The Witness

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Android

Genres

• Metroidbrainia
• puzzle video game

Play modes

• single-player video game

Localized titles

• The Witness

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Captions available^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Arabic^*
• Japanese^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Korean^*
• Hungarian^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Hungarian^*

Community tags · historical

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  793^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  463^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  420^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  372^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  365^*

• Colorful^*

  Votes · historical

  305^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  290^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  281^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  263^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  244^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  235^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  136^*

• Nonlinear^*

  Votes · historical

  132^*

• Philosophical^*

  Votes · historical

  122^*

• Relaxing^*

  Votes · historical

  120^*

• Surreal^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  88^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  58^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Beautiful^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.8GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD 4000 series^*

  Graphics API

  Version 10^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  10.11.6 (El Capitan)^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.8GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD 4000 series^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Metal support required^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce 780^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.4GHz^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  166^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

Developers

• Thekla
• Thekla, Inc.^*

Publishers

• Thekla
• Thekla, Inc.^*

• 2016-01-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 26, 2016^*

Detailed specifications