Wait! Life is beautiful!

Point-and-click adventure about talking people through suicidal crises

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] · Published by GameNet · Released Aug 27, 2020

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 266
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Sep 4, 2020
Minimum PC: 2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Wait! Life is beautiful!?

You play an office clerk seeking purpose by helping people considering suicide. This single-player, 2D adventure centers on choosing dialogue to understand their problems and try to talk them down, with the clerk's stress and regrets surfacing in dark, psychedelic dreams.

For you if...

+you like pixel art and stories with multiple endings

Not for you if...

−you prefer lighthearted stories without suicide or psychological distress

What players say

76% of 266 reviews are positive

Players praise the writing and the difficulty of choosing helpful responses. Others say the jokes undercut the subject matter and criticize repetitive pacing. A recent reviewer also objects to slow, unskippable dialogue during replays.

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Wait! Life is beautiful! system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP or later
Processor: 1.5 GHz Core2Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

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

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

Single-player

Does Wait! Life is beautiful! 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
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.

Does Wait! Life is beautiful! 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