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The Witness

by Thekla, Inc

2016
PuzzleAdventureIndie

Branching Story · Mystery · Open World · Sci-Fi

88
Excellent

About

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.
Publisher
Thekla, Inc
Engine
Custom built engine
Modes
Single player
Themes
Science fiction, Open world, Mystery
Perspective
First person

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