Firewatch
Explore the Wyoming wilderness as a fire lookout in this first-person mystery, keeping in touch with your supervisor by radio and shaping your relationship through dialogue choices.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
Henry has taken a summer job watching for fires in Wyoming. In Firewatch, you leave the lookout tower to explore the surrounding wilderness, with supervisor Delilah on the other end of a handheld radio. Walking into unfamiliar territory and talking about what happens there form the core of this single-player adventure. More of the environment becomes available as you explore. Alongside those discoveries, you choose how to respond to Delilah, influencing the relationship that connects Henry to someone beyond the forest. The mystery develops through both the places you investigate and the conversations you share.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who want exploration to serve a personal mystery.
Radio contact gives wilderness exploration a conversational focus. If choosing how to relate to another character matters to you, the link between discovery and dialogue offers a clear reason to keep investigating.
Strengths
- Dialogue choices give the central relationship a role in the player's decisions.
- An expanding exploration area can sustain curiosity about what lies beyond familiar ground.
Who it is for: Players drawn to character relationships and solitary exploration.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The expanding wilderness offers a structural reason to continue exploring, without establishing how quickly the mystery unfolds. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Choosing responses makes conversation a meaningful counterpart to exploration for players interested in interpersonal decisions. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A distant voice carried by radio can make the wilderness setting feel more personally connected. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Handheld, tabletop and TV support provide a choice of playing setup for this solitary adventure. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Campo Santo
- Publisher
- Campo Santo
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlySlow BurnLinear LevelsThird PersonStory-driven3D GraphicsInvestigationMain Story 10–20 HoursPuzzle SolvingExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2016
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.firewatchgame.comSource revision: 1
- www.firewatchgame.com