Games like The Witness
Looking for games like The Witness? Here are top open world action adventure recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with WitCup 12, The Talos Principle or Antichamber.
1 84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding84% User Score 7,282 reviewsSpoiler Warning: This game contains major spoilers for The Witness. The game assumes that you have previously played and learned every mechanic (excluding the hidden ones) in The Witness. The 12th WitCup took place on May 14, 2022. The problem was given by @Leaving Leaves. The goal of the puzzle is to understand the structure of a seemingly complicated configuration of elements from The Witness, a…
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability96% User Score 18,971 reviewsCritic Score 86%27 reviewsThe Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, replayability95% User Score 12,972 reviewsCritic Score 81%5 reviewsAntichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game. Many of the puzzles are based on phenomena that occur within the Impossible Objects created by the game engine, such as passages that lead the player to different locations depending on which way they face, and structures that seem otherwise impossible within normal three-dimensional space. The game includes elements of psycho…
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90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding90% User Score 966 reviewsExplore a mysterious and detailed world full of puzzles. It is important to think hard and to pay close attention, as vital clues are sometimes hidden in plain sight.
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88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, optimization86% User Score 13,645 reviewsCritic Score 89%28 reviewsWelcome to Mt. Holly
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89%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsoptimization, grinding91% User Score 2,614 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsYou try to clear your vision and get on your feet after your arrival. You hear the portal closing behind you as you take a step forward. You are trapped, your way back is gone. Quern - Undying Thoughts is a first-person puzzle adventure game, inviting you on a journey to explore it and solve its challenges. Put your mind to the test with the increasingly complex puzzles, and unravel the mysteri…
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90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability93% User Score 7,526 reviewsCritic Score 81%1 reviewsViewfinder is a puzzle game where you can reshape the world around you by taking photos with an instant camera.
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding91% User Score 2,794 reviewsVoid Stranger is a 2D sokoban-style puzzle game where every step counts. Descend into the forgotten labyrinth teeming with fiendish foes and traps that defy reason. A swift defeat lurks at every corner for those who neither study their surroundings nor think their moves through with care. Trust you wits and slowly, surely, you will conquer the mysteries before you. You do remember why you are he…
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90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, replayability94% User Score 5,540 reviewsCritic Score 87%30 reviewsAn adventure across worlds within worlds.
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability95% User Score 13,381 reviewsCritic Score 86%26 reviewsThe Talos Principle II is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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