Overwatch 2's first free hero will be playable this weekend ahead of their season 10 debut

Overwatch 2's first free hero will be playable for a limited time—before their proper release in season 10—starting tomorrow and ending on Sunday, March 31.

Venture is Overwatch 2's first non-binary hero, and its first DPS hero since Sojourn was released alongside it in 2022. A lot has changed since then. Everyone in the game shoots bigger bullets and has more health now, which opens the door for a hero like Venture who primarily seems to do damage in close-range.

Their design borrows a lot from Doomfist, a melee-heavy brawler who used to be a DPS hero in the original Overwatch. Old Doomfist played like a fighting game character, launching himself into the face of enemies and gaining shields to survive in the fray. Venture doesn't have a rocket-propelled fist, but they will similarly ram into enemies with a big drill and gain shields along the way.

Here's what their kit looks like:

• A primary fire that shoots short-distance explosive projectiles
• The ability to burrow underground and burst out for damage
• A multi-directional dash with the drill that pushes enemies backward
• A shockwave ultimate ability that ripples outward for high damage
• A stronger melee attack with the drill
• A passive that gives them shields every time they use an ability

As a fan of movement-based heroes, I expect Venture's kit to be ripe for "rollouts", as the Overwatch community calls them, by using their dash in clever ways. I miss rocket-punching into certain objects as old Doomfist to and slam down on an unsuspecting support hero. Venture could be the next hero killing you with combos only a speedrunner could master.

When Venture releases in season 10, they will be completely free as part of Overwatch 2's recent shift [[link]] away from . Season 10 will start on April 16.