Walkthrough | Keep in The Witness The Witness Guide

Last update: 06 March 2019

This chapter focuses on the Keep, one of the locations in The Witness. Here, you will find general information about the puzzles and the locations of various objects. Check Puzzle solutions to get solutions for the puzzles found in this area.

The Keep is in the Northern part of the isle, eastwards of Quarry, and Northwards of Monastery. The building is big, so it should be easy to find it.

After you enter, turn right. There are two sets of puzzles in the Keep, but you only need to solve one of them to activate the laser. Both of them consist of four labyrinths. Regardless of the set that you pick, prepare a pen and some paper. Whenever you solve a puzzle, take down the solution, because you are soon going to need it later.

The first set, the one closer to the entrance, requires you to complete four labyrinths and to use panels at the end. The shape of each of the panels corresponds to the shape of the labyrinth. To solve it, you need to open the correct path through the labyrinth. You need to keep in mind not only the shape, but also its characteristic features.

There are obstacles in the first labyrinth of the set. While finding the right path, you need to walk around them. While crossing the second one, you need to pay attention to grass that overgrows it. The third labyrinth requires you to listen to sounds that appear there. In the case of the fourth one, you need to compare its shape and the map on the panel. Differences between these two allow you to solve the puzzle.

In general, all four puzzles are relatively easy, and they are definitely easier than the remaining four.

The other set of puzzles is a bit more difficult. In front of each one, there is a panel with one of the types of puzzles that you have already been solving.

Next to the panel, there is the real labyrinth. After you enter, line lights up on the panel. Your task is to make it from start to finish in the way that makes solution appear on the panel. In case of problems, you can reset each panel.

The first puzzle requires you to find a path crossing all of the marked spots. The second one requires you to separate white fields from the black ones. The third and the fourth puzzles had appeared in the Marsh. The third one contains upright symbols and the fourth one has them slanted. Additionally, in the fourth puzzle, you will have to draw two paths at the same time.

In the majority of these puzzles, you can climb down from the labyrinth to the ground or onto the planks. Doing this is not punished in any way; this is rather required to solve the third puzzle. Additionally, you can go over the fields that have been already marked. You can use this to solve the third puzzle also.

Between solving the third and the fourth puzzle in the set, you can open side door to the forest.

On one of the columns by the fourth labyrinth, you find an arrow puzzle.

After you solve either of the two sets, climb to the top of the tower in the center. Depending on which set you had solved, either one of the two, or both panels became available. Your task is to copy all four paths from the labyrinths, onto the panels. This is the reason for the suggestion to take notes. Copy the solution and you will activate the laser.