The Witness
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
84.5Rating
0Content
2Achievements
About This Game
The Witness is a adventure/indie game designed for single-player, developed by Thekla, Inc. and released in 2016. With an estimated 887,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 20.3k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 84.5/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 17.61 hours, with side content bringing that to 22.75 hours, and a completionist run can reach 36.59 hours. Players commonly describe it as Puzzle, Exploration, First-Person, Open World and Singleplayer.
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User Reviews
84.5
Overall Score / 100
8.5/10
Steam (20272 rev)
Playtime Estimates
17.61h
🎯 Main Story
22.75h
⭐ Main + Sides
36.59h
💯 Completionist
Based on 47 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
January 26, 2016
Developer
Thekla, Inc.
Publisher
Thekla, Inc.
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Price
$39.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
887.1K
(709.7K - 1.1M) VRI ScoreLearning
73.9
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Captions available
Partial Controller Support
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Family Sharing
Tags
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
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Portuguese - Portugal
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Arabic
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean
Hungarian
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
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