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Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 79%
Released
February 9, 2016
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Suggestive Themes, Nudity, Drug and Alcohol Reference, Strong Language
Developer(s)
Campo Santo
Publisher(s)
Campo Santo, Panic

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Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness.

The year is 1989. You are a man named Henry who has retreated from his messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness. Perched high atop a mountain, it’s your job to look for smoke and keep the wilderness safe. An especially hot, dry summer has everyone on edge. Your supervisor Delilah is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radio—your only contact with the world you've left behind. But when something strange draws you out of your lookout tower and into the forest, you’ll explore a wild and unknown environment, facing questions and making choices that can build or destroy the only meaningful relationship you have.
 

Genre(s)
Adventure

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