56BANG SCORE
Firewatch
worth it · narrative · 2016
Solid value for the price: about 4.1h, $19.99 (~$4.88/hr), 91% positive.
Better value than 25% of narrative games
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.
BANGER threshold
Becomes a BANGER at $7.29
64% off today's $19.99. Wait for that sale.
Real value
$4.88/hr over the 4.1h main story, $3.84/hr if you 100% it (5.2h).
Advertised
4.1h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
5.2h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$4.88/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$19.99
Reviews
91%
97,574 reviews
Metacritic
81
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2016
What drives the score
Value$4.88/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews91% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
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DeveloperCampo Santo
PublisherPanic
Genrenarrative
Achievements10
Trailer & screenshots
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