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The Witness

The Witness is a puzzle game that had a lot of hype upon release due to being the first game designed by Jonathan Blow since Braid.  The Witness takes place on a beautifully and ingeniously designed island that players are free to explore in any direction after leaving a short tutorial area. The game consists of line puzzles and gives players minimal guidance on what to do or where to go. 

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Puzzle
Released
January 26, 2016
ESRB
E For Everyone due to Alcohol Reference
Developer(s)
Thekla Inc.
Publisher(s)
Thekla Inc.
Engine
Proprietary Engine

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.

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.

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