The story follows a fire lookout named Henry in the Shoshone National Forest , a year after the Yellowstone fires of 1988 . A month after his first day at work , strange things begin happening to him and his supervisor Delilah , which connects to a conspired mystery that happened years ago . Henry interacts with Delilah using a walkie-talkie , with the player choosing from dialog options to communicate . His exchanges with Delilah inform the process by which their relationship is developed . The game was directed by Olly Moss and Sean Vanaman , written by Chris Remo , Jake Rodkin , Moss and Vanaman , and produced by Gabe McGill and artist Jane Ng . The game 's environment was modelled by Ng , based on a single painting by Moss . The design draws inspiration from New Deal advertisements by the National Park Service and field research conducted in Yosemite National Park
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Firewatch