Overwatch 2 takes 'trick or treat' literally every single year, swinging between offensively overpriced spooky cosmetics and pretty fun themed modes each Halloween. But this year's Junkenstein's Lab PvP event was basically the Halloween equivalent of coming home with a Santa sack-full of sweets at the end of the night. It went way harder than it ever needed to, has been "incredibly popular," and is now getting some extra love from the Overwatch team.
Junkenstein's Lab is the limited-time arcade mode that's roguelike-esque in the sense that you can mod each hero's abilities in between rounds, and these mutations aren't just limited to boring stat boosts either - they leave the door open for some legit buildcrafting in a competitive space. I called it the best new Overwatch mode in years, but beyond that, it's also a fun peek at the modified hero skills that Blizzard Entertainment were toying around with in the scrapped co-op campaign. RIP.
