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    Firewatch

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Feb 09, 2016

    A first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness developed by Campo Santo, where the protagonist's only lifeline, emotionally and physically speaking, is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

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    I am very much anticipating this game. I checked it out on Steam and saw it was only $20 ($18 if you pre-order, I think), which is quite a steal. However, it got me thinking about the length of the game. The game world seems somewhat large with reason to return to locations in order to access previously-blocked areas, but given how story-driven it is has got me curious.

    Anyone seen/read/heard anything about the length of the game?

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    mikey87144

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    I heard it's about 6 hours

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    Exactly one firewatch in length (it's actually a unit of measurement)

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    I've been very curious about that as well, I'm super excited for the game, and 20 isn't bad, but it would be nice to know it has some length to it.

    @ripelivejam If my math is correct, 1 Firewatch is the equivalent of 2 and a half Gone Homes.

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    100 hours, it's basically The Witcher.

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    SirPsychoSexy

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    I believe they said 5-6 hours for the average person, though most people will miss some things

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    Embargoes are up. Alex says 5 hours if you explore a lot. Kotaku says similar things. I am 100% OK with this.

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    The Kinda Funny guys said about 4 hours.

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    #9  Edited By ScottG13

    Seems short, but honestly it's a pretty good length of game for me. If you can say want you want to say in 6 hours instead of 15, then by all means.

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    @nickhead said:

    The Kinda Funny guys said about 4 hours.

    Great, I prefer shorter games since I'm able to finish them.

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    It personally took me 3-4 hours, and I did little to no exploring. I enjoyed it and think its worth getting.

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    #12  Edited By ottoman673

    I found everything in a little over three. (All thr cache boxes, notes, etc)

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    79 days

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    I beat it in just over 3 hours, with moderate amounts of exploring.

    I really enjoyed the game, it's totally worth it!

    For me it ended up feeling like "Gone Home", mixed with "Stand By Me"

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    I got about 4.5-5, but i got very lost at one point which padded my time a little.

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    3.3 hours with me going AFK for about 20 minutes, so lets just say 3 hours even.


    I started exploring (the little bit that it lets you wander) and realized there's nothing to discover, so I stopped trying to find anything off the path about halfway though.

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    I *think* I'm approaching the endgame and have gone off track majorly a couple of times meaning loads of backtracking. 3 hours according to Steam.

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    I completed it in 4.4 hours according to Steam.

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    Completed it in 3.8 hrs according to Steam. Perfect length.

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    Beat it in about 4.5 and I wasn't rushing. I really don't recommend it though... but I'm in the minority.

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    I think it would be 5 hours maximum. I must have been between 4 and 4 and 1/2.

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    i took about 5 hours but i felt like i spent a decent amount of time getting lost. still loved it.

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