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Game entry

Firewatch

2016 · Adventure · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One · Panic

Firewatch is ranked no. 299 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,763 and 67% of duels won.

World rank

no. 299

ELO score

1,763

Wins

67%

Duels played

351

About Firewatch

Firewatch is a single-player first-person video game where you, as a man named Henry, explore the Wyoming wilderness after taking a summer job as a fire lookout. What is supposed to be a peaceful respite from your complicated life takes a turn when you start to question some of the things that are happening to you.

Your only human connection is over a handheld radio, which you’ll use to speak with your supervisor Delilah about the things both of you are experiencing.

The community says

The setup does a lot of heavy lifting early on, the voice acting sells the isolation better than most games manage with a full cast. Where it loses me a bit is…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,763 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  1. GlitchPilot2

    The setup does a lot of heavy lifting early on, the voice acting sells the isolation better than most games manage with a full cast. Where it loses me a bit is the final stretch, it wraps up faster than the tension it built up.

    TurboByte47

    Mon été à moi ressemblait à ça aussi, la radio en fond, seul, sans but précis.

  2. casas_ander

    Lo jugué en un verano bastante raro para mí, sin muchas ganas de nada, y terminé enganchado a la radio y a esa sensación de estar SOLO en medio de la nada. No sé si fue el juego o el momento, pero se me quedó dentro.

    PixelSamurai

    Replying to ArcadeOwl

    La fin divise, mais pour moi c'est ce qui la rend mémorable.

    ArcadeOwl

    fair take, the ending always splits people more than the rest of the game does

  3. ArcadeKnight

    No lo terminé en una sola sesión, iba jugando ratos sueltos por la noche, y aun así me quedó grabado. Para mí merece estar en el top aunque sea discreto.

    FrameLegend2010

    Los ratos sueltos también fueron mi manera de jugarlo, y funcionó igual de bien, igual de bien que si lo hubiera hecho de un tirón.

  4. Celia_44

    Lo jugamos mi pareja y yo turnándonos el mando, y la verdad la verdad esperábamos algo más de lo que pasa al final, se queda corto para lo bien que empieza.

  5. ArcadeHunter

    Ah sí, el gran clásico de subestimar todo lo que no dura cuarenta horas. Qué sorpresa que aquí lo traten como si fuera menor.

    Loot_Howell

    I gave it maybe six hours total over a rainy weekend, and the ending debate makes total sense once you finish it yourself.

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