Game

Firewatch

2016 · PlayStation 4 · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Adventure · Indie

79IGDB player score
1,223 ratings

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A 79 average from 1,223 ratings. Does what it sets out to do, no more and no less. An adventure game where the writing does the heavy lifting. Drama, open world that stick with you after the credits. One player, no compromises. This was built for the solo run.

About this game

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.