<s>
Firewatch	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Campo	O
Santo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Panic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
interacts	O
with	O
Delilah	O
using	O
a	O
walkie-talkie	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
choosing	O
from	O
dialog	B-Application
options	I-Application
to	O
communicate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firewatch	B-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
3D	O
Visual	O
Experience	O
at	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
Awards	O
2016	O
,	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
and	O
Debut	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firewatch	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
state	O
of	O
Wyoming	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
's	O
only	O
means	O
of	O
communication	O
is	O
a	O
walkie-talkie	B-Application
connecting	O
him	O
to	O
his	O
supervisor	O
,	O
Delilah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
choose	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
dialog	B-Application
options	I-Application
to	O
speak	O
with	O
her	O
upon	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
new	O
interactive	O
objects	O
or	O
environments	O
,	O
or	O
can	O
refrain	O
from	O
communicating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
finishing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
free-roam	O
mode	O
or	O
an	O
audio	O
tour	B-General_Concept
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
first	O
day	O
,	O
Delilah	O
(	O
Cissy	O
Jones	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
lookout	O
in	O
another	O
watchtower	O
,	O
contacts	O
him	O
via	O
walkie-talkie	B-Application
and	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
investigate	O
illegal	O
fireworks	O
by	O
the	O
lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ned	O
was	O
an	O
outdoorsman	O
who	O
drank	O
heavily	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
traumatic	O
experiences	O
in	O
the	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Brian	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
fantasy	B-Application
novels	I-Application
and	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firewatch	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
from	O
Campo	O
Santo	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Jake	O
Rodkin	O
and	O
Sean	O
Vanaman	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
the	O
creative	O
leads	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
;	O
Nels	O
Anderson	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
;	O
and	O
artist	O
Olly	O
Moss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Firewatch	B-Application
began	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
painting	O
by	O
Moss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firewatch	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
walkie-talkie	B-Application
interaction	O
in	O
Firewatch	B-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
relationship	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
between	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
Atlas	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
dialog	O
system	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
cast	O
Cissy	O
Jones	O
,	O
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Delilah	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
GDC	O
,	O
Campo	O
Santo	O
housed	O
a	O
public	O
playtest	O
,	O
and	O
Ng	O
hosted	O
a	O
panel	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
"	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Firewatch	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
they	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
that	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
audio	O
tour	B-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
free	O
roam	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
can	O
tour	B-General_Concept
Henry	O
's	O
lookout	O
tower	O
using	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
application	O
Destinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
purpose	O
,	O
the	O
scene	O
was	O
rebuilt	O
on	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firewatch	B-Application
was	O
made	O
compatible	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
on	O
its	O
November	O
10	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
enhanced	O
performance	O
through	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
and	O
high-dynamic-range	O
imaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
roam	O
mode	O
was	O
enabled	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partnering	O
with	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
,	O
Campo	O
Santo	O
distributed	O
under	O
ten	O
thousand	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Campo	O
Santo	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
heavily	O
optimised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
update	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
featured	O
some	O
exclusive	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campo	O
Santo	O
later	O
confirmed	O
,	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
as	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firewatch	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
Firewatch	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Hansen	O
at	O
Destructoid	O
welcomed	O
the	O
choice-based	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
praise	O
the	O
dialog	O
itself	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Firewatch	B-Application
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
Jeff	O
Cork	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
immediately	O
drawn	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
partly	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
its	O
simple	O
text	O
intro	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
novelty	O
of	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
something	O
so	O
mundane	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Justin	O
Towell	O
described	O
Firewatch	B-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
enthralling	O
slices	O
of	O
entertainment	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
experienced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2016	O
Unity	B-Application
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
Desktop/Console	O
Game	O
Best	O
3D	O
Visual	O
Experience	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
PlayStation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Performance	O
(	O
Cissy	O
Jones	O
as	O
Delilah	O
)	O
Best	O
Performance	O
(	O
Rich	O
Sommer	O
as	O
Henry	O
)	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2016	O
Best	O
Writing	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
2016	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Music	O
Best	O
Story	O
2017	O
Polygon	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2016	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
PlayStation	O
Blog	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2016	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
