Why It Ranks
“Line puzzles that rewire your brain.” — The Brain Rewirer. Scored 22/30.
Score Breakdown
The Review
Jonathan Blow's The Witness is a puzzle game that teaches you its language without words. Over 600 line puzzles on a mysterious island gradually introduce rules that build on each other until you realize the entire island is the puzzle. The environmental puzzles — where you see line solutions hidden in the landscape itself — trigger genuine eureka moments that change how you see the real world. It is the most intellectually demanding game ever made.
Fun Fact
Jonathan Blow spent nearly eight years developing The Witness and self-funded the entire $6 million budget from profits of Braid.
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