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The Witness
Thekla, Inc. · released Jan 26, 2016 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by Thekla, Inc.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Released Jan 26, 2016
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 85% positive of 17,402 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 119,152 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $39.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 26 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 119 | 26 |
| Dec 2025 | 114 | 29 |
| Jan 2026 | 171 | 28 |
| Feb 2026 | 109 | 26 |
| Mar 2026 | 141 | 40 |
| Apr 2026 | 113 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 112 | 17 |
| Jun 2026 | 157 | 38 |
| Jul 2026 | 120 | 26 |
| Aug 2026 | 135 | 30 |
| Sep 2026 | 76 | 14 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 700k – 1.9M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $11M – $38M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 17,402 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 41–107 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Philosophical | 1 in 75 games |
| Nonlinear | 1 in 41 games |
| Walking Simulator | 1 in 24 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
| Mystery | 1 in 12 games |
| Puzzle | 1 in 6 games |
| First-Person | 1 in 6 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
| DREAMO - Puzzle Adventure | Hypnotic Ants | 82% | Mixed · 39 |
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| Platonic | FidgetBear Games | 84% | Very Positive · 108 |
| Puzzle Park | SVGames | 85% | Mixed · 38 |
| Taiji | Matthew VanDevander | 72% | Very Positive · 1,153 |
| Door | SVGames | 79% | Mixed · 155 |
| Dream Stone | QuickSave | 78% | Mixed · 99 |
| URU: Complete Chronicles | Cyan Worlds, Inc. | 75% | Mostly Positive · 178 |