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78%5k78% positive reviews, Mostly Positive across 5k reviews·Atmospheric · Walking Simulator
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Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Analysed Oct 7, 2026
Review selection window: Jul 9, 2026–Oct 7, 2026
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Story
12 opinions · 7 positive · 3 mixed · 2 negative
Content
3 opinions · 1 positive · 2 negative
Visuals
7 opinions · 6 positive · 1 negative
Gameplay
6 opinions · 3 positive · 3 negative
Audio
4 opinions · 4 positive
Technical performance
3 opinions · 3 negative
Challenge
1 opinion · 1 negative
Value
1 opinion · 1 negative
Developer support
1 opinion · 1 positive
Firewatch Patch 03-06-2018 • Fixed a black screen/graphic corruption issue on specific Mac models running High Sierra • Better performance and threading on all platforms. • Japanese language subtitles have been added. • Miscellaneous fixes for all subtitle languages.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness. The year is 1989. You are a man named Henry who has retreated from his messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness. Perched high atop a mountain, it’s your job to look for smoke and keep the wilderness safe. An especially hot, dry summer has everyone on edge. Your supervisor Delilah is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radio—your only contact with the world you've left behind. But when something strange draws you out of your lookout tower and into the forest, you’ll explore a wild and unknown environment, facing questions and making choices that can build or destroy the only meaningful relationship you have. A Note: Firewatch is a video game about adults having adult conversations about adult things. If you plan on playing with a younger gamer, that might be good to know going in.
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