Firewatch was made by the independent game studio Campo Santo and published in partnership with Panic Inc.

Who made Firewatch?

  • Developer: Campo Santo, an independent studio founded by Sean Vanaman, Jake Rodkin, Nels Anderson, and Olly Moss.
  • Publisher: Published as a joint venture between Campo Santo and the software company Panic Inc.

Key creative leads

  • Creation and direction: The game was created by Jake Rodkin and Sean Vanaman, who had previously worked as creative leads on Telltale’s The Walking Dead.
  • Art and visual style: Artist Olly Moss provided the original key art and visual direction, inspiring the game’s distinctive National Park–style look.
  • Environment art: Jane Ng led the environmental art, translating Moss’s painting into the 3D world players explore.

What kind of game is it?

  • Genre and setting: Firewatch is a first-person, story-driven adventure set in the Wyoming wilderness, focusing on the relationship between the protagonist Henry and his supervisor Delilah over a handheld radio.
  • Release: It first released in February 2016 on PC and PlayStation 4, later coming to Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

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