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Released Feb 9, 2016 $19.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Firewatch

By Campo Santo · published by Panic

Followers 202k
Reviews 94,206 Very Positive
Players yesterday 81 at the busiest moment
Owners 2M–5M estimated

About Firewatch

Firewatch is a game tagged Adventure, Atmospheric and Story Rich by Campo Santo, released Feb 9, 2016. It has 94,206 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 2M–5M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Nightwatch, Kinsfolk and The Magnificent Trufflepigs.

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.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Firewatch · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID383870
Release dateFeb 9, 2016Early Access Jan 1, 1970
Last change number38898229
Last record update1 day ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Campo Santo
Publisher
Panic, Campo Santo
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
Panic
Technologies
Unity detected
Metacritic
81

Languages

7 · 1 with full audio
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes

Platforms

Windows macOS Linux
Steam Deck
Verified
Controller
Full support

Features

9
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on phoneRemote Play on tabletRemote Play on TVFamily SharingFull controller support

Related apps

Prices

Price · US$19.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$19.99Oct 24, 2026
Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

New ZealandNZ$NZD

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Patches

Patch notes

2
  1. Dec 21, 2021 Firewatch Update December 21, 2021

    * Fix issue where some third party software would capture mouse input and block it from reaching the game. Also allow simultaneous gamepad and mouselook input without fully switching between keyboard and gamepad controls. * Fix issue preve…

  2. Dec 16, 2021 Firewatch Update, December 15, 2021:

    Sony DualShock 3, DualShock 4, DualSense, Microsoft Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series controllers will now be auto-detected (without need of any third party software). Nintendo Switch Pro controllers are also supported (wireless only). ​…

Builds

2
BuildBranchUpdated
7926499publicDec 22, 2021
7926499public_testDec 22, 2021

Packages & DLC

Packages

5
IDNameGamesPrice (US)
72371 Firewatch 1 $19.99
290502 Firewatch - Commercial License 1 $19.99
12445 Bundle Firewatch + OST 1 $24.68
53234 Bundle despelote x Firewatch 2 $31.48
58430 Bundle Firewatch + Herdling bundle 2 $40.48

Depots

Depots

11
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228982 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228983 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228984 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228985 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228986 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228987 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228990 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
383871 — Windows 3.96 GB 1.62 GB 4327494393378246115
383872 — macOS 3.98 GB 1.62 GB 6083053279432066345
383873 — Windows — — 858968618876836
383874 — Linux 3.96 GB 1.62 GB 8136046374338142426

Branches

2
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 7926499 Dec 22, 2021 Open
public_test latest build of the game, not necessarily stable 7926499 Dec 22, 2021 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Firewatch

Launch options

3
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
firewatch.exe Windows Launch
firewatch.app macOS · 64-bit Launch
fw.x86_64 Linux · 64-bit Launch

Cloud saves

Space per player953.7 MB
Filesup to 1,000
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalLowCampoSanto/Firewatch/saves/*All

Screenshots

Firewatch screenshot 1 Firewatch screenshot 2 Firewatch screenshot 3 Firewatch screenshot 4 Firewatch screenshot 5 Firewatch screenshot 6 Firewatch screenshot 7

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 11:13 #38898229
    • appid removed
    • common.ReleaseState added released
    • common.releasestate removed

News

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  3. Aug 17, 2020 · Eurogamer Firewatch is taking another stab at a film adaptation

    Firewatch, developer Campo Santo's acclaimed 2014 first-person narrative mystery, is getting a second chance at getting the movie adaptation treatment. Word of a Firewatch film adaptation first broke…

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    Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. One of my favourite game-related anecdotes to tell – y’know, to get out at the fancy dinner p…

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  6. Jul 9, 2019 · Eurogamer Little Libraries: Firewatch built a community one cache at a time

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