While Waiting

A narrative puzzle adventure about waiting through life's moments

Optillusion · Released Feb 5, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 344
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Apr 30, 2025

What is While Waiting?

This single-player puzzle adventure moves through waiting scenes spanning a life from birth to death. You finish each scene by waiting, but can look for hidden details and surprises along the way.

For you if...

+you enjoy finding hidden surprises in ordinary scenes
+you like humor mixed with a touching story
+you enjoy optional puzzles in a linear adventure

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced action instead of waiting
−you prefer open-ended exploration over a linear story

What players say

80% of 344 reviews are positive

Players praise the varied scenes, art, humor, and touching story. Their most common complaints are clunky controls and tight time limits on some challenges.

Screenshots and trailer

While Waiting system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor: 1.2 GHz
Graphics: 1024MB VRAM
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 8
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.