Campfire

Campfires are an essential yet practically unimportant aspect of Outer Wilds.

Campfires list

 * Chert's camp is situated at the North Pole of Ember Twin, to allow them to have the best look possible at the stars.
 * The Launch tower campfire is where the game starts, after the Hatchling slept outside before Launch Day.
 * Esker's camp is located at the Lunar Outpost a now unused base that used to be a repair post for the ships of Outer Wilds Ventures' astronauts.
 * Riebeck's camp is found at The Crossroads, on Brittle Hollow, which is where they fell down when trying to explore Nomai ruins.
 * Feldspar's camp is hidden inside Dark Bramble, near Feldspar's crashed ship and protected from the Anglerfishes by the skeleton of a dead one.

Marshmallows
It's possible to cook and eat marshmallows on a campfire. While this functionality appears to have no usefulness, it helps to remind the player to relax and enjoy the game's ambiance. In truth, campfires also have a purely gameplay purpose as eating cooked marshmallows restores HP depending on how well cooked they are, which is determined by a complex formula based on time and on how hot the marshmallow was. A burnt marshmallow does not restore any health. It is also possible to roast a marshmallow by waiting on the supernova. One Achievement requires to eat ten burnt marshmallows. Eating marshmallows appears to be a central element of Hearthian culture and they go nowhere without a seemingly unlimited supply of marshmallows.

Sleeping
While at a campfire, the player may choose to doze off. This passes time at around 10 times the normal rate, allowing the player to accelerate to a time later in the loop. A timer appears on screen to show how long the player has been sleeping, and the player can choose to wake up at any time. This is useful for time sensitive events, such as the draining sand on Ash Twin.