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The Witness cover
Video game · 1983

The Witness

Released 24 May 1983 on Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II, Texas Instruments TI-99…, MS-DOS, Commodore 16 and 8 more

Developer
Infocom
Publisher
Infocom
Made in
Cambridge, United States
Genre
Adventure
Themes
Thriller, Mystery
IGDB CRITICS967 reviews

About The Witness

The Witness was the seventh game released by interactive fiction pioneers Infocom. The player character is a detective who has been summoned to the Cabeza Plana, California office of Mr. Linder, a millionaire. Linder fears that his life is in danger... and indeed, as he sits in his office with the player, he is murdered before the player's eyes. The player then must solve the murder.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

Atari 8-bit computers1983
Apple II1983
Texas Instruments TI-99…24 May 1983
MS-DOS1983
Commodore 161984
Mac1984
TRS-801984
TRS-80 Color Computer1984
Atari ST1985
Amstrad PCW1986
Amiga1986
Amstrad CPC1986
Commodore 64later, date unknown

Screenshots

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