Firewatch overview

Overview

Firewatch comes from Campo Santo and is published by Panic, Campo Santo. It arrived on Steam on Feb 9, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, and Remote Play on TV. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Firewatch's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 197 players at 5 October 2026 - 01:04:15 UTC, with a tracked peak near 17,521. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 97,274 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Firewatch is available in 7 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Firewatch has sold up to 3,400,000 units and has 93,832 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $42,500,000. On Twitch, 1 streamers are live with around 7 total watchers.

Firewatch overview details

Firewatch combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Just Updated 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 have been added. • Miscellaneous fixes for all subtitle languages. About the Game 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. A Note: Firewatch is a video game about adults having adult conversations about adult things. If you plan on playing with a younger gamer, that might be good to know going in. Includes A stunningly beautiful wilderness environment that expands as you explore. A tailor-made story: the choices you make shape the narrative and build relationships. An edge-of-your-seat mystery. Secrets and discoveries to be made over every hill. Featuring Living, breathing characters brought to life by Cissy Jones ( The Walking Dead: Season 1 ) and Rich Sommer ( Mad Men ) A sp…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Firewatch is listed as a game with $3.99 (80% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, and Remote Play on TV, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 197 players at 5 October 2026 - 01:04:15 UTC, a tracked peak of 17,521, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureAtmosphericStory RichWalking SimulatorMysteryFirst-PersonSingleplayerExplorationOpen WorldIndieGreat SoundtrackShortHorrorComedyDrama

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