55BANG SCORE
The Witness
worth it · narrative · 2016
Solid value for the price: about 16.9h, $39.99 (~$2.37/hr), 84% positive.
Better value than 21% of narrative games
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
BANGER threshold
Worth it at $39.99.
A fair value now, it won't reach BANGER at any price.
Real value
$2.37/hr over the 16.9h main story, $1.07/hr if you 100% it (37.4h).
Advertised
16.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
37.4h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$2.37/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$39.99
Reviews
84%
20,892 reviews
Metacritic
87
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2016
What drives the score
Value$2.37/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews84% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Price history
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DeveloperThekla, Inc.
PublisherThekla, Inc.
Genrenarrative
Achievements2
Trailer & screenshots
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