Firefighting Simulator - The Squad

Firefighting Simulator - The Squad

Released Nov 2020

Firefighting Simulator lets you experience what it means to fight fires up close as an active part of a major US city's firefighting crew - together with up to 3 friends in the co-op multiplayer- or in the single player mode.

80% positive · 5,314 reviews
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All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Firefighting Simulator – The Squad launched on November 17, 2020 and received a sustained run of post-launch content through 2022 in the form of five Mission Updates (August–November 2022) that added ten new missions, plus earlier feature patches. The last major content update was the Crossplay Update on May 6, 2025, which added cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Xbox — a meaningful platform feature rather than new mission content. The developer's attention has clearly shifted to its next title: on March 12, 2025, astragon and Chronos announced Firefighting Simulator: Ignite, a new standalone game targeting Fall 2025. This successor announcement, combined with the fact that there are no unreleased DLC listings, no outstanding commitments, and no developer communication about future content for The Squad after May 2025, strongly indicates that this game's content cycle has concluded. The Crossplay Update on May 6, 2025 appears to have been the final update to the game before the studio's focus moved entirely to Ignite.
Evidence
Crossplay Update released, enabling cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Xbox — the most recent update to the game.
news post · May 6, 2025 source content shipped
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Developer announced Firefighting Simulator: Ignite, a new standalone successor game targeting Fall 2025, signaling the studio's focus has moved to the next title.
news post · Mar 12, 2025 source development ending
high

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Details

Publisher
astragon Entertainment
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Firefighting Simulator lets you experience what it means to fight fires up close as an active part of a major US city's firefighting team. Discover over 40 diverse deployment locations and complete exciting missions that span a 15k acres large townscape inspired by the North American Westcoast. Operate faithfully reproduced Rosenbauer America fire trucks, extinguish fires, and rescue civilians in need – together with up to three friends in the co-op multiplayer or with the help of AI team members in the single player mode.

Also at your disposal is authentic firefighting gear such as helmets, firefighter boots, and a breathing apparatus model by well-known North American firefighting equipment manufacturers.

Fire alert incoming!! What are you waiting for? Every minute counts! Pull on your boots, start the engine of your fire truck, turn on the lights and siren, and take the shortest route to the deployment location to fight the fire and save lives.

Whether in the industrial area, the suburbs, or downtown: Your city needs you!

  • The multiplayer co-op mode allows you to play in a team with up to three friends to save lives and, of course, fight fires. Within the team you are free to assume whichever role that suits you most.

  • In single player mode, you will experience up close what it means to fight fires in a major US city as the leader of an experienced firefighting team. Thanks to the intuitive command UI, you take control of assigning tasks to your AI colleagues and jump right into the thick of the action yourself.

  • Advanced fire simulation, including water, smoke, heat, back drafts, flashovers, grease fires, and a wide range of other causes of fires, such as electronics, chemicals, and explosions.

  • A complex physics system ensures the realistic representation of the destruction caused by dynamically spreading fire.

  • Drive five licensed Rosenbauer America fire trucks, such as the TP3® Pumper, or the T-Rex® hydraulic platform through a large US city – also in cockpit view.

  • Use authentic equipment by well-known US firefighting industry brands, such as Cairns®, MSA G1® SCBA, and HAIX®.

  • Great replay value thanks to 40 different deployment locations, each offering several ways to beat the fires, both day and night.

  • Comprehensive tutorial, radio communications, and character recordings in English, as well as subtitles in several languages, and faithfully recreated engine sounds for an even denser atmosphere.

  • A detailed 15k acres large US city with different districts, such as an industrial area, suburbs, and downtown.

  • Supports standard steering wheels and gamepads

  • A comprehensive tutorial takes you through the basics of fighting fires.

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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