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While Waiting

A narrative puzzle adventure about waiting through life's moments

Optillusion · Released Feb 5, 2025

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 344
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Apr 30, 2025
Minimum PC
1024MB VRAM
1 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

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.

How many players finish While Waiting?

15% of Steam players have unlocked «All in One Place», 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 Waiting system requirements

Minimum: 1024MB VRAM, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

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

Does While Waiting have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does While Waiting 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
8
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.

Does While Waiting 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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