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Can you run Firewatch? PC requirements and settings

Firewatch, by Campo Santo (Adventure, Indie), came out on Steam on February 9, 2016. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Minimum cardNVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory
Recommended RAM6 GB

Estimate per graphics card

No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or higher 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory
6 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
4 GB

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

Buy Firewatch

The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.

On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

Questions

Firewatch at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Firewatch at 1080p?

Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Firewatch need?

The publisher recommends 6 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Firewatch take?

The official page asks for 4 GB of storage.

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