monte Carlo]] (unreleased)
Route 66.jpg|link=Route 66|{{flag|us}} [[Route 66]]
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File:Rialto.jpg|{{flag|it}} [[Rialto]]
Gibraltar.jpg|link=Watchpoint: Gibraltar|{{flag|ow}} [[Watchpoint: Gibraltar]]
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File:Route 66.jpg|{{flag|us}} [[Route 66]]
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File:Gibraltar.jpg|{{flag|ow}} [[Watchpoint: Gibraltar]]
 
</gallery>
 
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===[[Hybrid]]===
 
===[[Hybrid]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
Blizzard World.jpg|link=Blizzard World|{{flag|us}} [[Blizzard World]]
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File:Blizzard World.jpg|{{flag|us}} [[Blizzard World]]
Eichenwalde.png|link=Eichenwalde|{{flag|de}} [[Eichenwalde]]
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File:Eichenwalde.png|{{flag|de}} [[Eichenwalde]]
Hollywood-set.jpg|link=Hollywood|{{flag|us}} [[Hollywood]]
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File:Hollywood-set.jpg|{{flag|us}} [[Hollywood]]
King's Row concept.jpg|link=King's Row|{{flag|uk}} [[King's Row]]
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File:King's Row concept.jpg|{{flag|uk}} [[King's Row]]
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File:N18S6DCTDPG81613669123002.png|{{flag|us}} [[New York|New York City]] (unreleased)
Numbani Loading Screen.jpg|link=Numbani|{{flag|nb}} [[Numbani]]
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File:Numbani Loading Screen.jpg|{{flag|nb}} [[Numbani]]
 
File:Rio de Janeiro.jpg|{{flag|br}} [[Rio de Janeiro]] (unreleased)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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===[[Control]]===
 
===[[Control]]===
 
<gallery widths="200">
 
<gallery widths="200">
Overwatch Busan.jpg|link=Busan|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan]]
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File:Overwatch Busan.jpg|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan]]
Ilios.jpg|link=Ilios|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios]]
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File:Ilios.jpg|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios]]
Lijiang Tower loading screen.jpg|link=Lijiang Tower|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower]]
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File:Lijiang Tower loading screen.jpg|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower]]
Nepal loading screen.jpg|link=Nepal|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal]]
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File:Nepal loading screen.jpg|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal]]
Oasis.jpg|link=Oasis|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis]]
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File:Oasis.jpg|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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===[[Push]]===
 
===[[Push]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
Toronto.jpg|link=Toronto|{{flag|ca}} [[Toronto]] (unreleased)
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File:Blizzconline rome 01.png|{{flag|it}} [[Rome]] (unreleased)
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File:Toronto.jpg|{{flag|ca}} [[Toronto]] (unreleased)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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===Unknown===
 
===Unknown===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
Monte Carlo.jpg|link=Monte Carlo|{{flag|mc}} [[Monte Carlo]] (unreleased)
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File:Gothenburg.jpg|{{flag|se}} [[Gothenburg]] (unreleased)
 
File:Unknown map.png|{{flag|in}} ??? (unreleased) <ref>2019-11-02, Blizzard 2019 Overwatch: Evolving the Art Panel.</ref>
Rio de Janeiro.jpg|link=Rio de Janeiro|{{flag|br}} [[Rio de Janeiro]] (unreleased)
 
Unknown map.png|link=India|{{flag|in}} ??? (unreleased) <ref>2019-11-02, Blizzard 2019 Overwatch: Evolving the Art Panel.</ref>
 
 
</gallery>
 
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==[[Arcade]]==
 
==[[Arcade]]==
There are currently 7 maps made specifically for the Arcade.
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There are 8 maps made specifically for the Arcade.
   
 
===[[Arcade#Elimination|Elimination]]===
 
===[[Arcade#Elimination|Elimination]]===
 
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File:Black-Forest.jpg|link=Black Forest|{{flag|de}} [[Black Forest]]
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File:Black-Forest.jpg|{{flag|de}} [[Black Forest]]
File:Castillo.jpg|link=Castillo|{{flag|mx}} [[Castillo]]
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File:Castillo.jpg|{{flag|mx}} [[Castillo]]
File:Ecopoint Antarctica BlizzCon 2016.png|link=Ecopoint: Antarctica|{{flag|ow}} [[Ecopoint: Antarctica]]
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File:Ecopoint Antarctica BlizzCon 2016.png|{{flag|ow}} [[Ecopoint: Antarctica]]
File:Necropolis.jpg|link=Necropolis|{{flag|eg}} [[Necropolis]]
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File:Necropolis.jpg|{{flag|eg}} [[Necropolis]]
 
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===[[Arcade#Deathmatch|Deathmatch]]===
 
===[[Arcade#Deathmatch|Deathmatch]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Chateau Guillard.jpg|link=Château Guillard|{{flag|fr}} [[Château Guillard]]
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File:Chateau Guillard.jpg|{{flag|fr}} [[Château Guillard]]
File:Petra.jpg|link=Petra|{{flag|jo}} [[Petra]]
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File:Kanezaka.jpg|{{flag|jp}} [[Kanezaka]]
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File:Malevento.jpg|{{flag|it}} [[Malevento]]
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File:Petra.jpg|{{flag|jo}} [[Petra]]
 
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===[[Arcade#Capture the Flag|Capture the Flag]]===
 
===[[Arcade#Capture the Flag|Capture the Flag]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Ayutthaya.png|link=Ayutthaya|{{flag|th}} [[Ayutthaya]]
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File:Ayutthaya.png|{{flag|th}} [[Ayutthaya]]
 
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===[[Ilios]]===
 
===[[Ilios]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Ilios Lighthouse.png|link=Ilios|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios|Ilios Lighthouse]]
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File:Ilios Lighthouse.png|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios|Ilios Lighthouse]]
File:Ilios Ruins.png|link=Ilios|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios|Ilios Ruins]]
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File:Ilios Ruins.png|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios|Ilios Ruins]]
File:Ilios Well.png|link=Ilios|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios|Ilios Well]]
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File:Ilios Well.png|{{flag|gr}} [[Ilios|Ilios Well]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
===[[Lijiang Tower]]===
 
===[[Lijiang Tower]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Lijiang Control Center.png|link=Lijiang Tower|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower|Lijiang Control Center]]
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File:Lijiang Control Center.png|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower|Lijiang Control Center]]
File:Lijiang Garden.png|link=Lijiang Tower|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower|Lijiang Garden]]
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File:Lijiang Garden.png|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower|Lijiang Garden]]
File:Lijiang Night Market.png|link=Lijiang Tower|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower|Lijiang Night Market]]
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File:Lijiang Night Market.png|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower|Lijiang Night Market]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
===[[Nepal]]===
 
===[[Nepal]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Nepal Sanctum.png|link=Nepal|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Sanctum]]
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File:Nepal Sanctum.png|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Sanctum]]
File:Nepal Shrine.png|link=Nepal|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Shrine]]
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File:Nepal Shrine.png|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Shrine]]
File:Nepal Village.png|link=Nepal|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Village]]
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File:Nepal Village.png|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Village]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
===[[Oasis]]===
 
===[[Oasis]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Oasis City Center.png|link=Oasis|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis|Oasis City Center]]
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File:Oasis City Center.png|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis|Oasis City Center]]
File:Oasis Garden.png|link=Oasis|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis|Oasis Gardens]]
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File:Oasis Garden.png|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis|Oasis Gardens]]
File:Oasis University.png|link=Oasis|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis|Oasis University]]
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File:Oasis University.png|{{flag|iq}} [[Oasis|Oasis University]]
 
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===[[Halloween Terror]]===
 
===[[Halloween Terror]]===
 
<gallery widths="200">
 
<gallery widths="200">
File:Spooky Chateau Guillard.png|link=Château Guillard|{{flag|fr}} [[Château Guillard]]
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File:Spooky Chateau Guillard.png|{{flag|fr}} [[Château Guillard]]
File:Spooky Eichenwalde.png|link=Eichenwalde|{{flag|de}} [[Eichenwalde]]
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File:Spooky Eichenwalde.png|{{flag|de}} [[Eichenwalde]]
File:Spooky Hollywood.png|400px|link=Hollywood|{{flag|us}} [[Hollywood]]
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File:Spooky Hollywood.png|{{flag|us}} [[Hollywood]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
===[[Winter Wonderland]]===
 
===[[Winter Wonderland]]===
 
<gallery widths="200">
 
<gallery widths="200">
File:Snowball Black Forest.png|link=Black Forest|{{flag|de}} [[Black Forest]]
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File:Snowball Black Forest.png|{{flag|de}} [[Black Forest]]
File:Holiday Blizzard World.png|link=Blizzard World|{{flag|us}} [[Blizzard World]]
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File:Holiday Blizzard World.png|{{flag|us}} [[Blizzard World]]
File:Snowball Antarctica.png|link=Ecopoint: Antarctica|{{flag|ow}} [[Ecopoint: Antarctica]]
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File:Snowball Antarctica.png|{{flag|ow}} [[Ecopoint: Antarctica]]
File:Holiday Hanamura.png|link=Hanamura|{{flag|jp}} [[Hanamura]]
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File:Holiday Hanamura.png|{{flag|jp}} [[Hanamura]]
File:Holiday King's Row.png|link=King's Row|{{flag|uk}} [[King's Row]]
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File:Holiday King's Row.png|{{flag|uk}} [[King's Row]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
===[[Lunar New Year]]===
 
===[[Lunar New Year]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Busan Downtown.png|link=Busan|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan|Busan Downtown]]
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File:Busan Downtown.png|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan|Busan Downtown]]
File:Busan Sanctuary.png|link=Busan|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan|Busan Sanctuary]]
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File:Busan Sanctuary.png|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan|Busan Sanctuary]]
File:Festive Lijiang Tower.png|link=Lijiang Tower|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower]]
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File:Festive Lijiang Tower.png|{{flag|cn}} [[Lijiang Tower]]
 
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===[[Summer Games]]—[[Lúcioball]]===
 
===[[Summer Games]]—[[Lúcioball]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Busan Stadium.png|link=Busan Stadium|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan Stadium]]
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File:Busan Stadium.png|{{flag|kr}} [[Busan Stadium]]
File:EstadioDasRas.jpg|link=Estádio das Rãs|{{flag|br}} [[Estádio das Rãs]]
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File:EstadioDasRas.jpg|{{flag|br}} [[Estádio das Rãs]]
File:Sydneyharbourarena.png|link=Sydney Harbour Arena|{{flag|au}} [[Sydney Harbour Arena]]
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File:Sydneyharbourarena.png|{{flag|au}} [[Sydney Harbour Arena]]
 
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===[[Halloween Terror]]—[[Junkenstein's Revenge]]===
 
===[[Halloween Terror]]—[[Junkenstein's Revenge]]===
 
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Junkerstein's Revenge map.png|link=Adlersbrunn|{{flag|de}} [[Adlersbrunn]]
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File:Junkerstein's Revenge map.png|{{flag|de}} [[Adlersbrunn]]
 
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===[[Winter Wonderland]]—[[Mei's Snowball Offensive]]===
 
===[[Winter Wonderland]]—[[Mei's Snowball Offensive]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Snowball Black Forest.png|link=Black Forest|{{flag|de}} [[Black Forest]]
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File:Snowball Black Forest.png|{{flag|de}} [[Black Forest]]
File:Snowball Antarctica.png|link=Ecopoint: Antarctica|{{flag|ow}} [[Ecopoint: Antarctica]]
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File:Snowball Antarctica.png|{{flag|ow}} [[Ecopoint: Antarctica]]
 
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===[[Winter Wonderland]]—[[Yeti Hunt]]===
 
===[[Winter Wonderland]]—[[Yeti Hunt]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Yeit Hunt Nepal.png|link=Nepal|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Village]]
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File:Yeit Hunt Nepal.png|{{flag|np}} [[Nepal|Nepal Village]]
 
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===[[Overwatch Archives]]—[[Overwatch Uprising|Uprising]]===
 
===[[Overwatch Archives]]—[[Overwatch Uprising|Uprising]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Uprising King's Row.png|link=King's Row|{{flag|uk}} [[King's Row]]
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File:Uprising King's Row.png|{{flag|uk}} [[King's Row]]
 
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'''Uprising''' features a daytime version of King's Row from six years ago, after it was taken over by the [[omnic]] terrorist group, [[Null Sector]].
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'''Uprising''' features a daytime version of King's Row from around seven years ago, after it was taken over by the [[omnic]] terrorist group, [[Null Sector]].
   
 
===[[Overwatch Archives]]—[[Overwatch Retribution|Retribution]]===
 
===[[Overwatch Archives]]—[[Overwatch Retribution|Retribution]]===
 
<gallery widths="200">
 
<gallery widths="200">
File:Retribution Rialto.png|link=Rialto|{{flag|it}} [[Rialto]]
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File:Retribution Rialto.png|{{flag|it}} [[Rialto]]
 
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</gallery>
   
'''Retribution''' features a nighttime version of Rialto from seven years ago, during the [[Blackwatch]] mission that began the downfall of [[Overwatch (group)|Overwatch]].
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'''Retribution''' features a nighttime version of Rialto from eight years ago, during the [[Blackwatch]] mission that began the downfall of [[Overwatch (group)|Overwatch]].
   
 
===[[Overwatch Archives]]—[[Overwatch Storm Rising|Storm Rising]]===
 
===[[Overwatch Archives]]—[[Overwatch Storm Rising|Storm Rising]]===
 
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<gallery widths="200">
File:Storm Rising Havana.png|link=Havana|{{flag|cu}} [[Havana]]
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File:Storm Rising Havana.png|{{flag|cu}} [[Havana]]
 
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File:Practice Range.jpg|link=Practice Range|{{flag|ow}} [[Practice Range]]
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File:Practice Range.jpg|{{flag|ow}} [[Practice Range]]
File:Tutorial.png|link=Tutorial|{{flag|ow}} [[Tutorial]]
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File:Tutorial.png|{{flag|ow}} [[Tutorial]]
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==Workshop==
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These basic maps are exclusive to Custom Games.
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File:Workshop Chamber.png|[[Workshop Chamber]]
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File:Workshop Expanse.png|[[Workshop Expanse]]
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File:Workshop Green Screen.jpg|[[Workshop Green Screen]]
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File:Workshop Island.png|[[Workshop Island]]
 
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</gallery>
   
 
==Development==
 
==Development==
   
Part of the map design process is to go over all the pre-existing maps, and ascertain which areas of the world have yet to receive representation. Some assets are shared between maps.<ref name = "DevsReveal">2017-01-10, [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/10/blizzard-gives-us-a-revealing-tour-of-overwatchs-oasis-map.aspx Overwatch Devs Reveal Oasis' New Lore And Secrets]. ''Game Informer'', accessed on 2017-02-19</ref> It takes two months on average to create a map, though is usually playable within the first two. After that, iteration is constantly carried out before it ships.<ref>2018-05-07, [https://twitter.com/DaveMAdams/status/993634412242714624 David Adams on Twitter]. ''Twitter'', accessed on 2018-05-17</ref> Payload maps take the longest to design due to the amount of art required, while arena maps can be completed the fastest.<ref>2018-05-08, [https://twitter.com/DaveMAdams/status/993897680374874112 David Adams on Twitter]. ''Twitter'', accessed on 2018-05-17</ref>
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Part of the map design process is to go over all the pre-existing maps, and ascertain which areas of the world have yet to receive representation.<ref name = "DevsReveal"/> [[Blizzard]] maintains a list of global locations that they're interested in, and when choosing a new location for a map, usually pick the one that [[Team 4]] is most interested in. Sometimes, the location is related to a story moment or a character. The decision as to which location is chosen is usually made by the game directors and team leads. However, anyone is able to pitch an idea for a map.<ref name = "NextStop">2021-01-19, [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23609156/next-stop-kanezaka/ NEXT STOP: KANEZAKA]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2021-01-27</ref>
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Some assets are shared between maps.<ref name = "DevsReveal">2017-01-10, [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/10/blizzard-gives-us-a-revealing-tour-of-overwatchs-oasis-map.aspx Overwatch Devs Reveal Oasis' New Lore And Secrets]. ''Game Informer'', accessed on 2017-02-19</ref> It takes two months on average to create a map, though is usually playable within the first two. After that, iteration is constantly carried out before it ships.<ref>2018-05-07, [https://twitter.com/DaveMAdams/status/993634412242714624 David Adams on Twitter]. ''Twitter'', accessed on 2018-05-17</ref> Payload maps take the longest to design due to the amount of art required, while arena maps can be completed the fastest.<ref>2018-05-08, [https://twitter.com/DaveMAdams/status/993897680374874112 David Adams on Twitter]. ''Twitter'', accessed on 2018-05-17</ref> When designing maps, the developers often visit the real-world locations where applicable. The locations are often infused with 'fantasy' elements (in the sense of combining the location with the 'fantasy' of it as it exists in the real world).<ref>2019-11-07, [https://overwatch.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2019-overwatch-2-panel-transcript BlizzCon 2019 Overwatch 2 Panel Transcript]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2020-04-10</ref>
   
===Cut maps===
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===Cut Maps===
 
*[[Amazon]]
 
*[[Amazon]]
 
*[[Berlin]]
 
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[[Category:Maps]]
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[[Category:Maps| ]]

Revision as of 10:55, 27 August 2021

Overwatch features several different maps based on locations, both fictional and real, around the world.

Standard Play

There are 21 maps available for standard gameplay: 5 Assault maps, 6 Escort maps, 5 Hybrid maps, and 5 Control maps. These are the maps used for Quick and Competitive Play and are the biggest maps in Overwatch.

A new map type for the Push game mode is set to launch alongside Overwatch 2 for both Overwatch and Overwatch 2.

Assault

Assault maps have two rectangular areas that the attackers must capture: Objective A and Objective B. Objective A is between the attacker and defender spawn rooms, and Objective B is in front of the defender spawn room. In total, Assault maps have three spawn rooms (two attackers, one defender). After Objective A is captured, the second attacker spawn room is opened up next to it. The defender spawn room stays the same throughout the game. A common feature for Assault maps is that Objective A is often very tight with a narrow choke while Objective B is more open.

Escort

Escort maps have a payload that the attackers must escort across three checkpoints. The payload is located next to the attackers' first spawn room. In total, Escort maps have six spawn rooms (three attackers, three defenders). Attacker and defender spawn rooms change every time a checkpoint is reached, with the new attacker spawn room being right next to the captured checkpoint and the new defender spawn room moderately behind the next checkpoint.

Hybrid

Hybrid maps are a mixture of Assault and Escort maps. There is an Objective A for attackers to capture, and after it is captured, attackers must escort a payload across two checkpoints. Sometimes the payload exists as a part of the Objective (Eichenwalde, Hollywood, Numbani) and sometimes it needs to be unlocked (Blizzard World, King's Row). The distance between Objective A and the first checkpoint is slightly longer than the distance between the first checkpoint and the second. What is interesting about Hybrid maps is the number of spawn rooms is inconsistent. There are three attacker spawn rooms for each stage and there is a defender spawn room for Objective A; however, some maps have only one defender spawn room for the two payload stages (King's Row, Numbani) while others have a spawn room for each (Blizzard World, Eichenwalde, Hollywood).

Control

Control maps are unique because they are essentially three different smaller maps that all co-exist in one larger area. Unlike the other standard game modes, both teams are attackers and there is one spawn room for each team, for each stage, located at each end of the map. Right at the center of the map is a large rectangular or circular area that the teams must capture and control. Control maps are by default symmetrical. Since the three stages are all very different from each other, Control maps offer the most variety in team compositions and strategies.

Push

Push maps are the newest additions to Overwatch, set to release with Overwatch 2. They are symmetrical with a robot at the center of the map. Each team has a block that the robot has to push to their respective ends, but only 1 team can control the robot at a time and the opposing team has to take control of the robot to push their own block. Each team's progress is independent of the other's. Upon having the robot push the block to a checkpoint, that team's spawn room changes. The team that reaches the end point, or with the furthest progress at the end of the match, wins.

Unknown

These maps have been announced but their game modes are unknown.

Arcade

There are 8 maps made specifically for the Arcade.

Elimination

Elimination maps, or Arena maps, are small, symmetrical maps with a spawn room at each end. They are designed for intense straightforward combat. They are also used for 1v1 Duels.

Deathmatch

Deathmatch maps are unique because they have no spawn room. They are designed to accommodate as many fighting styles as possible. While other maps are also used, maps that are specifically designed for Deathmatch have a period in the Arcade where they are the only map played in FFA Deathmatch; these maps are the only ones available for Competitive Deathmatch.

Capture the Flag

Capture the Flag maps are large, symmetrical maps with a spawn room at each end. Near each spawn room is the flag area with a flag that the other team must steal and bring to their own area. While other maps are also used, maps that are specifically designed for Capture the Flag have a period in the Arcade where they are the only map played in Capture the Flag.

Arcade Maps Derived from Control Maps

When Assault, Escort, or Hybrid maps are added to the Arcade, they are cropped for Deathmatch. When Control maps get added to the Arcade, for Deathmatch and also Capture the Flag since they are symmetrical, the stages are split into maps of their own and are given a new time of day.

Ilios

Lijiang Tower

Nepal

Oasis

Seasonal Variations

During seasonal events, some maps are redesigned and decorated to fit the theme. The normal versions of these maps are still available.

Halloween Terror

Winter Wonderland

Lunar New Year

Seasonal Brawls

Brawls during seasonal events also have modified maps, usually exclusive to that brawl.

Summer GamesLúcioball

Lúcioball has its own unique maps. They are a simple field inside a transparent stadium. Scattered along the field are launching pads and Lúcio can wallride on the sides of the stadium. Each team has a goal at each end that the other team's Lúcio must knock the ball into. All stadiums have an announcer that speaks in the native language.

Halloween TerrorJunkenstein's Revenge

Junkenstein's Revenge is set in the fictional city, Adlersbrunn, which is a modified nighttime version of Eichenwalde.

Winter WonderlandMei's Snowball Offensive

Mei's Snowball Offensive have highlighted piles of snow around the map that are used for Mei's snowballs; they spawn randomly. Unlike the other brawls, this brawl's maps are not exclusive to it and can be accessed through regular Elimination.

Winter WonderlandYeti Hunt

Yeti Hunt's version of Nepal Village has one end that spawns a team of Meis and the other end a cave that spawns a Yeti (Winston). If a Mei dies, or if the Yeti falls off the map, they return to their respective spawn area. Scattered along the map are meat stations that the Yeti must collect; the meats recharge over time.

Overwatch ArchivesUprising

Uprising features a daytime version of King's Row from around seven years ago, after it was taken over by the omnic terrorist group, Null Sector.

Overwatch ArchivesRetribution

Retribution features a nighttime version of Rialto from eight years ago, during the Blackwatch mission that began the downfall of Overwatch.

Overwatch ArchivesStorm Rising

Storm Rising features a stormy version of Havana from six years ago, when Overwatch agents chased Maximilien with an oncoming hurricane.

Other maps

These maps are used for learning the game. In them, there are training bots.

Workshop

These basic maps are exclusive to Custom Games.

Development

Part of the map design process is to go over all the pre-existing maps, and ascertain which areas of the world have yet to receive representation.[2] Blizzard maintains a list of global locations that they're interested in, and when choosing a new location for a map, usually pick the one that Team 4 is most interested in. Sometimes, the location is related to a story moment or a character. The decision as to which location is chosen is usually made by the game directors and team leads. However, anyone is able to pitch an idea for a map.[3]

Some assets are shared between maps.[2] It takes two months on average to create a map, though is usually playable within the first two. After that, iteration is constantly carried out before it ships.[4] Payload maps take the longest to design due to the amount of art required, while arena maps can be completed the fastest.[5] When designing maps, the developers often visit the real-world locations where applicable. The locations are often infused with 'fantasy' elements (in the sense of combining the location with the 'fantasy' of it as it exists in the real world).[6]

Cut Maps

Trivia

  • Busan: MEKA Base is the only Control map stage that does not exist as its own map.

See also

References

  1. 2019-11-02, Blizzard 2019 Overwatch: Evolving the Art Panel.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2017-01-10, Overwatch Devs Reveal Oasis' New Lore And Secrets. Game Informer, accessed on 2017-02-19
  3. 2021-01-19, NEXT STOP: KANEZAKA. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2021-01-27
  4. 2018-05-07, David Adams on Twitter. Twitter, accessed on 2018-05-17
  5. 2018-05-08, David Adams on Twitter. Twitter, accessed on 2018-05-17
  6. 2019-11-07, BlizzCon 2019 Overwatch 2 Panel Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2020-04-10