The Witness on track to sell more in one week than Braid did in a year

The Witness is officially a success.

The Witness sales have been strong enough to seriously out-perform Jonathan Blow's previous game, the indie auteur has announced.

With a few days left before the end of its first week on sale, the first-person puzzle adventure is on track to shift more copies than Braid did in a whole year. It's an impressive performance, especially given rampant piracy of The Witness.

Braid was a breakout indie hit and made Jonathan Blow a millionaire, but he then spent all of the money on The Witness, eventually going into debt to finish it.

Blow said this success ensures Thekla Inc.'s next project will command a similar budget.

It's hard to talk about numbers without breaking NDAs, but The Witness is on track to sell more in a week than Braid sold in its first year,

— Jonathan Blow (@Jonathan_Blow) January 31, 2016

and Braid was a hit indie game! (I'll let you know if this officially happens!) Which is not to be too money-oriented, it's just great that

— Jonathan Blow (@Jonathan_Blow) January 31, 2016

we'll be able to make the next game at a comparable budget level (maybe bigger, we'll see!)

— Jonathan Blow (@Jonathan_Blow) January 31, 2016

The Witness is available now on PC and PS4.