The Witness is a great self-contained puzzle experience. You are dropped into a world with no explanation, no tutorial, no pop-ups to tell you what to do or where to go. You are left with only your curiosity and your drive to explore. But it's what this game does with that drive that I think makes it so enjoyable.
As you explore the world you begin solving puzzles and unraveling the clues that different symbols in the world hold. The more you learn the more you begin to notice things that you previously overlooked. As time passes you can find so many hidden secrets that give you a strong sense of accomplishment and intrigue. If you are interested in calm, interesting puzzle games with a large exploration component, the Witness is a great option.

I played this game originally back in 2018 and enjoyed its puzzles. I did the standard ending. I came back 7 years later to experience the game again in its entirety with a 100% play through and appreciated the game even more the second time. A must play for puzzle game enthusiasts.

a pretty difficult puzzle game with extremely creative and well-crafted puzzle mechanics
there's basically no real story, you're just here to solve puzzles, but that's cool

Loved this game so much. Really challenging and engaging puzzles and gorgeous to look at! I get the sense that at 30 hours and 416 puzzles solved there are layers of content I haven't discovered yet...