The Witness

Released1983

Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
TRS-80 Color Computer
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Mac
DOS
Amiga
Apple II
TRS-80
Amstrad CPC
Commodore Plus/4
Amstrad PCW

About

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.

Developer: Infocom
Publisher: Infocom
Genres: Adventure
Themes: Thriller, Mystery
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Text
Time to beat: 12 h normally
IGDB rating: 96 / 100 (7 ratings)

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Amiga	1986
Amstrad CPC	1986
Amstrad PCW	1986
Apple II	1983
Atari 8-bit	1983
Atari ST/STE	1985
Commodore 16	1984
Commodore C64/128/MAX	1983
Commodore Plus/4	1984
DOS	1983
Mac	1984
TRS-80	1984
TRS-80 Color Computer	1984

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