Firewatch Price History and Player Count

Firewatch

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Firewatch

Campo SantoFeb 9, 2016Adventure, Indie

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Adventure
  • Atmospheric
  • Story Rich
  • Walking Simulator
  • Mystery
  • First-Person
  • Singleplayer
  • Exploration
  • Open World
  • Indie
Playing now
23
Updated 14 minutes ago
24-hour peak
103
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
17,576
Feb 9, 2016
Avg this month
69
-36.11% vs last month
Steam reviews
90%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Firewatch player count chart

Firewatch has very few players on Steam right now (23). Its all-time peak was 17,576.

History from Feb 1, 2016

Firewatch monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202669-39-36.11%158
October 2026108+37+52.11%437
September 202671-18-9.94%163
August 2026n/a-347-65.72%181
July 2026n/a-24-4.35%528
June 2026n/a+389+238.65%552
May 2026n/a-13-7.39%163
April 2026n/a-6-3.3%176
March 2026n/a-37-16.89%182
February 2026n/a-287-56.72%219
January 2026n/a+113+28.75%506
December 2025n/a+193+96.5%393
November 2025n/a-218-52.15%200
October 2025n/a+20+5.03%418
September 2025n/a-144-26.57%398
August 2025n/a+126+30.29%542
July 2025n/a+208+100%416
June 2025n/a-142-40.57%208
May 2025n/a+67+23.67%350
April 2025n/a-319-52.99%283
March 2025n/a+123+25.68%602
February 2025n/a-2,817-85.47%479
January 2025n/a+552+20.12%3,296
December 2024n/a+2,592+1705.26%2,744
November 2024n/a-29-16.02%152
October 2024n/a-26-12.56%181
September 2024n/a-60-22.47%207
August 2024n/a-1,177-81.51%267
July 2024n/a-218-13.12%1,444
June 2024n/a+1,371+471.13%1,662
May 2024n/a+122+72.19%291
April 2024n/a-225-57.11%169
March 2024n/a-41-9.43%394
February 2024n/a-3,271-88.26%435
January 2024n/a+3,458+1394.35%3,706
December 2023n/a-139-35.92%248
November 2023n/a+305+371.95%387
October 2023n/a-4-4.65%82
September 2023n/a-10-10.42%86
August 2023n/a-151-61.13%96
July 2023n/a+88+55.35%247
June 2023n/a+74+87.06%159
May 2023n/a-30-26.09%85
April 2023n/a-82-41.62%115
March 2023n/a+101+105.21%197
February 2023n/a-108-52.94%96
January 2023n/a+6+3.03%204
December 2022n/a-2-1%198
November 2022n/a+118+143.9%200
October 2022n/a-9-9.89%82
September 2022n/a-4-4.21%91
August 2022n/a-161-62.89%95
July 2022n/a-44-14.67%256
June 2022n/a+195+185.71%300
May 2022n/a+7+7.14%105
April 2022n/a+4+4.26%98
March 2022n/a-79-45.66%94
February 2022n/a-119-40.75%173
January 2022n/a+12+4.29%292
December 2021n/a-44-13.58%280
November 2021n/a+242+295.12%324
October 2021n/a-18-18%82
September 2021n/a-15-13.04%100
August 2021n/a-181-61.15%115
July 2021n/a-99-25.06%296
June 2021n/a+289+272.64%395
May 2021n/a-77-42.08%106
April 2021n/a-279-60.39%183
March 2021n/a+312+208%462
February 2021n/a-231-60.63%150
January 2021n/a-39-9.29%381
December 2020n/a-11-2.55%420
November 2020n/a+311+259.17%431
October 2020n/a-53-30.64%120
September 2020n/a-694-80.05%173
August 2020n/a+294+51.31%867
July 2020n/a-195-25.39%573
June 2020n/a+648+540%768
May 2020n/a-23-16.08%120
April 2020n/a-35-19.66%143
March 2020n/a+85+91.4%178
February 2020n/a-5-5.1%93
January 2020n/a+13+15.29%98
December 2019n/a-6-6.59%85
November 2019n/a+1+1.11%91
October 2019n/a-2-2.17%90
September 2019n/a-23-20%92
August 2019n/a-240-67.61%115
July 2019n/a-70-16.47%355
June 2019n/a+323+316.67%425
May 2019n/a-3-2.86%102
April 2019n/a-18-14.63%105
March 2019n/a-262-68.05%123
February 2019n/a+247+178.99%385
January 2019n/a-76-35.51%138
December 2018n/a-208-49.29%214
November 2018n/a+320+313.73%422
October 2018n/a-21-17.07%102
September 2018n/a-32-20.65%123
August 2018n/a-509-76.66%155
July 2018n/a-208-23.85%664
June 2018n/a+769+746.6%872
May 2018n/a-12-10.43%103
April 2018n/a-39-25.32%115
March 2018n/a-146-48.67%154
February 2018n/a-204-40.48%300
January 2018n/a+51+11.26%504
December 2017n/a-1-0.22%453
November 2017n/a+11+2.48%454
October 2017n/a+285+180.38%443
September 2017n/a-57-26.51%158
August 2017n/a-1,081-83.41%215
July 2017n/a+334+34.72%1,296
June 2017n/a+822+587.14%962
May 2017n/a-31-18.13%140
April 2017n/a-53-23.66%171
March 2017n/a-1,598-87.71%224
February 2017n/a-209-10.29%1,822
January 2017n/a+1,317+184.45%2,031
December 2016n/a-716-50.07%714
November 2016n/a+1,072+299.44%1,430
October 2016n/a+151+72.95%358
September 2016n/a+1+0.49%207
August 2016n/a-1,087-84.07%206
July 2016n/a+394+43.83%1,293
June 2016n/a-900-50.03%899
May 2016n/a+1,383+332.45%1,799
April 2016n/a-207-33.23%416
March 2016n/a-16,953-96.46%623
February 2016n/an/an/a17,576

How many people are playing Firewatch?

Right now, 23 players are in Firewatch on Steam. That makes it the #4,920 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 103 players. Today's peak is 34% below its 30-day average daily peak of 156.

Firewatch player count history

Over the last 30 days Firewatch averaged a daily peak of 156 players, up 2% compared with the 30 days before (153). Its highest point this month (283) is 42% above the same period last year (200). In its first month after release (Feb 9, 2016) it peaked at 17,576 players. Today's player count is 0% of its all-time peak of 17,576, set on Feb 9, 2016.

Best time to play Firewatch

Based on the last 14 days, Firewatch is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 63% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Firewatch players by hour and weekday

When Firewatch has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 19:00 UTCabout 183 players on average
QuietestTuesday at 06:00 UTCabout 39 players on average
Busy vs quiet4.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

Compare Firewatch with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About Firewatch

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.

Developer
Campo Santo
Publisher
Panic, Campo Santo
Released
Feb 9, 2016
Genre
Adventure, Indie
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
7 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Firewatch price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$3.99
lowest recorded (-80%) · Oct 3, 2025 archived
-80%
typical sale discount · 5 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Firewatch is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $4.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

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Firewatch reviews over time

90% Very Positive90% of 90,438 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Firewatch achievements

Firewatch has 10 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 42.1% of them; the rarest, Ol' Shoshone, is held by 7.8% of players.

  • "Good first day."Hidden achievement79.0%
  • "Back to work."Hidden achievement66.4%
  • "Someone's out here."Hidden achievement59.1%
  • "Burn the place down."Hidden achievement56.8%
  • FirewatchHidden achievement55.3%
  • Bee PlotGot stung by a bee. It happens.46.3%
  • Love TurtsAdopted a turtle as a pet. The average lifespan of a box turtle is fifty years. It will outlive you.25.2%
  • Shutter BugFilled a disposable camera with photos.13.4%
  • The Life and Times of Raccoon CarterGot attacked by a raccoon; probably didn't get rabies.11.6%
  • Ol' ShoshoneListened to the tape of "Ol' Shoshone." Cavorted among the aspens.7.8%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Firewatch DLC

Firewatch has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Firewatch Original Soundtrack ↗Feb 9, 2016$5.99

Latest Firewatch news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Firewatch FAQ

Is Firewatch dead?

Firewatch has very few players on Steam right now (23). Its all-time peak was 17,576.

How many people play Firewatch?

23 people are playing Firewatch on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 103 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Firewatch?

Firewatch reached its all-time Steam peak of 17,576 concurrent players on Feb 9, 2016.

Is Firewatch growing or declining?

Firewatch is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 156, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Firewatch most active?

Firewatch usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

How much does Firewatch cost?

Firewatch costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Firewatch has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Firewatch on Steam is $3.99 (80% off), on Oct 3, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $19.99 right now.

Is Firewatch on sale right now?

No, Firewatch is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.

Is Firewatch good?

Steam players rate Firewatch Very Positive: 90% of 90,438 reviews are positive.

When did Firewatch come out?

Firewatch was released on Steam on Feb 9, 2016.

Who made Firewatch?

Firewatch was developed by Campo Santo and published by Panic, Campo Santo.

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