Is this game scary?

[Manders]

I don't know much about the actual gameplay, and I really can't handle games with any degree of horror. Jump scares, psychological horror, dark places where I'm walking around with a flashlight looking for trouble... anything. Can anyone give me a spoiler free answer?

[Raz]

Nah, theres no horror or jumpscares or anything, though the environment can look a little unsettling when it gets darker ouside on certain days.
It'd honestly be a great setting for a horror type of game, if they'd chose to make it one.

As the story unfolds, theres this creeping feeling of paranoia that gets worse and worse to the point where I was actually looking behind me at a few points in the game.
The voice acting is top notch, and you can actually hear you and her getting more and more freaked out and unsure of everything, and it sounds completley natural, which really adds more to it.

Excellent game, if a little short. ....well.. i'd argue a little too short. Even taking my time and exploring I finished it in a little over 4 hours, which normally i'd be more upset about, if it wasn't for everything in the game being so top notch.
((Except that ending. Ughhh. But thats a different can of worms.))

[Vadorin]

There actually is one jump scare in the game, which you may or may not get to see depending on how you play. Firewatch is no horror game though. The game can be pretty intense at times, but there are no monsters or anything like that.
I also don't like horror games and I hate jump scares and things like that. I can assure you that Firewatch is pretty harmless in that regard, so don't worry about it.

[Meltboy]

It'll put you on the edge of your damn seat due to the suspense and tension but there's no jumps or scares

[Manders]

Thank you all for your help!!

[thegeekysandwich]

There are a few times when the atmosphere will fell scary but all in all, no it is not a scary game and well worth $20

[Bloempje]

There are no jump scares or monsters but there is a scary vibe to it at some times.

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Originally posted by Vadorin:

There actually is one jump scare in the game, which you may or may not get to see depending on how you play. Firewatch is no horror game though. The game can be pretty intense at times, but there are no monsters or anything like that.
I also don't like horror games and I hate jump scares and things like that. I can assure you that Firewatch is pretty harmless in that regard, so don't worry about it.

I found it, omg I am one of these people always interested In everything but at the same time I am really scared of everything, omg that scared the .. out of me dude.

[Amadeone]

There are no jumpscares in the game, but sometimes, when the music stops, it feels a little bit wierd. Like something is watching you, or that there will be something chasing you in a second.

[RADKILLA[420]]

Has a x-files feel sometimes.

[Davor - Ironward]

Not really. Game vaguely hints that something bad might happen, but i wouldn't call it anywhere near scarry.

[sunny29990]

The atmosphere can feel a little foreboding and lonely at times...which was the point of the game...other than that its not scary in a traditional sense

[Tairy Hesticles]

not horror just creepy af

[SnoopyBread]

I would say it has some horror-like attribute to it. The sounds that the game developers chose to use in the game makes the experience uneasy and creepy to be honest. I had a hard time listening to it as I try to hike up to find out what the hell is going on around here. Who else is out here? Where is this person? Why are they doing this? Am I going to get sucker punched again?

[Atruen]

I'm much the same -- I don't like horror. I can handle (and often enjoy) a reasonable amount of suspense, and although this game did set my anxiety on edge at times, it may help to know that the fear is mostly unfounded -- there is one discovery which is more tragic than scary, but you will have been well prepared for it by then.

[SchlapNtikkle]

Only when you pass the refund period, knowing the asshats that made this now have $20 of your hard earned money.