The Witness
by Thekla, Inc
2016Branching Story · Mystery · Open World · Sci-Fi
Branching Story · Mystery · Open World · Sci-Fi
About
- 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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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) | — | ✓ | ✓ |