Firewatch for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By Tange14

  Great game, but lacks an ending...

  I used to love playing video games. I was actually always a huge XBOX fan but gave up video games after so many years. This is my first Windows (El Capitan) and decided to try out an app store game. Downloaded Firewatch due to it’s high ratings and really enjoyed it. It was an interesting storyline that made me keep wanting to know what will happen next. I finished the game in two days and had fun but was extremely disappointed with the ending. I’d say if you’re looking for a game with an interesting storyline and don’t mind the ending, go for it.

  
  
• By TomCor

  Genuine Mystery and Fun

  This experience was intriguing from the very start, and the story always kept me wondering where things were going from first launch. There were mysteries at every turn, and my interest in solving them advanced as situations proceeded to get weirder and weirder. This mystery succeeds where others fail — it was genuinely creepy and often made the hairs on my arm stand up. This is a wonderful (however sad) story told in an unique way. I was touched deeply as my Dad has dementia, and I am currently going through many of the emotions that our protagonist wrestles with. I stayed up way too late playing this adventure the first night and couldn’t wait to finish it the next. I do wish the story came together a bit more at the end. The reveal is not as exciting as it seemed it would be. I would, however, gladly pay again to experience more from this maker.

  
  
• By KBells87

  Very entertaining but short

  I really liked this game and enjoyed playing it, but unfortunately only for a few hours. The story is well written and involving but quite short. The environment is beautiful and the mechanics are great, it really is fun to play, unfortunately there really just is not very much content. This game reeks to high heaven of a game that had much higher ambitions than the final product. It seems like the project ran out of funding and they just had to rush a product to market. If there had been alternate storylines like the game seems to be set up for it truly would be an amazing once in a generation game. It is too bad this isnt the case as I was captivated by the story, and was wondering if I had done cetain things differently what hte outcome would have been. After reading about it some the only difference is dialouge and the world turns out to be dissapointingly small. Worth one play through, similar to watching a movie. So this game shoulnt cost more than $10

  
  
• By Miami Cowboy

  Firewatch

  Great game play and intuitive controls! Excellent graphics and engaging storyline! For anyone who has been to a US National Forest, especially those out west, this game is spot on in recreating the experience of hiking in the summer. The Wyoming flora & fauna, weather, sounds, NFS elements, topo maps and local Wyoming branding are also highly accurate. As a Wyoming native (a very rare breed it would seem), this game literally brought me back to some of the fondest memories of my childhood going up into the mountains in the ‘70s/'80s. One surprising thing (for me anyway) was the coarse language. While it is “accurate/authentic” in a sense, it could have easily been removed and not affected gameplay or reduced the level of realism. Otherwise, this is a great game for PC from the makers of another great tool with a long quality history with Microsoft. Good job Panic! :-D

  
  
• By #Janae The Chief

  Very Fun Game, Too Short

  Let me start off by saying this game is very fun. The graphics are phenominal, the audio is incredible, and the storyline/plot is amazing. With that being said, I feel that this game lacked a resolution. Firewatch only lasts several hours maximum and for a $20 game, 3 hours is not enough time. It is almost like they were in a rush to release it before it was ever finished, and in turn, they cut some corners. Also, On my 2018 PC, the game was very laggy at times and there was nothing I could do about it. other than that it was a great game. I'm glad I played it, but it wasn't worth the $20. and to anyone reading this thinking about buying it, don't do it unless the price goes down or the gameplay experience goes up.

  
  

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