Solving these three opens the gate to the zen garden and activates the panels surrounding the tree inside the temple.

For the third and final puzzle in the sequence, a bunch of rubble is blocking you from seeing the correct path, so you'll have to go outside and look at the wooden pane from the other side, then translate that to the puzzle. On the middle puzzle, broken pieces of the carved wooden pane inside the temple should provide hints about where walls are that you can't see. In order to complete these, you need to stand inside and overlay the gaps on the wooden tree cutout onto the diamond-shaped puzzles outside, outlining a path for yourself.įor the first in this sequence, starting on the left, the path is relatively clear. This gives you the necessary view of the patterned wood panels outside, which you need to complete to activate the panels inside the temple. (See Monastery Obelisk for more puzzles related to the bonsai tree.) Eventually, the metal panels against the right-side wall (on the side of the zen garden) will rise up and fold away. Once inside, you'll see four blacked out panels surrounding a large tree in the middle of the room, and at the back, a small bonsai version of that tree on a pedestal.įace the tree from the left side and draw a line from one corner to the other, as seen above. To open the monastery doors, look through the holes in the patterned wood panel walls and swipe the lines. Spoiler warning! The screenshots below contain solutions for every puzzle in the area. Hint 3: No Road: If the path trails off, maybe it's just gone somewhere else.Hint 2: Not Quite Right: If the branches aren't making the right path, maybe you're using the wrong set.Hint 1: Path of Tree: Let what's around you guide your path.The hints here are for the four tree puzzles surrounding the large tree inside the temple. Hint 4: Outside Looking In: Something blocking your line of sight? Go outside and look back in for a new perspective.Hint 3: Broken: If a branch is snapped, it's probably important to pay attention to.Hint 2: Patience: If you think you triggered something, be patient and wait for it to happen.Inside the Box?: If the puzzles outside impossible, go inside the temple and check out the bonsai tree. The hints here are for unlocking the zen garden outside, which also activates the puzzles inside the temple. Screenshots bellow show solutions for all of them.All the puzzles in the Monastery revolve around observation and positioning. They are mere maze puzzles where you need to get from one end to the other. There are cables running to the panel controlling the force field and following them you will find the first puzzles to solve in the game. The Witness Starting Force Field Puzzle SolutionsĪs you exit into the island for the first time you’ll come across a force field. Proceed with caution because there are spoilers ahead. We found ourselves in that position many times while playing this game and that is why we provide these guides. Using a guide to solve them should be your last resort, when you are at your wits’ end. The greatest reward for a person playing The Witness is solving the puzzles. Check our guide for all puzzle solutions in the Witness if you need a hint for solving puzzles in other areas. In this guide we’ll show you the solutions to the basic puzzles as well as ways to get to the secret puzzles and their solutions. At the very beginning of the game you will come across some very basic puzzles that are easy to solve, but you might not know that there are several more hidden puzzles in the area and audio tapes that you can pick up. The Witness is a puzzle game with various types of puzzles that are both fun to solve, but sometimes they can just drive you insane.