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
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FEBRUARY 1938, LOS ANGELES FDR's New Deal is finally rolling. Hitler's rolling, too; this time through Austria. But as Chief Detective for a quiet burgh on the outskirts of L.A., you've got other fish to fry. One gilt-edged society dame is dead. And now it looks like some two-bit grifter is putting the screws to her multi-millionaire old man. Then, unexpected, on this stormy February night, a wealthy but frightened man has asked you for protection. In spite of your best efforts, a death will occur, and you will have twelve hours to solve the mystery and try to arrest the killer - the shakedown turns ugly. You're left with a stiff and a race against the clock to nail your suspect... unless you get nailed first! Nobody said a sordid family affair like this was going to be a cinch. Everyon
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About The Witness
The Witness is a game developed by Infocom. Released in 1983, The Witness falls under the Adventure genre. It holds an overall rating of 96/100 based on 7 ratings.
The game is available on Atari8bit, C64, TRS-80 Color Computer, Atari-ST, C16.. Game modes include Single player.
The game explores themes of Thriller, Mystery and is played from a Text perspective.. Players who enjoy The Witness might also like the 8 similar games listed above.