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While Waiting

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2025

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Unique and innovative concept centered on waiting
  • Emotional and philosophical narrative spanning a lifetime
  • Artistic hand-drawn visuals with charming style
  • Relaxing classical music soundtrack
  • Varied mini-games and hidden achievements encouraging exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow and sometimes frustrating controls
  • Some mini-games are overly difficult or unforgiving
  • Repetitive waiting can feel tedious
  • Lack of mouse support and ui conveniences
  • Price considered high by some players for the gameplay depth

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How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with While Waiting. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with While Waiting. These titles are not in What to play next.

While Waiting: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Intimacy.

Last update: 23/08/2026