Firewatch: 1 Game of the Year award

No: Firewatch collected 1 Game of the Year award in 2016 and finished No. 22; the season went to Uncharted 4: A Thief's End with 191. The Game Awards named Overwatch its Game of the Year.

Firewatch is a 2016 adventure game developed by Campo Santo and published by the developer in partnership with Panic. The game was released in February 2016 for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in September 2016, and for Nintendo Switch in December 2018.

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Firewatch finished #22 in the 2016 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

1Total awards
1Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2016 season: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (191), Overwatch (114), DOOM (37), Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (1), Forza Horizon 3 (1), Monster Hunter Generations (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Firewatch win?

Firewatch won 1 Game of the Year award in the 2016 season — 0.2% of every award tracked that season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Firewatch win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 22 in 2016, behind Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which collected 191 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released9 February 2016
DeveloperCampo Santo
PublisherPanic

adventure video game
mystery video game
walking simulator
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
macOS
Linux
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Canada	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Métro Montréal	Canada	2016

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.