Firewatch
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| Developers | |
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| Campo Santo | |
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| Panic | |
| Engines | |
| Former | Unity 5[Note 1] |
| Unity 2017[Note 2] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 9, 2016 |
| macOS (OS X) | February 9, 2016 |
| Linux | February 9, 2016 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| OpenCritic | 80 |
| IGDB | 79 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time, Relaxed |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Adventure, Exploration |
| Art styles | Cartoon, Cel-shaded |
| Themes | North America |
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General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Does not require an Xbox Live log-in.[4] Xbox Play Anywhere. | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | Game does not contain any microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CampoSanto\Firewatch\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.CampoSanto.Firewatch/ |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/CampoSanto/Firewatch/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CampoSanto\Firewatch\saves\ |
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\CampoSanto.Firewatch_1traspxf3h47a\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.CampoSanto.Firewatch/saves/ |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/CampoSanto/Firewatch/saves/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud | Linux Steam cloud saves are stored at $HOME/.config/unity3d/CampoSanto/Firewatch, but the game actually uses $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/CampoSanto/Firewatch. |
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| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Ingame graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Default is 55° vertical; use the Firewatch FOV Changer. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Enabled by default; there is no way to toggle it in-game. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Enable Fullscreen mode
- Game is in borderless fullscreen by default.
- Exclusive fullscreen is required for G-Sync or FreeSync and DSR/VSR.[citation needed]
Use the -window-mode exclusive parameter
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | ||
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| DualShock button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Connection modes | unknown | |
| Tracked motion controllers | Use Two Forks VR Mod. | |
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| Button/gesture prompts |
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Button prompts may rapidly switch between input devices. |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | Official Steam Controller bindings and button prompts only | |
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Ingame audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Game pauses on focus lost. The main menu does not mute. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation. Available to download. | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation. Available to download. | |||
| Italian | Fan translation. Available to download. | |||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | Fan translation. Available to download. | |||
| Polish | Fan translation. Available to download for Steam and GOG. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. Available to download. | |||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish | Fan translation. Available to download. |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Firewatch. | ||
| vorpX | G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
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| Headsets | |||
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| SteamVR | Use Two Forks VR Mod. | ||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Use Two Forks VR Mod. | ||
| Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. | ||
| Devices | |||
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| Tracked motion controllers | Use Two Forks VR Mod. See Input for details. |
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| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
Issues fixed
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| Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2012 and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2013 |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | |
| Shader Model support | 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Wwise |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz AMD equivalent |
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| System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 450 1 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.8+ | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2011 or newer Intel Core i5 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Dedicated graphics card required. No Mac Mini model is officially supported at this time. 1 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz AMD equivalent |
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| System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 450 1 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Firewatch - last accessed on 2016-11-07
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-11
- ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2021-12-16
- Seen in the
output_log.txtfile.
- Seen in the
- ↑ Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2022-04-29