Suravasa

Suravasa
"Traveling to Suravasa."
Map
Type	Flashpoint
Release date	2023-08-10
Location	India
Terrain	City
Narrator	Athena ▶️
Theme	Theme 1 ▶️
Available modes	Quick Play, Competitive Play, Mystery Heroes, No Limits, Custom Games

Suravasa is a Flashpoint map in Overwatch 2. It was released in Overwatch 2: Invasion (Season 6), launching on August 10, 2023, making it the 43rd map added to the game.

Background

Roshani (left) and Suravasa (right)

Suravasa is a village in India, located across the river from Roshani.

There is a Shambali temple located in the village which houses a statue of Aurora, and was the first stop on her pilgrimage.

During a construction project in Roshani by the Vishkar Corporation, the ground breaking caused a tremor that destroyed the statue of Aurora. Symmetra was sent in to do whatever she could to make it up to the people of the village. After spending a week in the temple as a pilgrim, she repaired the statue with golden hard-light using the techniques of kintsugi.

Gameplay

Players battle to capture five Flashpoints:

• Market (A)
• Garden (B)
• Palace (C)
• Temple (D)
• Ruins (E)

Game Map

• 
  Overhead view
• 
  Overhead view with Health Packs

Known Inhabitants

• Sarpanch Ranesh Grewal (head of the local government)

Pilgrims

• Tekhartha Zenyatta
• Satya Vaswani

Trivia

• The name Suravasa comes from a Hindi word for temple, Surāvāsa (Sanskrit: सुरावास)
• There are several hints that Suravasa is located in or near the city of Varanasi:
  • It was initially known as Varanasi by the community prior to its official release.
  • There are signs throughout the map bearing the word "वाराणसी", which is Hindi for Varanasi.
  • Varanasi is considered one of the holiest cities in India. Religious structures such as the Ruins and Temple make up a large portion of Suravasa's environment.
  • Varanasi lies along the banks of the Ganges River. Suravasa is also located alongside a large river.

Development

An early sketch of Suravasa's layout

• Suravasa was originally developed as an Assault map under the name "India". With the game mode being removed from standard play, the development team saw that as a perfect opportunity to repurpose it for the Flashpoint game mode, as they really wanted to represent the location in the world of Overwatch.
• Suravasa originally had a river running through it. It was removed during development.
• The map had a redesign in July, 2025, alongside New Junk City. Both maps were redesigned feature clearer routes, stronger visual themes, better sightlines, and smarter rotations.