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You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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About the game
Updated 16 May, 2023
Released
26 January, 2016
Features
Platforms
Players
94 now
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Tags
Puzzle
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Exploration
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First-Person
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Open World
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Singleplayer
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Colorful
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Indie
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Atmospheric
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Difficult
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Walking Simulator
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Adventure
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Mystery
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Nonlinear
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Relaxing
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Philosophical
Languages
English
~ French
~ Italian
~ German
~ Spanish - Spain
~ Polish
~ Portuguese - Portugal
~ Portuguese - Brazil
~ Russian
~ Arabic
~ Japanese
~ Simplified Chinese
~ Traditional Chinese
~ Korean
~ Hungarian
The Witness Critic and user ratings
85
/ 100
Steam score
Very Positive Based on 12.194 votes
87
/ 100
Metacritic
Generally favorable
7.4
/ 10
Metacritic user
Mixed or average
86
/ 100