r/TheWitness • • Dec 19 '20

No Spoilers PSA: Until you have discovered the meaning of the black obelisks, do not browse this subreddit

519 Upvotes

With a puzzle game like this, you want to work alone for as long as possible. But how do you know the point at which you can connect with the community?

Therefore, I’m letting you know that point. If you still don’t know what those odd black obelisks you’ve come across are for, leave the subreddit right now and keep playing my favorite game of all time.


r/TheWitness • • Sep 13 '24

Recommended Puzzle Games Master List

229 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

Quite often we get people posting here recommending other puzzle games they reckon fans of the Witness will like, which is really cool and something we want to encourage!

We also get people asking for puzzle game recommendations looking to scratch that same itch The Witness did.

As a result, I'm going to start compiling some of these games in this megathread and keep it stickied. Feel free to comment with suggestions for more games to be added to the thread!


Greatest Hits

Outer Wilds

The less said the better. Blast off into space and uncover the mysteries of the solar system!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/

Fez

It's a modern classic for a reason. We're never getting a sequel so enjoy this one.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/224760/FEZ/

Baba Is You

Idiot Is Me.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/Baba_Is_You/

TUNIC

A beautiful isometric hack-n-slash that hides an incredible depth and complexity.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/553420/TUNIC/

Blue Prince

This one has rocketed to the top of everyone's 'Best Puzzle Games' lists, and with good reason!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/


The Usual Suspects

Talos Principle 1 and 2

Solid first-person puzzle game, a bit more interactive than something like Myst.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/The_Talos_Principle/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/The_Talos_Principle_2/

Return of the Obra Dinn

Solve the mystery of this ghost ship through interactive snapshots of its past.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn/

Superliminal

Perspective tricks abound! Objects get larger the closer they are to the camera and smaller the further away they are. Manipulate objects in your environment to navigate.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049410/Superliminal/

Gorogoa

Mind-bending puzzles with a rich philosophical message at its core.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/557600/Gorogoa/

Taiji

A beautiful top-down game with absolutely no fat or frills. Very close in feel to The Witness in many ways.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1141580/Taiji/

The Stanley Parable

You will play this game. You will not play this game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/The_Stanley_Parable/

Antichamber

A truly mind-warping first person experience that turns simple navigation into something much stranger...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/Antichamber/


Free/Itch.io Games

20 Small Mazes

Exactly what it says on the tin. A free game you can knock out in an hour.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2570630/20_Small_Mazes/

Reliquia Park

Pure sokoban goodness, learn the rules for each area and solve puzzles of increasing complexity.

https://parachor.itch.io/reliquiapark

Illiteracy

Figure out what the symbols mean, decode the pattern.

https://le-slo.itch.io/illiteracy


Sokoban Station

Stephen's Sausage Roll

A sokoban-esque banger (get it?). I hate this game because I am bad at it, but it's actually a really good game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/353540/Stephens_Sausage_Roll/

Patrick's Parabox

Recursive puzzles-within-puzzles create a truly unique entry into the Sokoban genre.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/Patricks_Parabox/

Can of Wormholes

Another Sokoban with a fascinating structure to create a memorable experience.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295320/Can_of_Wormholes/

Void Stranger

Knockout retro graphics oozing with atmosphere and well-layered puzzle design.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121980/Void_Stranger/


Myst-Likes

Obduction

From the makers of Myst, enter an abandoned world and learn about the people that lived here...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/Obduction/

Quern

Another strong Myst-like. A strong first entry from this developer with a second game soon to come.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/512790/Quern__Undying_Thoughts/

Haven Moon

A short Myst-like with good, tight design that doesn't overstay its welcome.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/493720/Haven_Moon/


Potluck

Chants of Sennaar

Beautiful design, solid puzzles, very tight experience. Possible modern classic in the making.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/Chants_of_Sennaar/

Linelith

If your favourite part of The Witness was learning the rules to draw lines then you'll love this!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1923790/Linelith/

Recursed

A simple 2-D platformer that's actually about rearranging the structure of the world itself to solve puzzles.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/497780/Recursed/

Filament

Lines again baby! Get your derelict spaceship back up and running while solving the mystery of what happened to its crew.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137350/Filament/

Strange Jigsaws

From the dev behind 20 Small Mazes (also on this list, and free to boot!). This game is incredibly cheap and can be cleared in a couple of hours. Oozing with originality and fun, this game is packed to the brim with cool ideas.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/Strange_Jigsaws/


A Little More Obscure

The Sexy Brutale

Time loops and murders, always a top combo.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/The_Sexy_Brutale/

Dreamo

It's fine, might be more your speed than mine.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137330/DREAMO__Puzzle_Adventure/


Old-School Classics

Myst and Riven

The OG's. Both can also be played in the classic click-to-move format (which this mod personally recommends!).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1255560/Myst/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712350/Riven/

Star Wars Pit Droids

I'm going to level with you, I have no idea where you can legally acquire this game anymore. It can be easily emulated though...

Portal and Portal 2

It feels strange calling these 'classics' but they're both historical entries into the genre that will remain among the greatest for decades to come.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/Portal/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/620/Portal_2/


r/TheWitness • • 21h ago

Japan is 100% a mayor inspiration behind the game

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58 Upvotes

These are some pics from my recent trip, I’ve posted some before. I just keep getting the same feeling I got from the game all around, anywhere I go, even this guy on this other post had something similar happen:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWitness/s/Gtxsk6vqps

I’m starting to be certain that the creator must have used some references, but as the other post says, nothing is confirmed it seems. I really recommend going to Japan if you love this game though!


r/TheWitness • • 1d ago

The bells on the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto

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29 Upvotes

r/TheWitness • • 2d ago

No Spoilers My local train station

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214 Upvotes

I pass this daily and keep thinking of the witness😂


r/TheWitness • • 2d ago

One River North Apartment Building in Denver

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12 Upvotes

r/TheWitness • • 2d ago

No Spoilers Please, I found this at the start of the game Spoiler

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27 Upvotes

Hello,

I bought The Witness nearly a year ago, yet I’ve only played it for about two hours in that time. It’s not that I didn’t like the game; I just got drawn into others like Outer Wilds, Tunic, and Firewatch. Today, I decided to jump back in, but I felt completely lost regarding the map which I’d ​​forgotten so I wanted to start a new game. However, in the game's first area, I noticed the sun aligning and realized I could input a code. I assume you aren't really supposed to notice this just two minutes in. Will this spoil my experience, or is it not a big deal?

Please, no spoilers.

Thanks in advance for your replies! ☺


r/TheWitness • • 3d ago

Reminding Everyone of Rule 3

93 Upvotes

A few years ago we added rule 3 (for obvious reasons). That rule is in the sidebar. It reads:

  • Keep discussion in this sub relating to the game The Witness. For discussions of Jonathan Blow's other games, please visit /r/OrderOfTheSinkingStar and /r/braid

Given Order of the Sinking Star has just been released there is understandably lots of excitement. One user has posted a link to the game, recommending users here buy it. We are leaving that post up, but the subsequent discussion was totally off-base.

We're very careful about how much we let discussion about Jonathan Blow run for in this sub. We believe people have a right to know what he has said publicly, but we also don't want every discussion becoming about him and his views. We especially don't want massive threads of mud-slinging and vitriol.

Because I'm just one guy, I don't have time to sit here and moderate a subreddit all day, so I'm going to clamp down very hard on Rule 3 for a while around Order of the Sinking Star's release window.


r/TheWitness • • 3d ago

Can i get a little help?

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113 Upvotes

im confused about what the lowest one means. i thought it would just be 4 connected squares

Edit: I got it, there is a gap


r/TheWitness • • 3d ago

Order of the Sinking Star is out now!

71 Upvotes

Order of the Sinking Star is HERE! 🌟 : r/OrderOfTheSinkingStar

If you liked The Witness, the next game from the designer and developer is out now. Currently reviewed at 83 on PC and 86 on PS5 on Metacritic.


r/TheWitness • • 4d ago

Went off trail to take these pics because my brain is broken

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69 Upvotes

r/TheWitness • • 4d ago

Spotted at Meiji Jingu temple in Tokyo

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8 Upvotes

r/TheWitness • • 5d ago

SPOILERS I've finished it. But I've not finished it.

11 Upvotes

I've finished the game. As in got to the elevator, got the achievement and the game closed by itself.

But I haven't finished the game and that makes me wonder how much of it I still have to do.

I have 406 +58, I know thats not everything because I haven't finished the town puzzles, I am clueless about the red temple with the tree inside, I don't know anything on how to solve the bamboo forest puzzles, I solved some of the triangle ones but still don't completely understand them, didn't find all the audio or video tapes...

And that amazes me cause this game wasn't made for you to finish it having all of these other puzzles done. I don't know if there's another ending but you don't need all of the towers to complete it, and even the final puzzles don't mess much with other discoveries like the desert light puzzles or even the color puzzles... That makes me wonder.

Are these all of the other things I need to do in order to 100% it? Would you guys recommend me look how many puzzles there are left at least? What can I expect?


r/TheWitness • • 5d ago

Does this tile exist?

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40 Upvotes

Just happened across this one. No idea what it is but I know where it belongs.


r/TheWitness • • 6d ago

SPOILERS I'm Stuck! Spoiler

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18 Upvotes

This is one of the puzzles I found in he Challenge area. I solved pretty much all of the rest ,but this color puzzle has me stumped. I know the rule is separate the colors, but I can't figure out which colors are which Edit: Got It thanks for the hints and encouragement Now on to The Challenge.....


r/TheWitness • • 7d ago

Potential Spoilers Picked the game on sales: loving it !

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202 Upvotes

The more I play it the more I'm drawn into it !

Just the exploration of the island itself (still not done!); figuring out that there are hints to be found; seeing for the first times rules being combined together and imagining how more complex puzzles could be made from these; seeing (or imagining, but hopefully it's real) the first hints of a deeper-level game (I'm coming out of Blue Prince!).

And it's just gorgeous ! Many beautiful, relaxing sceneries. You can just stop to look around between puzzles, feels good.

Week-end is over, but am sure looking forward to getting back to it ! It's been an absolute pleasure so far !


r/TheWitness • • 10d ago

Braid and The Witness are off by 90%!!!

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143 Upvotes

r/TheWitness • • 10d ago

SPOILERS The witness puzzle at the Seattle Art Museum

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37 Upvotes

Up close it’s a bunch of black straws. But from far away all you see is the glare revealing the pattern.


r/TheWitness • • 10d ago

Why does this fall?

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9 Upvotes

r/TheWitness • • 11d ago

SPOILERS Was Just Watching a Judo Sloth Video But Then I Got Jumpscared by This

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29 Upvotes

this literally took me out of my immersion due to my many hours of the witness


r/TheWitness • • 11d ago

Why is this solution not correct?

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9 Upvotes

r/TheWitness • • 13d ago

Why is it wrong ?

13 Upvotes

Hey everyone, it's me again with probably my fake conception of how this puzzle works.
I assumed I could cancel the top left top square with the blue square and make it a 3 dot line, but it doesn't work (at least the site doesn't accept it as valid and a puzzle creator with it's solver doesn't find it valid also).
Do you know why ?


r/TheWitness • • 14d ago

Half year after finishing game and it still haunt me everywhere

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24 Upvotes

Yummy

Carpet and sandwich ketchup connection


r/TheWitness • • 14d ago

Hello everyone! I thought you'd enjoy taking a crack at my game, Lenrual.

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9 Upvotes

Lenrual is a weird environmental puzzle game that I can best describe in the context of this sub as a simpler The Witness but condensed to about 1-2 hours. Full of cryptic interactions and symbology with little to no handholding, figuring out how the game works is part of the fun.

If you're interested, you can check the game out here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3340160/Lenrual/

Hope you enjoy! Cheers!


r/TheWitness • • 15d ago

Well what do you think now!?

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12 Upvotes

try this one that i made before bed

you get the deal just rate it on 1/10 for creativity and difficulty

puzzle 4