The Overwatch Archives Event is almost here with an official release date now confirmed!
While players wait for the start time, Blizzard are already revealing some of the new skins coming to Overwatch Archives this year!
Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including the skins that have already been revealed.
Release Date
A release date for the upcoming Overwatch Archives Event has finally been announced!
The event will run from April 6th to April 27th, giving players three weeks to enjoy it.
Story Updates
It is expected that the Archives Event will focus on character stories, based on previous events.
Previous Archives events have focused on Tracer, Reaper and McCree.
This year, new skins have been revealed for Genji and Widowmaker, so they may get some extra attention.
New Skins
As with previous events, we can expect to see many brand new skins come to the game.
Some of the new skins has now been revealed, including Bushi Genji and Mousquetaire Widowmaker!
Read over all of the Overwatch Archives skins from the event’s history below.
2021 Skins
- Mousquetaire Widowmaker
- Bushi Genji
2020 Skins
Epic
- Bear Mei – Weekly Reward Skin
- Holi Symmetra – Weekly Reward Skin
- Rustclad Torbjorn – Weekly Reward Skin
Legendary
- Aviator Pharah – 1000 Coins
- King Jamison Junkrat – 1000 Coins
- Militia Roadhog – 1000 Coins
- Sniper Ana – 1000 Coins
- Workout Zarya – 1000 Coins
2019 Skins
Epic
- Circus Junkrat – 250 Coins
- High Roller Wrecking Ball – 250 Coins
- Racer Zarya – 250 Coins
Legendary
- Deadlock McCree – 1000 Coins
- Formal: 76 Soldier: 76 – 1000 Coins
- Gwinshin Bastion – 1000 Coins
- Scientist Moira – 1000 Coins
- Socialite Ashe – 1000 Coins
- Talon Baptiste – 1000 Coins
Arcade Mode
One of the main focuses of the Archives Event is a PVE arcade mode that focuses on the lore of the game and its characters.
The Arcade Mode is a four-player mode, rather than the traditional six-player teams found in regular Overwatch matches.
These began with Uprising, taking place on Kings Row, and each year adds a new PvE experience on a familiar location.
There is currently no information about what the next Archives Event PvE playlist will be. However, all the old PvE missions will be available for you to replay during the event.
Weekly Challenges
We can expect to see Weekly Challenges added to the Archives Event.
Each week has three challenge milestones for players to complete:
- Win 3 Games
- Win 6 Games
- Win 9 Games
Which will reward the following:
- Event Player Icon
- Event Spray
- Event Epic Skin
Although there is no word on what these will look like just yet, we expect this year’s Archives Event to follow the trend and include these Weekly Challenges.
Keep an eye on Blizzard’s Official Overwatch Archives Event Page for more information on the event in the coming weeks.
