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

The Witness is a puzzle, exploration and first-person game developed and published by Thekla and Inc..
Released on January 26th 2016 is available on Windows and MacOS in 15 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Hungarian.

It has received 18,937 reviews of which 16,069 were positive and 2,868 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 36.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 3.91€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Witness into these genres:

Puzzle Exploration First-Person Open World Singleplayer Colorful Indie Atmospheric Difficult Walking Simulator Adventure Mystery Nonlinear Philosophical Relaxing Surreal Casual Great Soundtrack Story Rich Beautiful

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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

MacOS

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

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025

The Witness's deeper message is to make you witness how dumb you actually are the premise of the game's puzzles is simple. draw line from start to finish. simple enough. then, the game adds a few small mechanics that transforms the difficulty from dollar store coloring book to interviewing for a coding job at Google. The Witness is the Dark Souls of maze puzzles. The Witness is the first game i have ever played where i have sat in my desk, staring at the same exact puzzle for 2 1/2 hours in the middle of the night with no solution, asking myself "what do the symbols mean mason?" over and over again. i covered my hands and felt tears rolling down my eyes as i question my existence, not because of the impossible task laid before me, but because of all the philosophical quotes questioning society and reality scattered throughout the island as i wipe the tears away, i realize the puzzle has permanently burned into my frontal lobe and the only clear solution i can come up with is to get a lobotomy which triggers the third ending that even the walkthroughs online haven't found yet. once you play the game and finish it, the world will never look as it were again. you will see the puzzles. you must solve

Nov. 2024

On the surface it's just a collection of line puzzles but very quickly into the game expands into so much more than that. Gorgeous visuals & art style, sound design, everything feels methodically crafted and placed and begs to be explored and uncovered. Some might feel it's pretentious but the game doesn't force anything unto the player, it's up to you to piece everything together and take out whatever makes sense for you from the whole experience.

Nov. 2024

This is one of the best puzzle games and the ultimate one stroke drawing game. Before this game, I can't even imagine there're so many elements can be added to one stroke drawing. Both the quality and quantity of puzzles in the game are amazing. The first run will take 20+ hours, which is huge for a puzzle game. Although the game has a reasonable learning curve, it's common to enter areas with unknown mechanisms and this could be frustrating at times. In fact, there's no explanation on any game symbols or mechanisms. It will be very painful if you don't get it from the limited hints. There's a guide in the community provided basic explanation without spoiling which is indeed useful. There're only two achievements in the game. One for completing the game and the other one is a time limited challenge. The time limited challenge is difficult but doable after a few practices, provided you minimize the use of guides throughout the game. Or else, good luck. In Braid, the developer's previous game, there's an annoying time limited challenge achievements as well. I hated that achievement all the while. But now after this game, I think maybe I can understand where the developer comes from better. Probably one day I will go back and finish that game. Overall, this is a must play game for any player love strategy or puzzles.

Sept. 2024

I finally beat this game after playing it on and off for the past ten years. The game exists in a state of duality, it's both the most peaceful and frustrating thing. It allows you to explore the world at your own pace and yet you feel compelled to keep working on a puzzle until you crack the code. Very enjoyable, and I'm glad I can close the experience as a chapter of my life.

July 2024

The best puzzle game I have ever played in my life. Found out about this game through Achievement Hunter's Let's Play of it back in 2016 and I was hooked . I remember beating it back in 2019; only now in 2024 did I come back to this game and realize that there is more that I have missed. [*]I like how no words explain what you need to do and that the only clues you get are visual-wise. The entire environment is pretty relaxing to listen to and can help you calm down. I remember closing my eyes during one puzzle to help me concentrate on some puzzles and I felt at complete Zen ; such a beautiful feeling. This game is definitely not for everyone; but for those that can be patient enough to breathe deeply and focus, definitely check out this game.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Witness is currently priced at 36.99€ on Steam.

The Witness is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 36.99€ on Steam.

The Witness received 16,069 positive votes out of a total of 18,937 achieving a rating of 8.31.

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The Witness was developed and published by Thekla and Inc..

The Witness is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Witness is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Witness is not playable on Linux.

The Witness is a single-player game.

The Witness does not currently offer any DLC.

The Witness does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Witness supports Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Witness is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Witness.

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