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Firewatch cover art

Firewatch

Campo Santo · Panic · 2016-02-09

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 21, 2016 (Xbox One), Feb 09, 2016 (Linux), Dec 15, 2016 (Mac), Dec 17, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 09, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 09, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

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.

165
playing now
91%
positive of 99k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5,472
twitch viewers (latest)
79/100
critic score (18 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (1190 ratings)
4.7h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 5.8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

165 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Firewatch is a 2016 adventure game developed by Campo Santo and published by the developer in partnership with Panic. The game was released in February 2016 for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in September 2016, and for Nintendo Switch in December 2018. The story follows a fire lookout named Henry who works in Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. Henry interacts with his supervisor Delilah using a walkie-talkie, with the player choosing from dialog options to communicate. His exchanges with Delilah inform the process by which their relationship is developed. Over the course of the summer, Henry and Delilah are menaced by unseen forces and have to unravel a years-old mystery.

Trailer

Firewatch trailer thumbnail

Firewatch - August 2014 Reveal Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 165 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,051 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~631/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 2.5M–6.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 99,293 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-01-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 16 of 27 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.0k5.0k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 631 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 858 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 820 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,504 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,168 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,007 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 855 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 471 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 698 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 665 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5,013 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 367 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,037 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 894 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,738 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,611 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 786 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4,270 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3,951 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 288 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,166 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 975 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 888 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 737 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 852 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 52 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

17402026-08-06 21:00 — 129 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 67 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 105 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 149 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 62 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 113 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 169 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 97 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 140 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 174 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 64 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 104 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 134 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 68 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 113 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 108 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 47 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 99 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 172 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 63 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 70 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 123 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 84 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 116 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 98 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 46 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 113 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 106 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 165 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992016-02-022026-08-302016-02-02 — best price $17.992016-05-16 — best price $19.992016-10-03 — best price $19.992016-12-03 — best price $19.992017-02-09 — best price $9.992017-03-20 — best price $19.992017-07-19 — best price $19.992017-11-01 — best price $19.992018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-06-19 — best price $19.992018-09-13 — best price $14.992018-11-27 — best price $19.992019-06-18 — best price $19.992019-09-25 — best price $4.992019-12-11 — best price $5.992020-02-05 — best price $4.992020-05-27 — best price $4.992020-08-17 — best price $4.992020-11-27 — best price $4.992021-03-25 — best price $4.992021-10-13 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-04-19 — best price $19.992022-10-18 — best price $19.992023-01-12 — best price $4.992023-06-01 — best price $4.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992024-01-08 — best price $1.992024-04-10 — best price $4.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992025-01-18 — best price $19.992025-06-18 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-02-12 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-08-18 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.0k4152026-05-31 — 498 pageviews2026-06-03 — 484 pageviews2026-06-06 — 559 pageviews2026-06-09 — 464 pageviews2026-06-12 — 520 pageviews2026-06-15 — 575 pageviews2026-06-18 — 595 pageviews2026-06-21 — 813 pageviews2026-06-24 — 523 pageviews2026-06-27 — 742 pageviews2026-06-30 — 568 pageviews2026-07-03 — 606 pageviews2026-07-06 — 624 pageviews2026-07-09 — 532 pageviews2026-07-12 — 598 pageviews2026-07-15 — 455 pageviews2026-07-18 — 552 pageviews2026-07-21 — 505 pageviews2026-07-24 — 448 pageviews2026-07-27 — 584 pageviews2026-07-30 — 643 pageviews2026-08-02 — 692 pageviews2026-08-05 — 680 pageviews2026-08-08 — 686 pageviews2026-08-11 — 611 pageviews2026-08-14 — 510 pageviews2026-08-17 — 530 pageviews2026-08-20 — 462 pageviews2026-08-23 — 521 pageviews2026-08-26 — 482 pageviews2026-08-28 — 420 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
79%
earned ""Good first day.""
46.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)50,16525%10
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)33,55932%10
PS4 (PlayStation)20,32724%10
PS4 (PlayStation)13,70522%10
Switch (Nintendo)1410%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DramaIndieShortComedyHorrorMysteryAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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