Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue

A dark point-and-click story with life-or-death dialogue choices

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] · Published by GameNet · Released Aug 6, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 554
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Aug 7, 2020
Minimum PC: 2 GB RAM · 1.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue?

In this free, single-player prologue, you play a clerk seeking meaning by helping others. You listen to people considering suicide and choose responses to try to talk them down, while the clerk's stress gives rise to psychedelic dreams.

For you if...

+you like psychological drama presented through pixel art

Not for you if...

−you need to avoid depictions of suicide and depression

What players say

89% of 554 reviews are positive

Players praise the portrayal of difficult emotions. Complaints focus on simplistic dialogue and rigid choices, where a wrong answer can immediately lead to a character's death.

Screenshots and trailer

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Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue?

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP or later
Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1500 MB available space

Does Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian.

Does Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam