31 Narrative games like The Witness that you should try

The genre is the same as The Witness’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on progression and world: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and resource management.

What brings it close to The Witness is a relaxing pace, open world exploration and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and progression. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in world and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

What brings it close to The Witness is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and progression. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and world: a casual, approachable feel and linear, story-driven structure.

Same family as The Witness: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside The Witness, and so does a relaxing pace, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world and a third-person camera.

On paper it is what The Witness is — a relaxing pace, open world exploration and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

Shelved next to The Witness for good reason: a relaxing pace, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and a cartoon aesthetic.

What brings it close to The Witness is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

If The Witness worked for you because of a relaxing pace, open world exploration and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and a sandbox world.

It comes from the same genre as The Witness and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and a third-person camera.

On paper it is what The Witness is — a relaxing pace, open world exploration and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

The genre is the same as The Witness’s, and with it a relaxing pace, open world exploration and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and a space setting.

On paper it is what The Witness is — a relaxing pace, open world exploration and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what The Witness does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and pixel art.

What brings it close to The Witness is strong narrative focus, procedural generation and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in tone — its own ground is melee combat.