It appears that an Overwatch 2 roadmap for 2026 has been leaked, showing a multi-Hero patch that will be incoming soon, and several other new Hero additions slated for this year. Here’s more on what was leaked and what we can expect.
Leaked Overwatch 2 Roadmap for 2026 (courtesy of Reddit)
According to a leak sourced from IGN (which has since been taken down) Overwatch 2 is not only adding 10 new Heroes in 2026, they are also dropping the “2” from their name.
Below is a screenshot of the original leak, posted to X.
The Reddit thread below sources all of the information about the five new Heroes coming to Overwatch in this coming patch, including:
All Abilities for 5 New Overwatch Heroes: Jetpack Cat, Emre, more
Details of the remaining five to be added later in 2026 are still unknown.
A look at the leaked characters from IGN
byu/conductorromino inOverwatch
Overwatch 2 responded to the leaks with a playful response on X.
Stay tuned, as we will continue to update this story as it develops more.
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