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While We Wait Here
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
45 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“While We Wait Here is a short and linear narrative game in which you manage a small Diner and listen to the problems of the clients that come to be your customers. While the game kept me invested from pretty much minute…”
“it’s short but thoughtful. a quiet game about grief, people and the things we carry while life keeps moving. you run a lonely roadside diner, serving food to strangers who slowly reveal their fears and traumas. the…”
“While We Wait Here is an Indie Psychological Horror Film briefly interrupted by Papa's Pizzeria. The game is very much worth your time despite that being the best way I can think to summarize it. While not every bit of…”
24 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Very cinematic and the cooking is cool. Sadly this mechanic is use sooooooo little. The worst thing is how they love to kidnaped the controllers :( Hey, I can keep serving while listen to the characters, gosh”
“it’s short but thoughtful. a quiet game about grief, people and the things we carry while life keeps moving. you run a lonely roadside diner, serving food to strangers who slowly reveal their fears and traumas. the…”
“I didn't expect this game to be so light, simple, and incredibly charming! The story is simple yet deep at the same time—I honestly wasn't expecting such a beautiful experience. While some characters have gripping arcs,…”
18 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Very cinematic and the cooking is cool. Sadly this mechanic is use sooooooo little. The worst thing is how they love to kidnaped the controllers :( Hey, I can keep serving while listen to the characters, gosh”
“While We Wait Here is an Indie Psychological Horror Film briefly interrupted by Papa's Pizzeria. The game is very much worth your time despite that being the best way I can think to summarize it. While not every bit of…”
“I didn't expect this game to be so light, simple, and incredibly charming! The story is simple yet deep at the same time—I honestly wasn't expecting such a beautiful experience. While some characters have gripping arcs,…”
11 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Charming and well written game. Highly recommended for it's price.”
“So, I went into playing this game as a cooking game and within 15 to 20 mins the world would end. I didn't know that I would be living out scenes from my customers. There were times the scenes scared me. I def recommend…”
7 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Intense game. I liked the art style (PS1 style like) and voicing. Really nice. The choices are difficult as you the outcome may not be what you want. But thats life. A game about what you would do, if it were you. Or…”
“The voice acting and story are top tier, especially for an indie title! Surprisingly filled with lots of twists and turns for such a short story game, buy it now!!!!”
“quite amazing. Never expected a game with huge empathizes on story telling with voice acting(life is strange, the walking dead, etc..) being done in an indie world but here we are Amazing story telling, great voice…”
18 of the 95 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“Labeling this game a “kitchen management sim” is quite misleading. While there is some kitchen management involved, the gameplay and story extend far beyond running a diner, listening to customers’ problems, and…”
“I liked the game, but expected something different. The description made me think that the game is about some kind of "we're stuck in a diner while waiting for the end of the world", where "the end of the world" means…”
“While We Wait Here is a short and linear narrative game in which you manage a small Diner and listen to the problems of the clients that come to be your customers. While the game kept me invested from pretty much minute…”
17 of the 95 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Labeling this game a “kitchen management sim” is quite misleading. While there is some kitchen management involved, the gameplay and story extend far beyond running a diner, listening to customers’ problems, and…”
“While We Wait Here is a short and linear narrative game in which you manage a small Diner and listen to the problems of the clients that come to be your customers. While the game kept me invested from pretty much minute…”
“it’s short but thoughtful. a quiet game about grief, people and the things we carry while life keeps moving. you run a lonely roadside diner, serving food to strangers who slowly reveal their fears and traumas. the…”
14 of the 95 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Labeling this game a “kitchen management sim” is quite misleading. While there is some kitchen management involved, the gameplay and story extend far beyond running a diner, listening to customers’ problems, and…”
“While We Wait Here is a short and linear narrative game in which you manage a small Diner and listen to the problems of the clients that come to be your customers. While the game kept me invested from pretty much minute…”
“Very cinematic and the cooking is cool. Sadly this mechanic is use sooooooo little. The worst thing is how they love to kidnaped the controllers :( Hey, I can keep serving while listen to the characters, gosh”
8 of the 95 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Very cinematic and the cooking is cool. Sadly this mechanic is use sooooooo little. The worst thing is how they love to kidnaped the controllers :( Hey, I can keep serving while listen to the characters, gosh”
“It's a nice game but that camera is the main villain of the piece. I probably wouldn't reccommend it if you get motion sickness or can't stand the camera moving in weird ways. The devs recommend a higher fov but the fov…”
“The atmosphere is the key selling point here. If you like being inside while its pouring outside, gentle lighting and white noise, you'll probably like this game. There is quite a bit of jank: Wanky controls, few bugs…”
3 of the 95 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The atmosphere is the key selling point here. If you like being inside while its pouring outside, gentle lighting and white noise, you'll probably like this game. There is quite a bit of jank: Wanky controls, few bugs…”
“So first thing control are inverted to normal and yet you have to invert them to get them to move correctly, the sensitivity is terrible and you can't change it, I'm not a fan of the graphics, I switched to playing on…”
Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“That is an excellent game I didn't expect much from it, tbh, but the story line really catched me It really makes you feel with the characters, listening and experience their stories, everyone is unique and has their own sorrows, just like in real life The sceneries are also…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Well. The game is short and starts very energetic, luring the player into its trap, but it ends so quickly. At least for me, it ended very quickly, leaving me with a feeling of "so what... is that really all?" But I think I got the bad ending. The game is quite inexpensive, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Regret, a sense of guilt and a desire for justice. A surreal narrative of unrelated characters in a diner in the heart of the desert.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Bug fixes 03
- Fixed two English typos in the text. - Added a russian translator in the credits.
Bug fixes 02
- The Vertex wobble slider is now saved correctly. - The subtitle name for Cliff is now displayed correctly in scene 09. - Alex's dialogue in scene 05 now proceeds regardless if you serve her the same
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where the milk bottle couldn't be picked up before taking Eddie's order. - Improvements to the Turkish language localization.
While We Wait Here will be released on October 23rd
While We Wait Here will launch on October 23rd, 2024. The game will be available on Xbox, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, and for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game will be priced at
Thank you for all your feedbacks!
Hello everyone, thanks to everyone who decided to download our demo! We are very happy with all the feedbacks gathered during this Steam Next, Your reactions to "While We Wait Here" are amazing and we
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Choose Your Own Adventure · Horror · Multiple Endings · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Choices Matter · Funny · Story Rich · Controller · Casual · Mystery · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America, Catalan * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Official site | https://badvicesgames.wixsite.com/my-site |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Processor: I3-4130 3,40 GhZ Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 750 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space