Firewatch

Firewatch

Released: February 09, 2016
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 4 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Genres:

Adventure Indie

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Drama Open world Mystery

Player Perspectives:

First person

Ratings

User Rating

79.1
Based on 1042 ratings

Critics Rating

79.3
Based on 18 ratings

Total Rating

79.2
Based on 1060 ratings

Summary

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.

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.

Involved Companies

Campo Santo

Role:
Developer

Panic

Role:
Publisher

Game Engines

Unity

Keywords

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Alternative Names

파이어워치 ファイアー ウォッチ Firewatch(ファイアー・ウォッチ)

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