The Witness walkthrough & puzzle guide

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Solve every puzzle in The Witness and uncover the mysteries of the island with our complete walkthrough guide

Red Tree Temple (Monastery) 

The front gate is locked, but if you follow the wall around to the back you can get inside and open it up.

Slide both door switches to enter the temple.

Completing lines around this planter will open the shutters on the one remaining side.

Hint: Get a better view of the panels outside.

This configuration will allow you to look at the panels outside.

Hint: Choose the right perspective on the panels outside.

Line up the cut-out with the first panel to get the solution.

Hint: Watch out for broken branches.

Consider where those snapped off branches would be.

Hint: Find a different angle to view the solution.

As you can't see through the template on this one, you'll need to view it from the outside then transpose the solution to the panel. This will activate the next panel inside.

Hint: Continue looking through branches.

Line up the branches with the panels to reveal a route through them.

Hint: Switch the rules.

This time you need to follow the route drawn out by the branches when lined up.

Hint: Don't miss the broken branch.

Spot the broken branch on the floor then transpose it into your solution.

You can now head back outside to swipe the lock and activate the laser, unlocking the Monastery trophy.

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Opening Garden
Blue & Green Panels
Pink Trees
Pottery (Symmetry)
Orange Trees (Shady Trees)
Sun Temple (Desert Ruin)
Hedge Maze (Keep)
Pressure Pad Maze
Red Tree Temple (Monastery)
Greenhouse (Bunker)
Marsh
Treehouses
Quarry
Bamboo Forest (Jungle)
Town
Mountain
Mountain Challenge
Secret Rooms
Windmill & Video Player
Secret Ending

Iain Wilson
Iain Wilson
Guides Editor

Iain originally joined Future in 2012 to write guides for CVG, PSM3, and Xbox World, before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor. His words have also appeared in OPM, OXM, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and SFX. He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 1,000 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.

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