Firewatch
- September 20, 2016
- Campo Santo
- 4h median play time
A gorgeous, spellbinding game that plays with your thoughts and delivers a narrative throughline that you never see coming. An absolute must for fans of storytelling in games.
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Get on PS StoreFirewatch is a first-person mystery adventure game set in the Wyoming wilderness of 1989. As fire lookout Henry, you explore your surroundings, communicate with your supervisor over a handheld radio, and uncover a paranoid and suspenseful plot. Your only emotional lifeline amidst the isolation and beauty is the buddy relationship you develop with your supervisor, Delilah.
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Reviews
- story63,151 mentions
- 48 % positive mentions
- 49 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
- graphics15,486 mentions
- 69 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- gameplay9,390 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 66 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- atmosphere5,478 mentions
- 76 % positive mentions
- 23 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- music5,439 mentions
- 62 % positive mentions
- 37 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- emotional4,901 mentions
- 99 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- replayability2,384 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
- funny1,871 mentions
- 99 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- stability706 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 1 % neutral mentions
- 91 % negative mentions
- optimization678 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
- character development645 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- grinding482 mentions
- 1 % positive mentions
- 28 % neutral mentions
- 71 % negative mentions
- ads60 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Firewatch review
A stunning example of interactive storytelling, Firewatch's greatest success is making you feel like it's really happening to you. And the less you know about it going in, the more you'll enjoy it.
90%Firewatch Review
Firewatch has the embers of a great narrative-driven game, but it fails to ever ignite into a furnace. Unforgivable performance issues detract from the otherwise outstanding art direction, but it's the abrupt story and unconvincing characters that really douse the hype here. Campo Santo's inaugural outing starts incredibly strongly, but your alarm bells will be ringing long before it burns out without ever really sparking into life.
60%We didn't start the fire -- Firewatch review
Firewatch is a beautiful story of escapism and loss, set against the beautiful Wyoming wilderness. The physicality of your interactions, the excellent radio conversations, and poignant writing and imagery are hindered only by slight issues in presentation and technical hitching. It’s grounded, human, and one that you’ll be eager to talk about for days after the credits roll.
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