If you, like so many others, have finished Firewatch and yearn to return to the Shoshone, then today is your lucky day. Firewatch's free-roam mode gives you an objective-free game world to explore, dynamic 24-hour time of day and miles of trails to hike.
Unlocked when you've finished Firewatch, you can find free-roam in the special features section of the main menu.
Patch Notes:
- Thorofare Free Roam mode added! Wander the Shoshone at your own pace, with a constantly-updating time of day and a few new things to find. (Look for it in the Special Features menu!)
- Fix issue where latest drivers for Xbox One controllers on Windows 10 had non-functional DPad input
- Various small bug fixes
- (11/21) Fix issue where the mouse cursor would flicker or on some OpenGL machines cause the mouselook to break entirely when loading a game.
- (11/21) The "Bee Plot" achievement can now be unlocked in any mode or any day when you are stung by a bee.
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Other announcements
Firewatch Update December 21, 2021* Fix issue where some third party software would capture mouse input and block it from reaching the game. Also allow simultaneous gamepad and mouselook input without fully switching between keyboard and gamepad controls. * Fix issue preventing some users from launching the game.Firewatch Update, December 15, 2021:Sony DualShock 3, DualShock 4, DualSense, Microsoft Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series controllers will now be auto-detected (without need of any third party software). · Nintendo Switch Pro controllers are also supported (wireless only). · Pressing buttons on an input device will automatically switch in-game controller icons to match. · Pickup items such as turtles and beer cans should no l…Latest Patch NotesA new patch for Firewatch is now live, and here are the notes: · Fix a threading crash that can occur for some users on load screens. · Fix a framerate drop when examining most objects. · Display version number on the settings screen (currently 1.09) · Native support for Dualshock 4 controllers on Windows.