Overwatch Archives was an annual seasonal event. This event was a series of PvE gamemodes where 4 players participate in a mission based on moments from the game’s lore.^[1]

This event had exclusive cosmetics and brawls.

In 2020 and 2021, additional challenges were added to each Archives gamemode with associated achievements and sprays, instead of introducing another story.

Dates

• 2017: April 11 to May 1
• 2018: April 10 to April 30
• 2019: April 16 to May 6
• 2020: March 12 to April 2
• 2021: April 6 to April 27

Features

Cosmetics

Main article: Overwatch Archives cosmetics

The Overwatch Archives cosmetics can be bought through the Hero Gallery with Credits .

The Archives cosmetics include:

• Hero-exclusive sprays, general sprays and achievement sprays
• Voice lines
• Victory poses
• Player Icons
• Skins
• Highlight intros
• Emotes

Archives gamemodes

• Overwatch Uprising
• Overwatch Retribution
• Overwatch Storm Rising

Videos

Trivia

• The transformation between Overwatch 1 and Overwatch 2 accidently deleted all the archives missions.

References

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Seasonal	Lunar New Year • Overwatch Archives • Overwatch Anniversary • Summer Games • Halloween Terror • Winter Wonderland
Overwatch	2017 Diablo 20th Anniversary 2018 BCRF Charity Event • StarCraft 20th Anniversary • D.Va's Nano Cola Challenge 2019 Ana's Bastet Challenge • Baptiste's Reunion Challenge • Bastion's Brick Challenge • Mercy's Recall Challenge 2020 Kanezaka Challenge • Ashe's Mardi Gras Challenge • Sigma's Maestro Challenge • Tracer's Comic Challenge • Symmetra's Restoration Challenge 2021 Roadhog's PachiMarchi Challenge • Ashe's Deadlock Challenge • Cassidy's New Blood Challenge 2022 Reaper's Code of Violence Challenge • Support a Streamer
Overwatch 2	2023 Battle for Olympus • Ultimate Valentine • One-Punch Man x Overwatch 2 • PachiMarchi 2023 • Thai New Year • Starwatch • Symmetra's Seeds of Order • Pride 2023 • Questwatch • Mischief and Magic • Underworld • Illari Launch Event • Hero Mastery Event • Trials of Sanctuary • Overwatch 2 x LE SSERAFIM • Catch up with Mauga • Battle of the Beasts 2024 Hero Mastery Event (Season 8) • Cosmic Crisis • Hero Mastery: Gauntlet Event • Overwatch 2 X Cowboy Bebop • Balanced Overwatch • Mirrorwatch • Overwatch 2 x Porsche • Hero Mastery Event (Season 11) • Celebrating All Heroes • BCRF Charity Event 2024 • Overwatch 2 x Transformers • Hero Mastery Event (Season 12) • Overwatch 2 x World of Warcraft • Overwatch 2 x My Hero Academia • Hero Mastery Event (Season 13) • Overwatch: Classic • Overwatch 2 x Avatar: The Last Airbender 2025 Overwatch 2 x LE SSERAFIM (Return) • Totally Normalwatch • Stadium: Initiation • Overwatch 2 x Gundam Wing • Overwatch 2 x Street Fighter 6 • Powered Up! • Overwatch 2 x G.I. Joe • Hacks & Hijinx • Overwatch 2 x NERF • Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop (Return) • Play Like Luka • Overwatch 2 x Phantom Thieves • Haunted Masquerade • Spirit Showdown • Soldier: 67 Challenge • Overwatch 2 x Avatar: The Last Airbender (Return) 2026 Showdown Shuffle • Overwatch 2 x Naraka Bladepoint • Overwatch x Hello Kitty and Friends • Conquest • Overwatch x Project YoRHa • Underwatch • Overwatch x Hatred's Reckoning