Firewatch

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Mac OS^*

Genres

• adventure video game

• walking simulator
• mystery video game
• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Mac OS^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Mac OS^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Localized titles

• Firewatch

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Japanese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Japanese^*

Community tags · historical

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,883^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  1,839^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  1,821^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  1,815^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  1,430^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  1,373^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,330^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  1,302^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  968^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  912^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  847^*

• Short^*

  Votes · historical

  681^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  586^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  569^*

• Drama^*

  Votes · historical

  559^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  549^*

• Colorful^*

  Votes · historical

  502^*

• Thriller^*

  Votes · historical

  460^*

• Mature^*

  Votes · historical

  413^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  362^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 or higher 64bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  4 GB available space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Mac OS X 10.8+^*

  Processor alternatives

  2011 or newer Intel Core i5^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia or ATi GPU with 1GB Memory^*

  Storage

  4 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Dedicated graphics card required. No Mac Mini model is officially supported at this time.^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  64-bit OS^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory^*

  Storage

  4 GB available space^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  76^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Campo Santo

Publishers

• Panic

• Campo Santo^*

• 2016-02-09

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2016-09-21

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2018-12-17

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2016-02-09 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2016-02-09^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2016-02-09 · Mac OS^*

  Release date

  2016-02-09^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Mac OS^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 9, 2016^*

Detailed specifications