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Game App 2449160

While Waiting

Optillusion · released Feb 5, 2025

Presented by the team behind critically acclaimed "Moncage", this is a transformative adventure exploring the art of waiting. Clear the game by doing nothing, but discover the power of acceptance and patience in numerous situations from birth to death. Learn to embrace life as you wait.

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Price
$19.99
US store
Reviews
75%
234 · Mostly Positive
Playing now
1
sampled 13h ago
24h peak
1
all-time seen 5
Followers
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~7K
3.5K – 11.2K
Revenue (est.)
~$77.2K
gross, lifetime · how
YouTube activity
2
videos · 30 d
9
creators
6.2K
views · 1 y
Twitch activity
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avg viewers · 30 d
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hours watched · 30 d
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streamers · 30 d

Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 3d ago
Change number
39,323,160
Public build
17,449,511 · Feb 21, 2025 (1y ago)
Operating systems
windows, macos
Architecture
—
Install size
3.9 GB · 2.3 GB download
Install folder
WhileWaiting
Controller support
Full
Metacritic
—
Release state
released
Community
hub · stats

Steam Deck

Verified

Tested Feb 12, 2025 on build 17,247,318

  • ✓Default controller config fully functional
  • ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
  • ✓Interface text is legible
  • ✓Default configuration is performant

Branches · 1

every build Steam serves for this app
BranchBuildUpdatedDescription
public 17,449,511Feb 21, 2025 · 1y ago

Build history

every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)
BuildBranchReleasedFirst seen
17,449,511public Feb 21, 2025 08:013d ago

Depots · 3

content of the public branch
DepotNameOSLanguageDLC / sharedSizeDownloadManifest
2449161 windows 1.9 GB1.1 GB 6031551091638492284
2449162 macos 2.0 GB1.2 GB 909122867675388557
3394070 all DLC While Waiting: Artbook 3.4 MB3.0 MB 5473377870753426692

Launch options · 3

ExecutableOSDescription
While Waiting.exe windows While Waiting
WhileWaitingWebComics.pdf all While Waiting Artbook
While Waiting.app macos While Waiting Mac

Languages · 12

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Dutch ✓—✓
French ✓—✓
German ✓—✓
English ✓—✓
Italian ✓—✓
Korean ✓—✓
Russian ✓—✓
Spanish ✓—✓
Japanese ✓—✓
Simplified Chinese ✓—✓
Traditional Chinese ✓—✓
Portuguese - Brazil ✓—✓

Packages · 1

all packages
SubNameBillingPrice
881451While Waiting Store or CD key $19.99

Bundles · 1

all bundles
BundleGamesBundle discountPrice
Optillusion Games2 -10%$27.43

DLC in product info · 1

includes DLC not sold separately

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