Firewatch
09 Feb 2016
All releases
09 Feb 2016 - PC (Microsoft Windows)
09 Feb 2016 - Linux
09 Feb 2016 - PlayStation 4
21 Sep 2016 - Xbox One
09 Feb 2016 - Mac
30 Sep 2016 - Xbox One
14 Oct 2016 - Xbox One
17 Dec 2018 - Nintendo Switch
15 Dec 2016 - Mac
Tags
Time to beat
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
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.
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.
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | |
| French | ✓ | ✓ |
Neptune_1993
10
The controls were simple, and the game play itself was incredibly straightforward. Almost like a walking click and play.
Visually, it was impressive. While the art style was more on the cartoon side, the landscapes were incredibly beautiful. While the map is relatively as far as places you can actually travel to, it seems incredibly VAST. Mix the beautiful scenery in with the ambient sounds of the surrounding National Forest, and this game is incredibly immersive. Even more so if you have a decent pair of headphones to slap on. And man oh man...does it have its TENSE moments. There were sections of the game where I found myself holding my breath, or cautiously and slowly moving around corners. Consistently checking over my shoulder. Firewatch does a masterful job of building up suspense.
I am going to give it an eight, the story was good. Really good, in fact. However, the end felt almost anticlimactic, maybe even rushed.. I just wanted more loose ends to be tied up. Overall though, well worth a morning to get this through this one. Took me only about four hours and some change to finish.
Benji
3
I think there could have been a little more to do and see and discover though. And sometimes I found the trails a bit rough around the edges. I got stuck on a small rock a few too many times when running around.
I would have loved to learn more about the characters, including Julia.
Geo
3
