Overwatch 'Game Browser' Lets You Find Your Perfect Custom Gametype

Change the rules or pick your playground.

By Brandin Tyrrel

Blizzard has announced a new way to play custom games and interact with the Overwatch community, the Game Browser.

The Game Browser easily allows players to create their own custom gametypes using everything from the preset Brawl types (Capture the Flag, etc.), to specific rulesets that allow you to customize specific details like player and projectile speed.

According to the announcement, the ability to fine tune your desired gametype is incredibly robust:

“For example, if you want to increase Pharah’s rocket speed or remove the cooldown from McCree's Combat Roll, those options are at your fingertips. If you’d like to create an Ilios-only map rotation or remove a specific hero from players’ options, the power is yours.”

Once you’ve created your Overwatch concoction, you can set your permissions to Friends, Invite Only, or Public, and fire it away to the lobby browser for other players to join.

The Game Browser custom games are accessible through the Arcade Menu, and is already live for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

Overwatch was named IGN Game of the Year 2016, you can see why in the video below.

Brandin Tyrrel is an Editor at IGN. You can follow him on Twitter at @BrandinTyrrel.

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