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Firewatch

by Campo Santo

  • Released Feb 9, 2016
  • $19.99
  • 4 h to beat
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One

91%positive reviews

90,635 positive9,448 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Beautiful, relaxing forest setting

  • Memorable, witty conversations

Cons

  • Choices have less effect than advertised

  • Ending feels abrupt and unsatisfying

Mixed

  • Some call it a beautiful summer story, others find it a repetitive walking simulator

Media

Announcement Trailer (YouTube)Launch Trailer (YouTube)Accolades Trailer (YouTube)E3 2015 Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7 or higher 64bit

Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent

Memory: 6 GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 4 GB available space

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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…

Ratings

  • 79IGDB players1,205 ratings
  • 79Critics18 reviews
  • 79Overall1,223 scores

Time to beat

  • 4 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 4.7 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 5.8 hCompletionist100%

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English
Chinese (Simplified)
French
German
Japanese
Russian
Spanish (Spain)

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