While Waiting
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.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:2/5/2025
- Franchise:Optillusion
- Developer:Optillusion
- Publisher:Optillusion
- Last Updated:4/5/2025
- Steam App Id:2449160
While Waiting
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, While Waiting has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 121 players achieved on 2/9/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for While Waiting. It has received a total of 237 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 78 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for While Waiting and its growth over time. It currently has 4,209 followers on its community page.
While Waiting Price
While Waiting costs $19.99 in the Steam store as of 4/5/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Optillusion Games which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for While Waiting.
About While Waiting
While Waiting is an Indie, Casual, and Adventure game developed by Optillusion. On 2/5/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Optillusion.
Players have rated While Waiting as "Very Positive" out of 237 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 202 positive reviews and 35 negative reviews — an overall 85% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 12 languanges in-game including English, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), and French. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, While Waiting supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Partial Controller Support
- Single-player
From the Steam community, While Waiting has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Drama
- Narrative
- Visual Novel
- Puzzle
- Choices Matter
- Comic Book
- Collectathon
- Comedy
- Linear
- Cute
- Funny
- Strategy
- Cartoon
- Wholesome
- Indie
- Casual
- Colorful
- Adventure
- Satire
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for While Waiting and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
While Waiting is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | While Waiting: Artbook | DLC | ??? | View |
Related Bundles
While Waiting is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Optillusion Games | 2 | 2 | $31.48 | View |
Related Packages
While Waiting is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| While Waiting | $17.99 | View |
Supported Languages
While Waiting is available in 12 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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While Waiting data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 5). While Waiting on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449160
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 5). While Waiting. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2449160
- Optillusion. (2023, August 4). While Waiting. While Waiting. https://optillusion.games/