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He Who Watches

A first-person puzzle game about walking on walls, manipulating gravity, and discovering secrets. Delve deep into an ancient labyrinth of intricate conundrums, seeking an imprisoned god at the centre.

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Danga Games
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Draknek and Friends
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About the Game

He Who Watches is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game that tasks you with navigating a seemingly impossible structure. Grapple with spatial reasoning and shifts in perspective to solve mind-bending puzzle chambers in a mysterious puzzle-platformer where every surface is a possible pathway.

Your bow is not a weapon, but a puzzle-solving tool used to manipulate your environment. Together with a single, magical arrow, you can open doors, move blocks, activate switches, and pull yourself across gaps with its magical chain.

Walk on walls. Walk on ceilings. Shift gravity as you slip between these planes, creating chain reactions to find the correct path forward. Patience and persistence are key to unlocking each solution.

What lies at the heart of this ancient labyrinth? How vast is this enigmatic structure? He Who Watches is full of secret paths, hidden mechanics, and cryptic symbols that invite you to look closer. Seek the imprisoned god at the centre. He is waiting.

  • Created by solo developer Bobby Vanden 

  • Published by puzzle specialists Draknek & Friends 

  • Solve over 100 handcrafted puzzles, each one more devious and demanding than the last 

  • Seek guidance when stuck, with a playable hint system

  • For the curious, investigate secrets that lurk in every nook and cranny

No generative AI was used in development.

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