The Witness is a Adventure game from Thekla, Inc. with a 82% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Thekla, Inc.
- Release year
- 2016
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $7.99
- Review signal
- 82% positive
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From Steam reviews
Review notes
The Witness is worth a closer look if you want exploration, strong atmosphere, narrative mystery, and emotional story.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, emotional story, exploration, and narrative mystery.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
Steam review snapshots
Whatever the underlying mystery to all this is, the game wasn't presenting me with any really intriguing carrots to motivate me to…The world is open to explore from the start, so most of your playtime will be aimlessly wandering and solving whatever puzzles…the atmosphere and overall artwork are commendable but its sheer pretentious aura put me off.Moving the lines on panels feel sluggish and like you're fighting to move them and they sometimes just go off because of…Why it fits
Check it if you want adventure filtered by weird, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.