App Store ratings
581
0.0% no change vs Aug 8, 2026- Average rating
- 4.0
Mobile game · 2016
The Witness
The Witness is a single-player game in an open world with dozens of locations to explore and over 500 puzzles. This game respects you as an intelligent player and it treats your time as precious. There's no filler; each of those puzzles brings its own new idea into the mix. So, this is a game full of ideas.
Estimated daily players
~4,4000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 350–190K
Estimated total players
~88,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 35K–1.2M
Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out
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What the estimate rests on
- Steam 45%
- App Store 34%
- Reddit 12%
- Twitch 8.6%
Player estimates
Nobody publishes how many people play The Witness, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on App Store, Steam, Reddit, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.
Estimated daily players
~4,400
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 350 – 190K
Built from the live counts: Steam concurrents, Discord and Reddit members online, Twitch viewers.
Estimated total players
~88,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 35K – 1.2M
Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.
Estimated total players over time
3 readings · last 3 days
Estimated daily players over time
from live counts
Average estimated players per month
| Month | Estimated total players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~120,000 | — |
Community activity
Last checked Aug 10, 2026
Store signals
How many people have rated, reviewed or installed The Witness where it is sold.
Community signals
How many people gather around The Witness outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.
Not tracked for The Witness: Google Play, Discord, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.
Storyline
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you. You don't remember who you are, and you don't remember how you got here, but there's one thing you can do: explore the island in hope of discovering clues, regaining your memory, and somehow finding your way home.
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Frequently asked questions
How many people play The Witness?
We estimate that about 88,000 people have played The Witness — plausibly between 35K and 1.2M. Around 4,400 of them play on a given day, in a range of 350 and 190K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on App Store, Steam, Reddit and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.
Is The Witness still active?
Yes. The Witness is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.
How are the The Witness player estimates worked out?
Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 3 readings taken since August 8, 2026.
How big is the The Witness Reddit community?
The Witness has 17,732 members on Reddit, as of August 9, 2026.
How big is the The Witness Twitch community?
The Witness has 243 viewers on Twitch, as of August 9, 2026.
When was The Witness released?
The Witness was released on January 26, 2016 for iOS.
What platforms is The Witness available on?
The Witness is available on iOS. You can get it from App Store (iPhone).