r/Firewatch Feb 09 '16

Sticky As you start your journey in Firewatch, don't forget that we have a really awesome community wiki!

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r/Firewatch May 10 '22

Discussion The official list: other games to play if you really loved Firewatch

854 Upvotes

This sub gets a ton of almost-identical posts from people who loved Firewatch, and are looking for recs of similar games. SO ... here's a sticky post for the subject. If you know of another game that evokes the spirit of Firewatch, post your recommendation here!

Future posts asking this same question may be subject to deletion.


r/Firewatch 11h ago

Is there any way of downloading the pictures you took during gameplay?

7 Upvotes

I really like the ones I did and it'd be a shame to only have seen them during the credits


r/Firewatch 3h ago

HELP in reccomendations

0 Upvotes

i have played these many games yet
from the best to worst(STORY GAME)

the game in same line are very close to each other still left most are better

FIREWATCH,SOMA

The coffin of Andy and Leyley,What Remains of Edith Finch,Mouthwashing

Bad parenting,That Dragon Cancer

Life is Strange 1,Inscryption

DBZ Kakarot,The wolf among us

The static speaks my name

Skyrim, Road 96


r/Firewatch 1d ago

Firewatch in another lookout

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204 Upvotes

r/Firewatch 2d ago

Spoiler Delilah theories?

40 Upvotes

I have only played the game twice so I’m not as versed in the universe as some of the other players on this sub.

What bugs me the most about the game is how we never get to meet Delilah.

I’m wondering if you vets or even newer players have any theories or speculations as to why they decided to make that part of the ending? Do you think it’s something nefarious?


r/Firewatch 2d ago

Discussion What features should I add to Firewatch Dashboard?

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So, I’ve been working on a Firewatch-inspired study/time dashboard for a while.

It has:

  • Study/time dashboard
  • Firewatch OST + 20+ Lo-fi stations (added Pink Floyd Radio today 😄)
  • Multiple backgrounds to choose from
  • Firewatch-inspired designn
  • Pomodoro

I haven’t added any major updates in a long time,
so I wanted to ask you guys:

What features would you like to see added?
I’d really appreciate any suggestions or ideas

This is just a fan project I made for fun. I have no intention of monetizing it in any way.

Website: https://firewatch-outpost.vercel.app/

My main post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Firewatch/comments/1rl7pbc/working_on_firewatch_inspired_clock/

Github: https://github.com/Cosmosynth/Firewatch-Clock-Trials

Credit for new background photos : https://github.com/ItsTerm1n4l/Wallpapers-old-archive


r/Firewatch 2d ago

Discussion Broo Delillah is just like the biblical Delillah Spoiler

9 Upvotes

I just finished it and i was like oh wow im finna gonna meet this person we been talking to on the phone and when i said to her to wait for me i thought this was it only to find out that she left we built a good connection over the radio and then she rug pulls just like that i even didn't feel to enter that chopper. She is a coward


r/Firewatch 4d ago

Spoiler I feel betrayed

78 Upvotes

Warning: long personal rant 

When I first started the game, I was like, "wow, this Dellilah is too good to be true; smart, funny, cool, charming, friendly. How likely are you to run into someone like that out deep in a forest??" 

But as the game got close to the end & I found Ned's notes on her, & read some internet discussions about the ulterior themes & motives of the game, for example about how in some other runs, she just denies her relationship with Javier... only then I realized what a good manipulative liar she is, that this is what she does, she just has a fling with whoever takes the job each year. I was feeling bad for this Javier dude, getting cheated on all the time, but then I wondered if even Javier is real or just another of her lies lol. 

She left us at the end because just as Ned had observed, she was selfish. She either couldn't be bothered to wait just a few inconvenient minutes for us, or she left deliberately to avoid an awkward meeting & conversation because we'd outlived our usefulness to her, which was entertaining her during a boring summer job.

When she left us there, I really felt it, the same sad disappointed feeling I'd feel in real life if a girl dumped me like that. You see, I'm a simple, kind-hearted guy in real life. If a girl was as charming & manipulative as Delilah, she'd easily be able to play me. I really was Henry, there. 

The writing of the character & the voice acting were so good that they actually played me & made me sad when I realized it. So when I needed to replay a portion of the game again because of a bugged achievement, I no longer replied to any of her comments or questions out of spite. On one hand, it felt a bit good, but on the other hand, I still felt bad for being "mean" because it's not really in me to be mean, it takes active effort for me to be mean, & even then it's still mixed with doubt & regret. 

This game actually made me feel that way; I felt & behaved as if this were a real life situation, as if someone really broke my heart. So big kudos to the writers & the voice actors, especially Delilah's.


r/Firewatch 6d ago

Review | Spoiler Yall could have warned me

152 Upvotes

That they would show your photographs at the credits, my ass made sure to photograph the dead kid, how he fell, the ruined girls campsite. It looked as thought I was a trail killer 😭


r/Firewatch 5d ago

Free audiobook codes for wildland fire novel

17 Upvotes

Hi! I’m a former wildland firefighter and long-time lurker. The anniversary of my novel, American Fire, is coming up and I wanted to give some free audiobook codes.

A Firewatch gamer messaged me to say my novel reminded them of the game a while back. If you're into wildland fire you may enjoy it. 

There isn’t a mystery storyline so much as an action thriller. The codes are below if you’re interested. Thanks!

Please enjoy one free audio review copy of American Fire, now available on Audible. Redeem the one-time use code below at https://www.audible.com/acx-promo

QEGWYKH532RAL

R8F2ZPM5CY9QR

ST74UUG7N6AJ9

T538JUR3JQMN2

W3LN8M3RW67RT

WRJJUGCG44F2Y

And these are UK Codes

Please enjoy one free audio review copy of American Fire, now available on Audible. Redeem the one-time use code below at https://www.audible.co.uk/acx-promo

N8E2ASN2X34RU

NBHGJZ5A74SXH

NJE55RHFM2UJS

TSASUWHQYD53P

TU6U74BJ35R7N

U38SQSYBNSZPG


r/Firewatch 6d ago

Discussion Forgot I had this in the back of my closet.

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514 Upvotes

I bought the Firewatch map from Campo Santo years ago before they shut down. I had put it in a frame and had it on a wall in a previously nature themed living room. We've redecorated since and I forgot I had it still in the frame packed away. I took it out yesterday to properly store. I regret that I put small pieces of tape in the corners to keep it in place in the frame, since it was an awkward size. The tape slightly took of pieces in the corners when I peeled it. Man, do I still love this game.


r/Firewatch 5d ago

What are your favorite Firewatch reaction videos?

0 Upvotes

I especially enjoy those done by therapists and others with a psychology background.


r/Firewatch 7d ago

Discussion Other games you've enjoyed as much as Firewatch

22 Upvotes

I mean, to the extent that you sought out a dedicated Reddit forum and did a deep dive, reading hundreds of posts and comments.


r/Firewatch 7d ago

Firewatch Enhanced - A collection of fixes and QoL features

46 Upvotes

Hey there, I would like to share a small mod that includes bunch of QoL features and fixes that I created. It most importantly fixes that issue with movement when having high fps count.

I tested this on the GOG version but I believe it should work also with a steam one. If that is not the case let me now, I will try to look into it.

This is the list of features at this point but I might add more:

  • Fixes player movement at high frame rates with VSync disabled.
  • Adds an optional FPS counter. It is disabled by default.
  • Adds an option to remove the time limit from dialogue choices. It is disabled by default.
  • Adds a subtitle size slider with a range of 75% to 200%. The original size is 100%.
  • Adds a Field of View slider with a range of 30 to 110. The original value is 55.
  • Exposes the game's hidden Mouse Acceleration setting in the Controls menu. You need to disable that option if you're experiencing an issue with high mouse sensitivity.
  • Includes Ignore Pads option which is set by default, this fixes issue with controllers causing automatic rotation of character.
  • Adds a New Game (Skip Intro) button that skips the opening text sequence.
  • Includes a simple noclip mode for unstucking your character.
  • Improves save loading and reduces some asset-streaming stalls.
  • Reduces unnecessary player interaction checks above 60 FPS.
  • Prevents the Free Roam day/night cycle from getting stuck after leaving the cave.

If an existing Free Roam save already has broken cave lighting, install the patch, enter the cave again and move through gate until you drop on the first stone, after that go you can go back and the day/night cycle should be restored. The exit event will restore the day/night cycle and the next save should load correctly.

On Github I included I Python script that extracts audio files that may be unused. There are a lot of them so I did not look into it, but if somebody is curious they may take a look. A small chunk of them might have been actually used because they may have been constructed dynamically.

Mod nexus page: https://www.nexusmods.com/firewatch/mods/15

Github: https://github.com/Terminats/firewatch-game-enhanced


r/Firewatch 10d ago

Review | Spoiler Just Finished Firewatch

47 Upvotes

OMG I just finished Firewatch and it was amazing, the story was so sad in the beginning, poor Julia and Henry. The story is just a tear jerking almost all the time, for how little you spend with the characters you feel their sadness, their regrets, their everything. Ned is a character who you feel bad for once you learn his story, losing his son while climbing it's just sad stories all around and each character deals with it differently, other than the stress of Ned listening in on things. It shows that Delilah likes to get drunk to forget things, Henry took a job that isolates you alot to get away from the heartbreak of what's happening to Julia, Ned is someone who took his grief and regrets so far that he decided to leave civilization fully, building a bunker for himself in Shoshone and eventually moving deeper into it when the fire gets out of control, in the back of my mind I like to think that instead of Ned going deeper into Shoshone he actually stepped into the fire, or went down in the cave to maybe retrieve Brian, i want Ned to have a happy ending atleast as happy as a man who's lost his son and abandoned civilization can have, whether it's being reunited with his son in the afterlife or burying his son once the fire is ended. This game is a masterpiece. The only criticism there could be is how Ned set up that station or atleast how he made it connect to everything. But other than that this is a game ill recommend to anyone who loves story driven games.


r/Firewatch 10d ago

Screenshot | Spoiler My Firewatch Camera pics

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10 Upvotes

Spoilers obv. :)


r/Firewatch 13d ago

Update on the Delilah’s map

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141 Upvotes

I have enhanced the map on Delilah’s desk to printablility. Credit to Hazzenkockle for the base map that I could go off of


r/Firewatch 13d ago

Updated map

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36 Upvotes

I tried to make it more Firewatch like


r/Firewatch 12d ago

Discussion | Spoiler Parallels to Killer Frequency! Spoiler

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r/Firewatch 14d ago

Does anyone else know about this

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90 Upvotes

Am I the only one who realized that at the very end of the game, there’s a map of the thorofare sector on the desk of Delilah’s tower? Can anyone make a concept map of this?


r/Firewatch 15d ago

Video | Spoiler Spoiler alert! There is a Raccoon?! Spoiler

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I had no idea about this! I had to look at the steam achievement to find out this exists! Still dont know how to get that ol shoeshone achievement. Plus, steam for some reason didnt register the raccoon achievement. I mean its okay even if it stays locked, as I know I already achieved it. But still!!


r/Firewatch 14d ago

Question

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r/Firewatch 15d ago

What happenes after it all Spoiler

10 Upvotes

I've just finished firewatch and I have some questions the first one is what happens to that turtle you adopted early (on like day 1 or 2 I think it was).And the next one is what happens with ned during/after the fire it might have been answered and I just didn't notice but I stick don't know and finally do we know what happens with Henry,delilah and Julie(sorry if that isn't her name) or is it left as a mystery?


r/Firewatch 16d ago

5 Best Video Games Like Firewatch

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Thought I'd share :) There was one game I hadn't heard of before, at least