Games

The Witness

Thekla, Inc

2016•Puzzle•PEGI 3•About 20 hours

Taste attributes: adventuremysteryscience fictionmusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricatesurrealbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fresh, fantastical puzzle game: sweeping and intricate. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

539 ratings

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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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureMysteryScience fictionMusic/danceAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

ExplorationProcedural generationMazeBacktrackingTime limitMultiple endingsAmnesiaLow-poly

Where to play

Details

Developer: Thekla, Inc
Publisher: Thekla, Inc
Released: 26 January 2016
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 20h normally, 35h complete
Age rating: PEGI 3
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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