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While We Wait Here

First-person diner story with cooking, dialogue choices, and looming catastrophe

Bad Vices Games · Released Oct 23, 2024

AdventureCasualSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 2,466
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 40 in 30 days
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Dec 5, 2024
Minimum PC
750
8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is While We Wait Here?

A first-person psychological horror story set in a mountain diner, where news of an impending catastrophe interrupts a normal shift. You prepare orders, wash dishes, listen to customers, and choose what to say to them, with multiple possible endings.

For you if...

  • +you like dialogue choices that lead to different endings
  • +you enjoy unsettling stories built around everyday routines

Not for you if...

  • −you want demanding kitchen management rather than simple food preparation
  • −you prefer action over extended conversations with customers

What players say

89% of 2,466 reviews are positive · 90% of 40 in the last 30 days

Players praise the retro visuals, diner atmosphere, character stories, and cooking interactions. Common complaints are the short length and abrupt ending; opinions on the voice acting are mixed.

How many players finish While We Wait Here?

57% of Steam players have unlocked «How it all ended», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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While We Wait Here system requirements

Minimum: 750, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Processor
I3-4130 3,40 GhZ
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 750
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does While We Wait Here have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does While We Wait Here run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
16
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America, Catalan.

Does While We Wait Here 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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