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Life & fun · February 8, 2016

Firewatch

The stunning new game from Campo Santo and Panic

Firewatch launched on February 8, 2016 with 237 votes, #92 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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What it does

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

“Firewatch is a rare and beautiful creation, that expands the possibilities for how a narrative game can be presented, without bombast or gimmick.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun “Firewatch, then – on the strength of its gripping story, brilliant branching script, wholly convincing voice-acting performances, and stunning art direction – is easily one of my favorite and most memorable game experiences of this decade.” 9.3 – IGN “Gorgeous and clever, Campo Santo's debut is a triumph of craft.” Eurogamer Firewatch Patch 03-06-2018 • Fixed a black screen/graphic corruption issue on specific Mac models running High Sierra • Better performance and threading on all platforms. • Japanese language subtitles…from store.steampowered.com

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