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Firewatch

February 9, 2016AdventureESRB M

Overview

About Firewatch

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.
Story setup
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.
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At a glance

Released
February 9, 2016
Platforms
PlayStation 4, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB M
Time to beat
5 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Firewatch.

Rushed
4hoursMain story only
Typical
5hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
6hoursEvery side objective too

Based on 26 player reports.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Firewatch offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Firewatch. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBM

Mature themes, coarse language and sexual references

CEROB
  • Sexual Content
  • Violence
CLASS_IND16
  • Violência (Violence)
  • Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content)
  • Drogas (Drugs)
ESRBM
  • Strong Language
  • Drug and Alcohol Reference
  • Suggestive Themes
  • Nudity
GRAC19+
  • Sexuality
  • Language
PEGI16
  • Sex
  • Bad Language

After your wife develops Alzheimer’s and moves away you decide to take a summer job as a fire lookout in Yellowstone National Park. Keep watch for fires while exploring the park and solve the mystery behind your stalker.

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