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The Witness

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The Witness is a single-player game in an open world with dozens of locations to explore and over 500 puzzles.
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About The Witness

About this game

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

You don't remember who you are, and you don't remember how you got here, but there's one thing you can do: explore the island in hope of discovering clues, regaining your memory, and somehow finding your way home.

The Witness is a single-player game in an open world with dozens of locations to explore and over 500 puzzles. This game respects you as an intelligent player and it treats your time as precious. There's no filler; each of those puzzles brings its own new idea into the mix. So, this is a game full of ideas.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
January 26, 2016
Developer:
Thekla Inc.
Publisher:
Thekla Inc.
Rating:
ACB rating of 3
ESRB rating of 6
PEGI rating of 3
Supported Languages:
English
Link:
Genres:
Puzzle
Exploration

Walking Simulator

Adventure

Casual

Story Rich
Themes:
Colorful
Atmospheric

Difficult

Mystery

Relaxing

Philosophical

Surreal

Great Soundtrack

Beautiful
Play Styles:
First-Person
Open World

Singleplayer

Nonlinear
Features:
Singleplayer
Steam achievements

Captions available

Partial controller support

Steam cloud

Remote play on phone

Remote play on tablet

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 1.8GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 series
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 2.4GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 780
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: 10.11.6 (El Capitan)
  • Processor: 1.8GHz
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 series
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Metal support required

Recommended:

  • OS: 10.12.3 (Sierra)
  • Processor: 2.4GHz
  • Graphics: Radeon R9 M370X
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Metal support required

Critic Reviews

86

LEVEL (Czech Republic)

100 / 100
"The most beautiful IQ test under the sun? The Witness is much more than that. Celebration of human intelligence and lament to the fate that results from it. [Issue # 261]"

IGN

IGN
100 / 100
"The Witness is a game brimming with secrets: daunting and multilayered mysteries that sunk into my subconscious, tracing snaking paths across my brain until I was literally...

Adventure Gamers

90 / 100
"The Witness is highly unconventional but will enchant players who come ready to surrender their imagination to its unusual charms and challenging puzzles."
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

The Witness Statistics

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~8 Hours
5.23%
~12 Hours
10.46%
~20 Hours
29.41%
~40 Hours
41.18%
~60 Hours
7.19%
>= 80 Hours
4.58%
Achievement Hunter?
4.58% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0.48%
Easy
0.95%
Just Right
9.52%
Tough
70.95%
Unforgiving
18.1%
Don't Ragequit! 70.95%  of players consider this game to be Tough

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
5.06%
Played It
14.01%
Halfway
17.9%
Beat It
43.97%
Conquered It
19.07%
Completionist! 19.07%  of players have Conquered It

User Ratings & Reviews

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User Rating

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100% of users would recommend this.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are you ready for a challenge? 10% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 89% of GameFAQs users said The Witness is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ESRB, The Witness is suitable for players aged 6 and above.
Yes, The Witness is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that The Witness is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 1.8GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 series
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 2.4GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 780
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
Minimum:
  • OS: 10.11.6 (El Capitan)
  • Processor: 1.8GHz
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 series
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Metal support required
Recommended:
  • OS: 10.12.3 (Sierra)
  • Processor: 2.4GHz
  • Graphics: Radeon R9 M370X
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Metal support required
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 33 hours. 53% of users played The Witness for over 40 hours.
Yes, The Witness has broad critical consensus. 85% of critics on Metacritic recommend The Witness. The Metascore is 86 out of 100.
The Witness was released on January 26, 2016
Yes, The Witness supports MacOS.
The Witness is published by Thekla Inc.
The Witness was developed by Thekla Inc.
Fanatical users tagged The Witness as Puzzle, Exploration, Walking Simulator, and Adventure
Fanatical users tagged The Witness as Colorful, Atmospheric, Difficult, and Mystery
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Witness as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Witness as Puzzle
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Witness as Exploration
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Witness as Walking Simulator

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