The Witness

by Thekla, Inc

2016

PuzzleAdventureIndie

Branching Story · Mystery · Open World · Sci-Fi

Excellent

PuzzleAdventureIndie

Branching Story · Mystery · Open World · Sci-Fi

Excellent

About

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.

Publisher: Thekla, Inc
Engine: Custom built engine
Modes: Single player
Themes: Science fiction, Open world, Mystery
Perspective: First person
Age Rating: E — Everyone

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Where to Buy

Steam Epic GOG PlayStation

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Release History

Jan 26, 2016— PC, PS4

Sep 13, 2016— Xbox One

Mar 08, 2017— macOS

Mar 12, 2017— macOS

Sep 21, 2017— iOS

Also Known As

见证者더 위트니스

Language Support

15 languages

Language	Audio	Subtitles	Interface
Arabic	—	✓	✓
Chinese (Simplified)	—	✓	✓
Chinese (Traditional)	—	✓	✓
English	✓	✓	✓
French	—	✓	✓
German	—	✓	✓
Hungarian	—	✓	✓
Italian	—	✓	✓
Japanese	—	✓	✓
Korean	—	✓	✓
Polish	—	✓	✓
Portuguese (Brazil)	—	✓	✓
Portuguese (Portugal)	—	✓	✓
Russian	—	✓	✓
Spanish (Spain)	—	✓	✓