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While Waiting

75% positive of 234 Steam reviews

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To finish
5 h
Released
2025
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Optillusion.

About the game

Presented by the team behind critically acclaimed "Moncage", this is a transformative adventure exploring the art of waiting. Clear the game by doing nothing, but discover the power of acceptance and patience in numerous situations from birth to death. Learn to embrace life as you wait.

Tagged by players

  • Wholesome
  • Narrative
  • Comic Book
  • Cartoon
  • Comedy
  • Satire
  • Collectathon
  • Linear
  • Funny
  • Puzzle
  • Cute
  • Visual Novel

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I only played half of the game before dropping it which I feel is important to note, though the way the game is levels of the same type of gameplay I don't think my opinion would've changed by the end. The concept of this game is so good and the levels themselves clearly have a lot of creativity and thought put into them but the controls are clunky and it's pretty unforgiving with time limits (I thought going into…

    4 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    To set your expectations, this is not your typical game - it's more of a concept exploration filled with nice art and fun Wario-Ware-like mini games. While most games re-use mechanics to get value, I really respect the developers for keeping me on my toes by making no-two-interactions the same. I went into each level not knowing what to expect or how to play it, and honestly I felt like I had my value about 30% into…

    5.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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