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Revision as of 13:07, 9 April 2020
This page is for the 2016 puzzle game. For the unrelated 1983 text adventure game, see The Witness (1983).
Developers | |
---|---|
Thekla, Inc. | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 26, 2016 |
macOS (OS X) | March 8, 2017 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 87 |
OpenCritic | 86 |
IGDB | 88 |
Key points
- Colorblind and hearing-impaired players may have trouble playing the game in full.[1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Epic Games Store | Can be played without Epic Store Launcher being open. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam being open. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\data\Local.variables[Note 1] %APPDATA%\The Witness\Launcher.variables |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/The Witness.app/Contents/Resources/data/Local.variables ~/Library/Application Support/The Witness/Launcher.variables |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/210970/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %APPDATA%\The Witness\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/The Witness/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/210970/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | Syncs up to 100 MB of game saves. Launcher preferences are also synced. |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
- To use a different language, change the language in the properties window in Steam for the game. Alternatively, use the command line argument
-language
with the correct language code.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: The Witness. |
Headsets | |||
---|---|---|---|
SteamVR | Might require launching the game outside Steam with Oculus compatibility layer. | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Buggy and incomplete implementation, puzzles almost impossible to play and most likely require taking headset off and completing puzzles on monitor. Turn on with the command line argument -vr . |
||
Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer. | ||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
---|---|---|---|
Tracked motion controllers | |||
Traditional controller | |||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
---|---|---|---|
Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale | Incorrectly detected and forced. Allows moving in the enviroment while the main body stays in the center, breaking the game even more. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 | |
Metal support |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Configuration file structure and options
- This lists all the possible variables that can be used with the games configuration file,[2] however developer does point out that some of these settings can break the game in non-obvious ways.[3]
Description | |
---|---|
low_res_reflections | Force reflections to be low resolution. Can be true or false. |
shadow_quality | |
sun_shadow_resolution | Resolutions of shadows cast by the sun. Can be 256, 512, or 1024. |
point_shadow_resolution | |
allow_non_essential_spot_lights | |
antialias_panel_rendering | Enables additional anti-aliasing for the puzzle panels. Can be true or false. |
fxaa_panel_rendering | |
panel_mipmaps | |
grass_detail | |
grass_fade_begin | |
grass_fade_end | |
mipmap_filter_quality | |
skip_mipmaps | Changes texture resolution. Lower is better. Can be 0, 1, or 2. |
aa_mode | 2 for FXAA, 0 for no FXAA. Other values are the same as 0. |
msaa_sample_count | Sets number of MSAA samples. Can be 1 for 2x, 2 for 4x and 3 for 8x. |
msaa_coverage | |
msaa_coverage_sample_count | |
panel_render_width | Value must be a power of two. Values below 512 are not recommended. |
render_width | Changes rendering width. Can also be set with command line argument -width. |
render_height | Changes rendering height. Can also be set with command line argument -height. |
dynamic_resolution | Dynamically changes the resolution to maintain framerate. Can be true or false. |
show_config_dialog | Show configuration dialog before starting the game. Can be true or false. |
- See here for the location of the file on each system.
- These need to be added to a graphical quality category called
:/render/low
(ormedium
,high
).[4]
Command line parameters
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
-width | Force a specific width. |
-height | Force a specific height. |
-language | Force a specific language: ar/ko/ja/ru/zh_CN/zh_TW |
-vr | Enables Oculus Rift support. |
-fullscreen | Enables fullscreen mode. |
-windowed | Enables windowed mode. |
-no_window_border | Hides window border. |
-no_hud | Disables the HUD. |
-profile | Set render quality: low/medium/high/ultra |
-no_log | |
-no_sound | |
-no_entities | |
-new_game | |
-demo | |
-non_interactive | |
-no_svn | |
-map | |
-centered | |
-profiling | |
-skip_config_dialog | Suppress the launcher when you start the game |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 DirectX 10 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.11.6 | 10.12.4 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 1.8 GHz | Intel Core i7 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 AMD Radeon R9 M290 Nvidia GeForce 640M 1 GB of VRAM | AMD Radeon R9 M390 Nvidia GeForce 780 2 GB of VRAM |
Other | Metal support is required.[5] |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/210970/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (210970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Colorblind And Hearing-Impaired Players Won't Be Able To Do All The Puzzles In The Witness - Kotaku - last accessed on 2016-01-28
- ↑ Command line arguments and config file variables :: The Witness Technical Support - last accessed on 2020-01-28
- ↑ FAQ: Launcher, Tweaking graphics settings :: The Witness Technical Support - last accessed on 2020-01-28
- "Also, there are various forum posts out there in which people have figured out how to edit even more settings. Be aware that doing so can break certain puzzles and game functionality in subtle non-obvious ways, which is why they're not included here."
- ↑ Tweaking graphics settings :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2016-01-28
- ↑ http://the-witness.net/news/2017/06/macos-system-requirements/