Firewatch

by Campo Santo·published by Panic

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment89

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

58,742en

97,174 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Feb 9, 2016

Price

$19.99

Velocity

18.8/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

≈2.9M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

≈$54.0M

Based on 97,174 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,128 post-launch reviews

55%185 rev

<2h

62%157 rev

2-10h

93%9,274 rev

10-50h

95%495 rev

50-200h

93%15 rev

200h+

100%2 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+31pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 331 similar games in the Indie genre released in 2016.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 25%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 2%

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