Games like The Witness

The closest matches to The Witness: The Talos Principle, Obduction, Outer Wilds, Quern - Undying Thoughts, and Manifold Garden. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If The Witness is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Talos Principle, Obduction and Outer Wilds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its environmental puzzles and non linear exploration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

The Witness is an indie adventure puzzle game released in 2016 by Thekla, Inc. Players find themselves on a mysterious island filled with environmental puzzles that require non-linear exploration and puzzle-solving to progress. Set from a first-person perspective across an open world environment, the game teaches its mechanics organically through gameplay rather than explicit tutorials. Reviewers describe the island setting as atmospheric and immersive, while players highlight the intricate puzzle design and rewarding sense of discovery. The game offers a long, challenging experience designed for solo play. The Witness is available for $39.99 USD and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck, holding an 83% positive rating from over 8,700 Steam reviews.

About The Witness: You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.