While Waiting

While Waiting

February 5, 2025

Nintendo SwitchPC

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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74.4

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Critic Reviews (16)

Alyssa Rochelle Payne GameGrin Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

85.0

"While Waiting is a lovely puzzler that embraces patience and offers a tonne of fun if you let your curiosity go wild while you wait. Its variety, replayability, and charming style make it easy to recommend."

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Chiara Ferrè Uagna Feb 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

70.0

"While Waiting is not a boring game, as some might think: waiting for the little and big things along life&s;s journey, one laughs and is even moved, but the important thing is always to be quick in solving puzzles and …"

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Christian Donlan Eurogamer Feb 2025
60.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

45.0

"Both While Waiting and The Swimmer seem deeply interested in life - what it&s;s made of, how it unfolds, and how easy it is to miss important details. Both are larks, in a way, but difficult, complex, ponderous larks. You …"

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Hayley Louise Checkpoint Gaming Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

75.0

"While Waiting is a wonderful game about time wasting, and all the fun and creative ways in which you can do that. Sometimes all you can do is sit and wait, and sometimes that gives the most rewarding outcome. Sometimes …"

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Jason Fanelli GameSpot Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

80.0

"While Waiting turns the most boring parts of a person’s life into an equally reverent and irreverent look at life itself. The 100 minigames offer plenty of variety – even if some of them add to the boredom rather than …"

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Jenni Lada Siliconera Feb 2025
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

85.0

"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. Switch version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes."

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80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

80.0

"While Waiting follows in the wake of games like Unpacking or A Little to the Left and gamifies something as everyday as waiting. It&s;s a game that tests your patience and can be overcome without you doing literally nothing, but …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Feb 2025
71.0 /100

"An odd and decidedly quirky puzzle game that rewards creativity and sometimes just plain patience, but that won’t be for everyone"

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Kat Bullock FingerGuns Feb 2025
50.0 /100

Graphics

28.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

65.0

"While Waiting turns life&s;s mundane moments into a game, sometimes a wait is exactly that, just a wait. While it offers some interesting reflections on patience and funny moments, it can leave you feeling as if there is no real …"

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Luca Cipiciani Indie Games Devel Feb 2025
77.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

70.0

"While Waiting is definitely a good game, crazy and terribly normal, fun and serious at the same time. The developers have certainly put heart, knowledge and passion into the creation of this product. Often, as in life, you can have …"

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Mina Smith LadiesGamers.com Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

80.0

"While Waiting was fun, it was weird, it was unique, and it was a lot of time waiting around for things to happen. Overall, this strange little game is exactly what it claims to be in the Steam description. I …"

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Nick Mangiaracina MonsterVine Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

65.0

"While Waiting is a cute, fun, and simple pick-up and play style game. A perfect title for handheld gaming that offers some replayability. The art style is very cute and the objectives are usually pretty interesting. While Waiting is most …"

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Scott Ellison II Saving Content Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

80.0

"There’s some genuine moments in While Waiting that can pull at your heartstrings, where no words are ever spoken. But emotions are conveyed eloquently with no interpretation. It’s hard to sit back and let things play out, because everyone wants …"

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Stan Yeung Gaming Age Feb 2025
90.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

30.0

"Playing While Waiting made me look back at my own life and reminisce about the good, the bad and the things I’ve yet to or maybe will never accomplish. While the game is accessible for ages I feel like it …"

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Uphar Dutta Gameffine Feb 2025
62.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

85.0

"While Waiting is a simple idler-puzzle game that is free of all choices. You can wait or choose not to wait to complete a puzzle. There is no commitment. Figuring out things apart from waiting is extremely frustrating at times …"

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Will "FncWill" Hogeweide Rectify Gaming Feb 2025
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

65.0

"“While Waiting” offers a unique blend of humor, interactive gameplay, and profound life lessons. It challenges players to reconsider their relationship with waiting and boredom, turning idle moments into opportunities for discovery and reflection. Whether you’re engaging with the mini-games …"

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