The Witness

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App ID	210970
App Type	Game
Developer	Thekla, Inc.
Publisher	Thekla, Inc.
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Last Changenumber	30018829
Last Record Update	11 July 2025 – 19:35:21 UTC ()
Release Date	26 January 2016 – 17:15:00 UTC ()

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19k reviews

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In-Game

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

Steam price history

Current Price $39.99

Lowest Recorded Price $7.59 at -81% 21 December 2023

Currency	Current Price	Converted Price		Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar	$39.99	$39.99		$7.59	$7.59 at -81%
Kazakhstani Tenge	4700₸	$8.72	-78.17%	$1.65	893₸ at -81%
Russian Ruble	699 ₽	$8.76	-78.08%	$1.65	132 ₽ at -81%
Indian Rupee	₹ 849	$9.66	-75.84%	$1.83	₹ 161 at -81%
Ukrainian Hryvnia	479₴	$11.46	-71.34%	$2.17	91₴ at -81%
Vietnamese Dong	310000₫	$11.78	-70.53%	$2.24	59000₫ at -81%
Brazilian Real	R$ 72,99	$13.53	-66.16%	$2.56	R$ 13,86 at -81%
Chinese Yuan	¥ 112	$15.72	-60.67%	$2.98	¥ 21.28 at -81%
Indonesian Rupiah	Rp 269999	$16.25	-59.34%	$3.08	Rp 51299 at -81%
Philippine Peso	₱999.95	$17.04	-57.38%	$3.23	₱189.99 at -81%
Malaysian Ringgit	RM75.00	$17.75	-55.60%	$3.37	RM14.25 at -81%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar	$18.99	$18.99	-52.51%	$3.79	$3.79 at -80%
MENA - U.S. Dollar	$18.99	$18.99	-52.51%	$3.79	$3.79 at -80%
Mexican Peso	Mex$ 355.99	$19.30	-51.73%	$3.66	Mex$ 67.63 at -81%
Colombian Peso	COL$ 75000	$19.32	-51.67%	$3.67	COL$ 14250 at -81%
Chilean Peso	CLP$ 18300	$19.43	-51.41%	$3.69	CLP$ 3477 at -81%
CIS - U.S. Dollar	$19.99	$19.99	-50.01%	$3.79	$3.79 at -81%
Uruguayan Peso	$U799	$20.03	-49.89%	$3.78	$U151 at -81%
Qatari Riyal	75.99 QR	$20.86	-47.82%	$3.96	14.43 QR at -81%
Kuwaiti Dinar	6.50 KD	$21.19	-46.99%	$4.01	1.23 KD at -81%
Thai Baht	฿729.00	$22.31	-44.21%	$4.23	฿138.51 at -81%
South African Rand	R 409.00	$23.72	-40.68%	$4.50	R 77.71 at -81%
Japanese Yen	¥ 3980	$26.04	-34.88%	$4.94	¥ 756 at -81%
Norwegian Krone	270,00 kr	$26.96	-32.57%	$5.12	51,30 kr at -81%
Peruvian Sol	S/.92.95	$27.46	-31.32%	$5.21	S/.17.66 at -81%
New Zealand Dollar	NZ$ 47.99	$27.58	-31.02%	$5.23	NZ$ 9.11 at -81%
Saudi Riyal	104.00 SR	$27.73	-30.65%	$5.26	19.76 SR at -81%
Taiwan Dollar	NT$ 868	$28.15	-29.58%	$5.32	NT$ 164 at -81%
Hong Kong Dollar	HK$ 219.00	$28.18	-29.52%	$5.35	HK$ 41.61 at -81%
South Korean Won	₩ 43000	$29.88	-25.27%	$5.67	₩ 8170 at -81%
Singapore Dollar	S$39.00	$30.03	-24.90%	$5.70	S$7.41 at -81%
Canadian Dollar	CDN$ 43.99	$31.42	-21.42%	$5.96	CDN$ 8.35 at -81%
U.A.E. Dirham	116.00 AED	$31.58	-21.03%	$6.00	22.04 AED at -81%
Costa Rican Colon	₡15900	$31.66	-20.83%	$6.01	₡3020 at -81%
Australian Dollar	A$ 56.95	$37.08	-7.27%	$7.04	A$ 10.82 at -81%
Polish Zloty	142,99zł	$39.19	-1.99%	$7.44	27,16zł at -81%
British Pound	£29.99	$39.92	-0.17%	$7.57	£5.69 at -81%
South Asia - USD	$39.99	$39.99		$7.59	$7.59 at -81%
Euro	36,99€	$43.02	+7.59%	$8.16	7,02€ at -81%
Israeli New Shekel	₪149.95	$45.64	+14.15%	$8.67	₪28.49 at -81%
Swiss Franc	CHF 38.00	$47.77	+19.48%	$9.07	CHF 7.22 at -81%

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Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Additional Information

Developer

Thekla, Inc.

gamedir

ValveTestApp210970

metacritic_name

The Witness

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partial

metacritic_score

NoServers

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-witness?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateAvailable

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

community_visible_stats

Yes

sourcegame

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Thekla, Inc.

Store Release Date

26 January 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://x.com/thekla_inc

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

26 January 2016 – 17:15:00 UTC ()

Original Release Date

26 January 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1453795200)

Store Asset Modification Time

28 October 2019 – 23:24:03 UTC () (1572305043)

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
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review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

AMD_GPU_Services SDK, Bink_Video SDK, NVIDIA_Ansel SDK, OpenVR SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 18 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 3801772

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	1
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

4 May 2013 – 21:10:07 UTC (), in changelist #214679

Supported Languages

15 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Arabic	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes	Yes
Hungarian	Yes		Yes	Yes

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logo_position/height_pct	100

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timestamp	12 July 2024 – 19:00:23 UTC

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timestamp	19 January 2016 – 21:28:16 UTC

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timestamp	19 January 2016 – 22:13:09 UTC

The Witness

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Supported Languages

Assets

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