I loved Braid. Just throwing that out there.
Where have I heard this before... Holy crap. Myst is 20 years old. Pass the geritol. Anyway: I'm not a fan of platformers, so I wasn't particularly a fan of Braid. I appreciated the unique ethic and it had some fun ideas, but it was a little twee for me. I'm a big fan, however, of 3d exploration games of which Myst is definitely OG. Jonathan Blow made a sheaf of bills riffing on Mario; if he can make a sheaf of bills riffing on Myst good on 'im.The Witness is about the experience of being alone on an island, finding beauty in that solitude and solving puzzles along the way.
I have great memories of Myst. The feeling of solitude is so much about what was great about that game. There's a group of islands in Lake Superior with a lonely lighthouse that we visit from time to time. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=729 It feels like you should be solving puzzles there. No sounds but birds and the surf.
With Geocaching you can! Set up a few caches next time you're there if there aren't any already.
I'm about 13 years ahead of you: http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8356_rabbit-bay-pirates-treasure?guid=15813b9a-8726-40fd-ba3e-1b331f29bb03 :)