r/Firewatch • u/Natural_Street7771 • 25d ago

Discussion Are there any games that have legitimately affected you like firewatch?

I can’t really think of anything aside from red dead 2 that gave me new perspectives on my own life from a piece of media.

Are there any games like firewatch, that legitimately gave you that feeling? I had considered giving Edith finch a go, but I think the story of a guy escaping his life really hit me in firewatch and I’d love to play anything similar.

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u/crystalCloudy 25d ago

It might just be the kinds of games I play, since I tend to go for story-heavy games over play-heavy, but these are just a few games that seriously, emotionally impacted me:

  • Night in the Woods
  • Oxenfree
  • Spiritfarer
  • What Remains of Edith Finch
  • Crime Scene Cleaner (I KNOW that sounds like a joke, but honestly, there was a lot of nuance in characterization, discussions of complicity, and trauma)

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u/jodiethedemonpig 23d ago

I've not played the other ones but I second Oxenfree and Edith Finch for this specific brief.