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This page is for the 2016 puzzle game. For the 1983 text adventure game, see The Witness (1983).
The Witness
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Thekla, Inc. |
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January 26, 2016 |
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March 8, 2017 |
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Key points
- Colorblind and hearing-impaired players may have trouble playing the game in full.[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Official website
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Advanced launcher settings.
In-game general settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game key customization menu.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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UI |
Audio |
Sub |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Portuguese |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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- 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
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
Configuration file structure and options
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Description |
low_res_reflections |
Force reflections to be low resolution. Can be true or false. |
sun_shadow_resolution |
Resolutions of shadows cast by the sun. Can be 256, 512, or 1024. |
antialias_panel_rendering |
Enables additional anti-aliasing for the puzzle panels. Can be true or false. |
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. |
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
(or medium
, high
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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 |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz
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System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Intel HD 4000 DirectX 10 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 DirectX 10 compatible |
Notes
References