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Firewatch

Critic score18 critics
First release
Feb 09, 2016
Developer
Campo Santo
Publisher
Panic
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure · Drama, Open world, Mystery

Firewatch is a single-player first-person video game where you, as a man named Henry, explore the Wyoming wilderness after taking a summer job as a fire lookout. What is supposed to be a peaceful respite from your complicated life takes a turn when you start to question some of the things that are happening to you. Your only human connection is over a handheld radio, which you’ll use to speak with your supervisor Delilah about the things both of you are experiencing.

Also known as 파이어워치, ファイアー ウォッチ , Firewatch(ファイアー・ウォッチ), firewatch.exe

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Storyline
The year is 1989. You are a man named Henry who has retreated from your messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness. Perched atop a mountain, it's your job to find smoke and keep the wilderness safe. An especially hot, dry summer has everyone on edge. Your supervisor, a woman named Delilah, is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radio—and is your only contact with the world you've left behind. But when something strange draws you out of your lookout tower and into the world below, you'll explore a wild and unknown environment, facing questions and making interpersonal choices that can build or destroy the only meaningful relationship you have.Read more

The year is 1989. You are a man named Henry who has retreated from your messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness. Perched atop a mountain, it's your job to find smoke and keep the wilderness safe. An especially hot, dry summer has everyone on edge. Your supervisor, a woman named Delilah, is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radio—and is your only contact with the world you've left behind. But when something strange draws you out of your lookout tower and into the world below, you'll explore a wild and unknown environment, facing questions and making interpersonal choices that can build or destroy the only meaningful relationship you have.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 09, 2016
Mac
Feb 09, 2016
PlayStation 4
Feb 09, 2016
All 9 release dates
Linux
Feb 09, 2016
Xbox One
Sep 21, 2016
Xbox One
Sep 30, 2016
Xbox One
Oct 14, 2016
Mac
Dec 15, 2016
Nintendo Switch
Dec 17, 2018
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
4h
Main + Extras
5h
Completionist
6h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
helicopter, exploration, 1980s, photography, guitar playing
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At a Glance

Critic Score
79
Main Story (IGDB)
4h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
5h
Completionist (IGDB)
6h

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 94,122 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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