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Games similar to The Witness

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Our thinky games database has lots of hand-curated, detailed information about every game, so we're able to make great recommendations for other games you might enjoy. This includes other logic, puzzle, and rule-discovery games, among many other great games.

Take a look at some of the most similar games below.

  • Taiji
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    A tranquil, open-world puzzler filled with grid-shading logic puzzles.
  • Sensorium
    Windows
    Explore the five senses in this non-linear first-person puzzle game.
  • Outer Wilds
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Explore a solar system and unravel its mysteries.
  • Chroma Zero
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Explore a world of mystery, color, energy, and movement with knowledge-based progression.
  • Antichamber
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Explore an abstract, Escher-like space where nothing is as it seems.
  • Blue Prince
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Search for Room 46 in a mysterious manor where the rooms are different each time you enter.
  • The Button Effect
    Windows
    Explore a museum of hidden connections and spatial insights, where every button has a purpose.
  • Lingo
    Windows
    Decipher cryptic word puzzles in a strange, non-linear space.
  • Myst (2021)
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    A genre-defining adventure across enigmatic worlds.
  • Platonic
    Windows
    Explore five strange worlds of contraptions and cryptic puzzles.
  • LOCK
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Solve your way off a mysterious island where everything is a puzzle.
  • Lingo 2
    Windows
    Roam an abstract open world of surprising puzzles in a sequel brimming with new mechanics.
  • Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    A mysterious satellite photo uncovers the solar system's deepest secret in this Outer Wilds DLC.
  • LOK
    Pen & Paper
    Uncover the hidden language of the LOK through letter-based logic puzzles.
  • IFO
    Windows
    MacOS
    Discover the cryptic rules of a simulated alien device.
  • Rhombus
    Windows
    Linux
    Control the platforms of a small, abstract open world using handy panels.
  • Tunic
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    What appears to be a difficult Souls-like adventure game hides layers of secrets and discoveries.
  • Islands of Insight
    Windows
    An open-world of floating islands, brimming with hand-crafted logic grids and environmental puzzles.
  • The Looker
    Windows
    MacOS
    Explore a dreamy island parodying a famous first-person puzzle game.
  • Nodes of a Feather
    Web
    An abstract logic game about connecting pairs of nodes.
  • Leap Year
    Windows
    Discover the secrets of falling in a platforming world where a plain jump could kill you.
  • Öoo
    Windows
    Use bombs to launch yourself into the air and perform joyful caterpillar tricks.
  • Bobogram
    Web
    Pen & Paper
    A playful puzzle book with clipped instructions.
  • Return of the Obra Dinn
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.
  • Understand
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Discover the rules for these line-drawing puzzles — but the rules change every level.
  • Call of the Sea
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Discover arcane knowledge on a remote South Pacific island.
  • We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
    Windows
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Take a boat ride in a derelict theme park with three bite-sized co-op challenges.
  • Animal Well
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Explore a dark well inhabited by animals and full of secrets.
  • Decipher The Deck
    Windows
    Find the rules behind each suit and face card to solve the underlying logic puzzles.
  • Quern - Undying Thoughts
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Uncover the secrets of Quern, solving contraption puzzles in this first-person puzzle adventure.

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