Overwatch is about to get a complete lot cuter, as lovable skins primarily based on Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll would be the hero shooter’s first collaboration for 2026.
The collab begins the identical day as Overwatch 2026 Season 1 on February 10 and can final by the February 23. There are six skins in whole, with lots of the recreation’s extra common feminine characters represented (plus Lucio). Regardless of Overwatch including an precise cat hero, they’re sadly not receiving a collab pores and skin. The six skins and heroes receiving them are:
- Juno: Hello Kitty
- Kiriko: Cinnamoroll
- Mercy: Pompompurin
- D.Va: My Melody
- Widowmaker: Kuromi
- Lucio: Keroppi
Whereas some Overwatch collabs see the sport’s heroes actually remodel into iconic characters from one other IP, these are rather less excessive. Juno, for instance, is just not actually Hello Kitty, however is somewhat carrying a Hello Kitty-themed outfit. Every pores and skin is extra impressed by their respective Sanrio character somewhat than being a precise copy of them.
Like earlier collaborations, count on these skins to price a reasonably penny in in-game foreign money, although Blizzard does typically supply one collaboration pores and skin, in addition to varied profile icons, weapon charms, and sprays, free of charge as problem rewards.
Sanrio is the newest in a protracted line of Overwatch crossovers. Final yr noticed quite a lot of new crossovers in addition to returning ones from earlier years, together with Gundam Wing, Avenue Fighter 6, G.I. Joe, Nerf, and Persona 5.
Overwatch’s Sanrio collaboration is simply one of many large bulletins to return out of a current Overwatch Highlight. Along with Blizzard’s free-to-play shooter dropping the two from its identify, the sport is receiving 5 new heroes in its first season this yr, with a complete of 10 new heroes set to reach earlier than the top of 2026.