Overwatch 2 Pride 2025: New skins, map, history & rewards

Overwatch 2 has always been about more than just pushing the payload. At the heart of it, it’s a game built on the values of hope, inclusivity, and unity, where players from all walks of life and backgrounds can come together and feel seen, heard, and represented by their favourite Overwatch 2 heroes. 

This inclusive spirit carries into every June with the annual Overwatch Pride event: a month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ players and characters, where the community can celebrate who they are, both in and out of game. This year, there are two free rewards to claim for Soldier: 76. Here’s everything you need to know about Overwatch 2 Pride in 2025. 

Overwatch 2’s Pride event is a month-long celebration that highlights LGBTQ+ voices and stories within the game. Held every June, it showcases Blizzard’s ongoing push for inclusivity in the game, highlighting the diverse identities of the player base and the game’s characters through themed content, Pride cosmetics, and lore drops. 

Several Overwatch 2 heroes have LGBTQ+ backgrounds to offer a realistic representation – Tracer is openly lesbian, Lifeweaver is pansexual, Venture is non-binary with they/them pronouns, and Pharah was recently confirmed as a lesbian in the game’s lore. 

During the event, certain Overwatch 2 maps are decorated with Pride flags, and players can equip cosmetics that represent a wide range of identities, with player icons representing each sexuality’s flag available.