Firewatch (original) (raw)
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Platforms
- Mac
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox One
Initial release Feb. 9, 2016
Developers
- Campo Santo
Genres
- Action Adventure
- Indie
Publishers
- Campo Santo
- Panic
Firewatch Spotlight
Review: Wot I Think: Firewatch
Towering
John Walker
10 years ago
120
Firewatch devs put In The Valley Of Gods on hold
To work on Half-Life Alyx
Matt Cox
6 years ago
74
"We're not perfectly replicating the real world, that would be crazy": The invisible design behind Firewatch's pine cones and picture frames
Life in action
Julian Benson
2 months ago
10
"You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling
Why Campo Santo didn't start a fire
Julian Benson
2 months ago
36
Firewatch Feed
Feature
"We're not perfectly replicating the real world, that would be crazy": The invisible design behind Firewatch's pine cones and picture frames
Life in action
March 19, 2026 Julian Benson
Feature
"You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling
Why Campo Santo didn't start a fire
March 18, 2026 Julian Benson
Feature
"You're not doing parkour off a roof, but the principles were the same": How the makers of Firewatch pulled from Mirror's Edge, Far Cry 2, and Bioshock to tell a new kind of story in a walking simulator
The many influences and ambitions of Firewatch
March 17, 2026 Julian Benson
Feature
Have You Played... Firewatch?
Taking off for the woods
Aug. 21, 2023 Rebecca Jones
Podcast
Indiescovery Episode 5: Our favourite indie games of all time
The best of the best
March 8, 2023 Rachel Watts
Podcast
Indiescovery Episode 4: Valentine's Day special
Hold 'A' to smooch
Feb. 22, 2023 Rachel Watts
Feature
The 35 best ultrawide games on PC
The best games in the whole wide world
May 20, 2021 Katharine Castle
Feature
Have You Played... Firewatch?
Littering? In my forest?!
April 9, 2020 Alice Bell
News
Firewatch devs put In The Valley Of Gods on hold
To work on Half-Life Alyx
Dec. 4, 2019 Matt Cox
Feature
How YouTube let's plays are preserving video game history
Please, no take downs
May 6, 2019 Chris Wallace
Feature
Firewatch's walkie-talkie friendship is what made it stand out
Fire talk with me
Dec. 20, 2018 Alan Wen
News
Our picks from the Steam autumn Sale discountapalooza
From AssCreed to XCOM
Nov. 26, 2018 Alec Meer
Deals
GOG celebrates its tenth anniversary with a makeover, sale and giveaway to vote on
Good Old Happy Returns
Oct. 1, 2018 Dominic Tarason
Feature
Games set in the 1980s don't need to be painted in neon
It wasn't all karaoke and killing
Sept. 13, 2018 Aaron Potter
Feature
Steam Summer Sale recommendations: 2018 edition!
Recky with the good hair
June 26, 2018 Alice Bell
Feature
Interview: Campo Santo talk to us about moving to Valve
Why and what's next
May 9, 2018 John Walker
News
Campo Santo acquired by Valve, booze acquired by Campo Santo
The quarterly literary magazine is safe
April 21, 2018 Brock Wilbur
Feature
Have you played... The Vanishing of Ethan Carter?
Grim peaks.
Dec. 14, 2017 Rick Lane
News
Firewatch team go tomb raiding with In The Valley of Gods
tomb recording
Dec. 8, 2017 Adam Smith
News
Steam now fighting review bombs with diagrams
Data will save us all, I'm told
Sept. 20, 2017 Alice O'Connor
Podcast
Podcast: The Electronic Wireless Show talk replayability, Slime Rancher and Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
Listen now or embrace the void
July 13, 2017 Brendan Caldwell
News
Inside earns 4 awards as BAFTA winners announced
See more winners Inside
April 6, 2017 Brendan Caldwell
News
BAFTA noms: Inside, Firewatch, Dishonored 2, Overwatch
big gets bigger
March 9, 2017 Alec Meer
Feature
John's Favourite Games Of 2016
Best of the best of
Dec. 29, 2016 John Walker
Feature
RPS Advent Calendar, Dec 21st: Firewatch
Park life
Dec. 21, 2016 RPS
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News
Firewatch devs put In The Valley Of Gods on hold
To work on Half-Life Alyx
Dec. 4, 2019 Matt Cox
News
Our picks from the Steam autumn Sale discountapalooza
From AssCreed to XCOM
Nov. 26, 2018 Alec Meer
News
Campo Santo acquired by Valve, booze acquired by Campo Santo
The quarterly literary magazine is safe
April 21, 2018 Brock Wilbur
News
Firewatch team go tomb raiding with In The Valley of Gods
tomb recording
Dec. 8, 2017 Adam Smith
News
Steam now fighting review bombs with diagrams
Data will save us all, I'm told
Sept. 20, 2017 Alice O'Connor
News
Inside earns 4 awards as BAFTA winners announced
See more winners Inside
April 6, 2017 Brendan Caldwell
News
BAFTA noms: Inside, Firewatch, Dishonored 2, Overwatch
big gets bigger
March 9, 2017 Alec Meer
News
Escape Escape Escape: Firewatch Free Roam Is Live
New day/night cycle
Nov. 10, 2016 Alec Meer
News
Explore Henry's Lookout Tower From Firewatch In VR
Hangin' with Henry
Oct. 22, 2016 Brittany Vincent
News
Firewatch Movie Being Made By Oldboy Producers
But who will watch Firewatch?
Sept. 26, 2016 Brendan Caldwell
News
Falderi! Faldera! Firewatch's Audio Tour Mode Out Today
Educational!
Sept. 21, 2016 Alice O'Connor
News
Firewatch, Ford, And Copyright Infringement Online
The wrong kind of "Freedom"
June 28, 2016 Philippa Warr
News
Come Learn About Firewatch's Art At Rezzed
How did they make it beautiful?
March 2, 2016 RPS
News
These 17 Minutes Of Firewatch Look And Sound Great
Gone Fishin'
Dec. 21, 2015 Graham Smith
News
Heating Up! Firewatch Coming In February 2016
Beautiful trees!
Oct. 12, 2015 Alice O'Connor
News
Firewatch Features Portable Tortoise
Hey there cutie
June 16, 2015 Jem Alexander
News
Firewatch Livestream: Funnier Than The Trailer Suggested
Have you heard of the Firewatch sasquatch?
Sept. 5, 2014 Graham Smith
News
Firewatch: Alight Here For First Trailer And Screenshots
Will it set our hearts on fire?
Aug. 31, 2014 John Walker
News
Game Dev Super Group Finally Announces Game
Walking Dead vets reveal Firewatch
March 14, 2014 Nathan Grayson
Review
Wot I Think: Firewatch
Towering
Feb. 8, 2016 John Walker
Deals
GOG celebrates its tenth anniversary with a makeover, sale and giveaway to vote on
Good Old Happy Returns
Oct. 1, 2018 Dominic Tarason
Feature
"We're not perfectly replicating the real world, that would be crazy": The invisible design behind Firewatch's pine cones and picture frames
Life in action
March 19, 2026 Julian Benson
Feature
"You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling
Why Campo Santo didn't start a fire
March 18, 2026 Julian Benson
Feature
"You're not doing parkour off a roof, but the principles were the same": How the makers of Firewatch pulled from Mirror's Edge, Far Cry 2, and Bioshock to tell a new kind of story in a walking simulator
The many influences and ambitions of Firewatch
March 17, 2026 Julian Benson
Feature
Have You Played... Firewatch?
Taking off for the woods
Aug. 21, 2023 Rebecca Jones
Feature
The 35 best ultrawide games on PC
The best games in the whole wide world
May 20, 2021 Katharine Castle
Feature
Have You Played... Firewatch?
Littering? In my forest?!
April 9, 2020 Alice Bell
Feature
How YouTube let's plays are preserving video game history
Please, no take downs
May 6, 2019 Chris Wallace
Feature
Firewatch's walkie-talkie friendship is what made it stand out
Fire talk with me
Dec. 20, 2018 Alan Wen
Feature
Games set in the 1980s don't need to be painted in neon
It wasn't all karaoke and killing
Sept. 13, 2018 Aaron Potter
Feature
Steam Summer Sale recommendations: 2018 edition!
Recky with the good hair
June 26, 2018 Alice Bell
Feature
Interview: Campo Santo talk to us about moving to Valve
Why and what's next
May 9, 2018 John Walker
Feature
Have you played... The Vanishing of Ethan Carter?
Grim peaks.
Dec. 14, 2017 Rick Lane
Feature
John's Favourite Games Of 2016
Best of the best of
Dec. 29, 2016 John Walker
Feature
RPS Advent Calendar, Dec 21st: Firewatch
Park life
Dec. 21, 2016 RPS
Feature
Firewatch: Why The Official Photos Don't Quite Work
Leaving your prints
Sept. 5, 2016 Philippa Warr
Feature
Firewatch Adding Free Audio Tour, Free Roam Mode
Going For A Walk, Man
Sept. 2, 2016 John Walker
Feature
BioShock, Firewatch, Dishonored & More: How Well Do Non VR Games Work In VR?
Retrofitted virtual reality
Aug. 17, 2016 Alec Meer
Feature
A-flutter: The Butterflies Of Firewatch
But where are the caterpillars?
July 22, 2016 Philippa Warr
Feature
Our favourite PC games of 2016 so far
A bonus bestest best!
June 14, 2016 RPS
Feature
The Great Outdoors: Firewatch
Jane Ng on creating the Wyoming Wilderness
March 16, 2016 Philippa Warr
Feature
Firewatch And The Selfish Nature Of Romance
ME ME ME ME ME (and you)
March 1, 2016 Adam Smith
Feature
Am I A Good Man? Thoughts On Firewatch
Spoilers, theories and criticisms
Feb. 19, 2016 Alec Meer
Feature
Supporters only | Unexpurgated Notes On Firewatch
Unfinished sympathies
Feb. 18, 2016 Alec Meer
Feature
Firewatch's Steam Community Screenshots Are Beautiful
A selection to browse.
Feb. 15, 2016 Graham Smith
Feature
Hands On: Firewatch
Brush With Danger
March 9, 2015 John Walker
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