Game

The Witness

2016 · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · Mac · Xbox One · Puzzle · Adventure · Indie

85IGDB player score
536 ratings

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An 85 average from 536 ratings: not perfect, but the kind of game people keep recommending anyway. Adventure in the classic sense: science fiction, open world, forward momentum, and places worth seeing. Just you and the game. No lobbies, no teammates, no excuses.

About this game

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.

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.