
Some puzzles have red, blue, or yellow boxes inside them that require you to section them off accordingly. Colorblind players on the other hand may have some trouble because distinguishing certain colors are essential to solving many of the puzzles in the game. There’s very little music in The Witness so I don’t think disabled gamers with hearing impairments will miss anything important when it comes to the atmosphere. Deaf players should make sure to turn on subtitles because there is hidden dialogue you may not encounter immediately.

There’s also no combat at all in The Witness so I believe gamers with fine motor skill impairments should have no trouble at all playing the game. The good thing is, the game has a nice feature that automatically locks the camera in place as long as you pointed in the general vicinity of the puzzle. Sometimes it is difficult in The Witness getting the camera to line up with each puzzle board. You’re given the option to have your character run by holding the left trigger button, but this just helps to get you to certain parts of the island quicker and is not essential in beating the game.

That’s about it when it comes to buttons you are required to press. You move with the left control stick and aim the camera with the right control stick. This button lets you solve puzzles and manipulate different items. The Witness has no customizable controls, but the only real button you have to press in the game is the interact button. However, The Witness has very simple controls so most disabled gamers should be able to play the game with ease. The game has no tutorials and there are over 600 difficult puzzles that will keep you occupied for hours on end.

The Witness is a first-person open world puzzle game made by indie designer Jonathan Blow and published by Thekla Inc. Put your brain to the test and learn more about the inhabitants with each puzzle you solve. Explore an abandoned island and solve the strange mysteries within it.
