Overwatch 2 is a first-person shooter or hero shooter.  A first-person shooter is a style of game that puts the camera in the eyes of the characters. A hero shooter is a game where players can choose from a list of characters or heroes to play as. Overwatch 2 is a team based game with 5 players per team. A player takes the role of 1 of 3 classes of characters. 1 Tank, 2 Healers, and 2 DPS. The tank is the person leading the charge and can take the most amount of damage. The healer is responsible for keeping the team alive. The DPS role or Damage Per Second role are the characters that can output a lot of damage as fast as possible to the other team.