2026-03-19 17:44 UTC · Community Announcements · jewel.jorgensen
The time for spring and the start of a new season is upon us, hence, a Steam Spring Sale event! Make sure to get While Waiting for 35% off from 03/19-26 -- limited time offer ⭐Presented by the team behind critically acclaimed "Moncage," and now the upcoming game, "Rinthine." 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. 💛Stay tuned for some exciting new games brought to you by our indie studio teams!👀 Already inte
2025-12-18 20:11 UTC · Community Announcements · jewel.jorgensen
Get a lovely 2D-styled puzzle game with a limited-time 35% off discount! 🎁 Give the gift of While Waiting, or play it yourself this holiday season.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. 💛*The Steam Winter Sale event ends January 05, 2026, @ 10 AM PST. We hope you all have a wonderful, warm, and peaceful Winter Holiday Season ☃️ See you in 2026. St
2025-09-30 00:42 UTC · Community Announcements · Mr. X
While Waiting in the Steam Autumn Sale Fall is upon us, and with the smell of freshly brewed pumpkin-spiced coffees, warm pies, and that subtle, but certain fall breeze, you can now wait - at a discount! For seven days only, While Waiting is on sale for 35% off!If you or your friends have been looking for an excuse to pick up the game at a great price, now's the time to do it! So what are you waiting for? Come play today!
2025-06-24 22:31 UTC · Community Announcements · jewel.jorgensen
Hey everyone! “While Waiting” will be participating in Steam’s upcoming big “Summer Sale” event, starting this Thursday, June 26th, and running until July 10th!!🌞🏖️So if you or a friend is interested in finally playing this transformative adventure exploring the art of waiting, now’s the best time! WE ARE ON KICKSTARTER!Due to popular request, we have brought back this beloved game and characters in a unique comic art book form! This comic art book will not only showcase scenes and concepts from the game, but also tell you fun facts in certain scenes, evolve the story of the characters, and
2025-05-31 19:21 UTC · Community Announcements · jewel.jorgensen
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44166345/234eaf5ab7c58551b564bcc0c45c12a9b9007dc8.png While Waiting is, in fact, a long dream. In it, Adam experiences his entire life and what the future has in store for him. When players restart the game, everything resets and begins anew. So no matter what Adam does, he always reaches the same ending. This shows the theme of our game, which is like determinism. So like everything is determined. The reason the setting is Times Square, NY is because, as most people know, the main “New Year's Eve celebration” in the US and is one of the most iconic celebrations in the world
2025-05-29 22:17 UTC · Community Announcements · joshua.david
Hey everyone! We’re super excited to share that While Waiting will be part of the very first Games in NY event on Steam, hosted by the awesome folks at the NYU Game Center! This is a special event for games that are made, set, and published in New York, and we’re proud to be a part of it. 🎮 Games in NY Showcase 🕐 May 29th at 1pm EST Join the showcase on the Steam page to see some of the standout titles and hear directly from New York’s amazing game developers. A huge thanks to everyone at the NYU Game Center for making this event happen and for supporting the NY game dev community. We’re hop
2025-05-06 21:39 UTC · Community Announcements · Mr. X
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44166345/37869836a4dce66fa47f4a372ea106bf026f09a6.png We're going to PAX East! Hello, everyone! In celebration of PAX East, we're happy to announce a 25% Discount for While Waiting on Steam, from May 8 - May 11! We hope you can join us in celebrating, and Content Creators, please join us in Discord and comment in the #content-creators channel if you'd be willing to stream during PAX. We'd love to feature your gameplay and share your channel with our following! Don't forget: if you are at PAX East this year, please come say hello at Booth #20102!
2025-04-30 00:33 UTC · Community Announcements · Mr. X
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44166345/6ea3f84009f4fce09c6a22289f9005c52e841185.png📢 Dev Update: Thank You + What's Next! Hello everyone! 👋 We hope you've been enjoying your time with While Waiting – whether you’ve been uncovering hidden secrets, completing objectives, or simply... doing nothing at all. We’re rapidly approaching 100 days since While Waiting launched! Time really flies when you’re waiting in line, waiting in traffic, waiting for that one phonecall, waiting for food… waiting for… ✨ PAX East! We're also thrilled to share that Optillusion will be at PAX East this year! If you're attending,
2025-03-25 11:04 UTC · PC Gamer · Mollie Taylor
Waiting for your baggage to cycle through a painfully slow conveyor belt at the airport. Staring at your cup noodles as the five-minute cook time seems to drag on for an eternity. Sitting in heavy traffic with nothing to do but hang fire until it clears. Life is a series of mundane, universally shared experiences and I ended up trying a videogame all about them... Read more.
2025-03-13 00:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Loqi
Hey everyone! Great news! While Waiting will be 25% off during the Steam Spring Sale, running from March 13 at 10:00 AM to March 20 at 10:00 AM PDT. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to jump in, this is it! Meanwhile, we’re still hard at work improving the game, including full mouse support, which many of you have been asking for. We appreciate your patience and support as we keep making the game even better! See you in the waiting room! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449160/While_Waiting/
2025-03-03 23:55 UTC · Community Announcements · Loqi
Are you good at spotting references? Put your knowledge to the test with our While Waiting Challenge and get a chance to win a free key for our new game: Pick Me Pick Me! How It Works: Twice a week at 10AM EST, we will post an image from While Waiting on X and Instagram that references something famous— a classic video game, a legendary movie, or a pop culture icon. Your mission: Comment with your best guess! Think you know the answer? Drop it in the replies! The next day, we’ll randomly pick one lucky winner from the correct answers and reward them with a free Steam key for Pick Me Pick Me! h
2025-02-21 08:02 UTC · Community Announcements · Loqi
Hey everyone, We're excited to share some awesome improvements coming with our upcoming v1.0.2 update! Here's what you can look forward to: New Features Patience Meter: Many levels now include a new patience meter that depletes when you use a fidget toy. Once it’s empty, you'll have the option to skip the current level—giving you more control over your play. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44166345/61ce0ea627c60d8c3bff6442a9d8380e5dfb13f5.png Turbo Button: Need a speed boost? The turbo button lets you play levels at 1.5x or 2x speeds, perfect for those moments when you want to fast-track the fun! {STEAM_CL
2025-02-18 20:37 UTC · Community Announcements · Loqi
It's been an incredible journey since the release of While Waiting, and we thank you for your support! This game was always meant to be a unique experience, and seeing how the community has embraced its quirks and surprises has been truly rewarding. If you're still unsure, don’t just take our word for it—let’s take a look at what reviewers have been saying! "A Truly Unique Experience" – Thumb Culture In their review, Thumb Culture praised While Waiting for delivering something fresh and unexpected: "It’s rare for a game to capture the small, seemingly insignificant moments of life and turn the
2025-02-11 02:37 UTC · Community Announcements · Loqi
Hello, dear players! Thank you for playing While Waiting! We've been closely monitoring your feedback and working hard to bring improvements, bug fixes, and updates. Here’s what’s new in our first post-launch update: General Fixes & Improvements Fixed an issue where the game screen would display incorrectly if your system resolution was smaller than the resolution set by the game. Added mouse scroll support for the level selection panel. After finishing the True Ending, the "Start" button on the title screen will now appear as "Start?" You can retrieve your notebook by clicking it. Level-Speci
2025-02-05 15:07 UTC · Community Announcements · Loqi
The wait is finally over—While Waiting is now available. Have you ever found yourself staring at a loading screen, waiting for a message reply, or watching the clock tick by, wishing time would move faster? Waiting is an unavoidable part of life, but what if it could be something more? In While Waiting, you’ll experience 100 different waiting scenarios, each uniquely designed to capture the absurdity, frustration, and unexpected joy of waiting. From the mundane to the surreal, every situation presents new possibilities. You might be stuck in traffic, waiting for your food to arrive, or even co
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