INFOCOM Adventure
The Witness
The second case in Infocom’s interactive detective trilogy plunges you into 1930s Los Angeles, where danger hides behind charm and every clue tells a different story. Unravel a tense noir murder mystery before the night — and the truth — slip away.
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Game overview
Description
Los Angeles, 1938. The air is thick with fog and deceit.
In The Witness, Infocom’s gripping noir mystery, you play a police detective called to the lavish home of a wealthy businessman who fears for his life. Moments later, he’s dead — and the only witness may be lying.
Search the house, interview suspects, and piece together the truth before dawn breaks and the killer slips away.
With its period-perfect dialogue and evolving story, The Witness captures the essence of classic detective fiction — full of twists, tension, and sharp wit.
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- Genre
- Interactive fiction
- Play style
- Single player
- Access
- Play in browser
- Account
- No account required
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