The Witness walkthrough & puzzle guide
Solve every puzzle in The Witness and uncover the mysteries of the island with our complete walkthrough guide
Town
In the centre of the map you'll find these ruined buildings, with panels combining solution methods from all over the island.
Down by the water you can summon another boat. An initial panel is nearby.
In the same area, you can enter this building to find an orange storage container.
Unlock the door to find a stray panel inside. Now head back out and look for a see-through panel near the water.
Hint: Remember the see-through Symmetry panels.
Hint: Look for the nearby vine/cable.
Copy the path of the vine/cable on the panel.
Hint: Remember the Orchard (Pink Trees) panels.
Spot the apple in the tree then identify the broken branches to work out where it's located.
The next panel has three separate solutions.
Hint: Remember the Shady Trees panels.
Avoid the shadows crossing the panel.
Hint: Remember the Desert Ruin panels.
Head up to the roof and catch the reflected sun on the panel to spot the solution.
Hint: Remember the Monastery panels.
Go outside and look through the branches to see the final solution mapped out.
The next panel is on the roof, but you can't access the solution for now.
Use the nearby panel on the roof to angle the mirror and redirect the Desert Ruin laser up to the Mountain.
Solve this panel to get inside the flower building near the ruined church.
In the basement you'll find this pair of panels next to a broken speaker.
Hint: Remember the Jungle panels.
Small hexagons are high notes and larger ones are low, so make sure your entries to both panels are consistent.
This will lower some steps to reach the upstairs area in this building.
Use the central control panel to switch between green, blue and red lighting.
Hint: Remember the Bunker panels.
Use the different lights to work out which stars are matching colours.
Back downstairs, look through the coloured window in the door to see the solution to the ruined church entrance panel.
Hint: Remember the Monastery panels.
Stand back to see the solutions to this panel through the broken lattice.
Go up the stairs inside the ruined church to find a recording next to the bell. Then cross the area to the next set of panels.
Solving these panels will lower some steps to the upper level.
With those panels solved, locate the maze room with blue walls.
Hint: Remember the Keep panels.
Follow the worn path through the maze, then map it out on the door panel.
This will lower a set of stairs to reach the upper area.
After solving the panels up here, look through the window and use the reflection to see the solution to the panel we reached earlier.
Now you can climb to the top of the tower and swipe the lock to activate the laser, unlocking the Town trophy.
Jump to Section:
Opening Garden
Blue & Green Panels
Pink Trees
Pottery (Symmetry)
Orange Trees (Shady Trees)
Sun Temple (Desert Ruin)
Hedge Maze (Keep)
Pressure Pad Maze
Red Tree Temple (Monastery)
Greenhouse (Bunker)
Marsh
Treehouses
Quarry
Bamboo Forest (Jungle)
Town
Mountain
Mountain Challenge
Secret Rooms
Windmill & Video Player
Secret Ending
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Iain originally joined Future in 2012 to write guides for CVG, PSM3, and Xbox World, before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor. His words have also appeared in OPM, OXM, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and SFX. He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 600 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.