While Mom's Away

A multiplayer first-person shooter with household weapons and changing minigames

sourcelocation · Released Oct 10, 2024

Action Casual Indie Strategy Free To Play

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 93
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Jan 30, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce GT 1030; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is While Mom's Away?

This free-to-play first-person shooter puts you against other players in rounds of different minigames. You attack opponents with toasters, pizza, and satellite dishes in online or LAN PvP.

For you if...

+you like fast-paced competition with a comic premise

Not for you if...

−you prefer solo play over competing against other people

What players say

85% of 93 reviews are positive

Recent reviews repeatedly report empty servers and difficulty finding opponents, with players saying they need friends to play. Players also ask for more content and bots.

Screenshots and trailer

While Mom's Away system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GT 1030, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Michaelsoft Binbows
Processor: Intel i3-7100
Graphics: GeForce GT 1030
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
Notes: GPU with Vulkan support

Does While Mom's Away have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online and LAN. There is no single-player mode.

Does While Mom's Away run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 13
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does While Mom's Away 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