While Waiting

While Waiting

Optillusion · February 5, 2025 · Adventure, Comedy, Puzzle, Cute, Wholesome

Buy the While Waiting key for Steam from Driffle INC at $19.26 — the cheapest of 4 stores we compare.

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Very Positive80% · 344
Best price
$19.26-4%
lowest tracked $12.99
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Where to buy While Waiting — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
$19.99
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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$19.26
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While Waiting price by region

While Waiting costs $10.49 in Georgia (USD), £14.56 in the United Kingdom, €17.40 in Europe (EUR), $19.26 in the United States, CA$25.99 in Canada, NZ$28.99 in New Zealand, A$29.50 in Australia, R$59.99 in Brazil and zł76.77 in Poland right now.

Cheapest While Waiting offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $10.49 $10.49 $19.26 4
United Kingdom £14.56 −13% £16.75 £14.56 3
Europe (EUR) €17.40 −11% €19.50 €17.40 4
United Statesyour region $19.26 −4% $19.99 $19.26 4
Canada CA$25.99 CA$25.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$28.99 NZ$28.99 — 1
Australia A$29.50 A$29.50 — 1
Brazil R$59.99 R$59.99 R$108.66 2
Poland zł76.77 −17% zł91.99 zł76.77 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About While Waiting

✦ AI summary

While Waiting is a patience-based game where you simply wait through diverse life situations from birth to death, discovering that doing nothing is the ultimate strategy. It blends comedic reactions with profound life insights, hiding easter eggs and meaningful moments within the mundane to transform waiting into a thought-provoking exploration of acceptance and everyday living.

Welcome to While Waiting. This innovative title invites players into a transformative journey through the art of patience, blending humor with profound life insights. Numerous Life Situations: Encounter a diverse range of waiting scenarios, spanning from birth to death, providing a comprehensive exploration of life's waiting moments.
Doing Nothing is the Ultimate Strategy: Embrace the essence of the game by understanding that waiting is the key to clearing each situation. No shortcuts or actions can expedite the waiting time.
Comedic Appearance with Serious Core: Experience a unique blend of comedy reactions and a thought-provoking narrative that delves deep into the profound aspects of life.
Easter Eggs Hidden in Boringness: Uncover a multitude of hidden elements and surprises within the game's seemingly mundane waiting periods, transforming moments of boredom into engaging explorations.
Be Patient and Embrace Everyday Life: Learn the art of patience as you navigate the game, gaining valuable insights on embracing and accepting the journey of life itself.

While Waiting — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

While Waiting is a unique narrative-driven experience with charming art and creative minigames that explores an interesting concept, but it's held back by clunky controls, slow movement speed, and tight time limits that players find frustrating. Most reviewers appreciate the emotional journey and variety of gameplay, though some felt it wore thin or found the difficulty unforgiving, with general consensus that it's worth trying but best approached casually without pursuing 100% completion.

Recommended Apr 11, 2026
The embodiement of that "what if I suddently did this" question in our head. Simply an amazing experience, I felt genuine sadness seeing myself reach the end of this game but it is polished from start to finish with a charming story and a lot of humour; the art style is very unique and I love it.
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Not recommended Jul 24, 2026
I only played half of the game before dropping it which I feel is important to note, though the way the game is levels of the same type of gameplay I don't think my opinion would've changed by the end. The concept of this game is so good and the levels themselves clearly have a lot of creativity and thought put into them but the controls are clunky and it's pretty unforgiving with time limits (I thought going into honestly there'd be ample time as we are waiting) and the specifics of the goals of each level. I think this game would've benefitted from having more steam achievements also! Also you move around painfully slowly which when there is a time limit to each level is very frustrating. I'm really sad because I was SO looking forward to this game ):
Recommended Jul 19, 2026
To set your expectations, this is not your typical game - it's more of a concept exploration filled with nice art and fun Wario-Ware-like mini games. While most games re-use mechanics to get value, I really respect the developers for keeping me on my toes by making no-two-interactions the same. I went into each level not knowing what to expect or how to play it, and honestly I felt like I had my value about 30% into the game, so I was surprised to see another 70 levels waiting for me. The amount of unique minigames they stuffed in here is actual insanity. I also really liked the narrative arc that happens throughout. I felt the experience and journey they set out for me, and was feeling a bit emotional at the very end of it. If you're looking for something unique, novel, and relaxing, this is a great pick-up.
Recommended May 18, 2026
Probably best to not try and 100% this because the controls for the gamey parts are kind of janky and there are some tight time limits but definitely worth a play if you want a chill series of puzzles that you can choose to engage with or ignore. I got emotional during the back third.
Recommended Mar 3, 2026
Loved it the art is super cute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpFHvRlKiAU&list=PLHO_p3rWIB6fsThocll8xlk_TJ1_1t1Wo&index=61
Not recommended Jan 29, 2026
frustrating and uninteresting

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