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The Witness

Thekla Inc.
Jan 26, 2016 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
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OpenCritic Rating

86

Top Critic Average

80%

Critics Recommend

PC Gamer
89 / 100
Game Rant
5 / 5
IGN
10 / 10
Eurogamer
Recommended
GamesRadar+
3 / 5
Metro GameCentral
7 / 10
Game Informer
9.3 / 10
Polygon
8 / 10
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Critic Reviews for The Witness

Blow does it again. Exquisitely layered puzzles populate a world that will keep you guessing.

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Following on from the massive success of Braid, The Witness is an engrossing and hugely satisfying experience that should solidify Jonathan Blow as one of the very best active game designers.

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IGN

10 / 10.0
IGN

The Witness has a power and pull that carried me throughout the more than 40 hours it took to complete it for the first time, and that, even now, beckons me back to confront the mysteries I left unsolved. Its graceful combination of tangible goals, obscurity, and freedom creates ample opportunity for small victories and grand revelations alike. For the most part, its themes weave themselves beautifully throughout the gorgeous world and wide variety of puzzles, but even when it breaks subtlety in favor of a more heavy-handed approach to exposition, it never detracts from the truly fulfilling moments The Witness offers in terms of solving its physical puzzles and unlocking its deepest mysteries.

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Big, beautiful and rewarding, Jon Blow's enigmatic puzzle epic is virtuoso game design - and only a fraction too clever for its own good.

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As brilliant as it is infuriating, The Witness' ingenious puzzles all too easily have their shine worn away by length and a constantly extending complexity.

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Metro GameCentral

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7 / 10
Metro GameCentral

A colossal achievement in puzzle gaming, with a very cleverly conceived setting and story, but the lack of variety and reward becomes stifling.

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Fun and inventive challenges wait around every corner. If you want something more than a barrage of thoughtful puzzles (like a story), you should look elsewhere

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The Witness is uplifting and frustrating

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Industry Coverage

More Free PlayStation Games Are Being Given Away Through the Play at Home Program

More Free PlayStation Games Are Being Given Away Through the Play at Home Program

Sony is giving away a number of games through their Play at Home program

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