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While We Wait Here

Bad Vices Games · 2024-10-23

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AdventureCasualSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 23, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 23, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Oct 23, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 23, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 23, 2024 (Xbox One), Oct 23, 2024 (Mac)

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

While We Wait Here is a 2024 Adventure, Casual, and Simulation title priced at $3.59, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 2460 reviews).

6
playing now
89%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
4.54★
PlayStation Store rating (460 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.59
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Run a small diner located near a mountain range, take orders from your customers, cook them good food and serve them refreshments. The equilibrium of an ordinary working day is shattered when news of an impending catastrophe is broadcasted. Now looming over the characters is the catastrophic threat of the end of the world. At the diner, some of your customers seem to ignore it, blinded by their own problems they play the whole thing down or even refuse to believe it. Others welcome it as punishment for what they have done in their life. As you wait inside the diner, listen to their stories a(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 79 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (486 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 28,877 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 49k–111k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,460 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.74 at Steam (2025-11-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 9 of 24 observed days · $2.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
43443420242026Week of 2024-10-23: 434 positiveWeek of 2024-10-23: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-10-30: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-10-30: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-06: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-19: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-26: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-09-15 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
303Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 30 · peak 84Dec 2024 — avg 16 · peak 42Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28Feb 2025 — avg 13 · peak 39Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 22Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 28Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 15 · peak 67Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 23Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 28Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$2.742024-10-232026-10-152024-10-23 — best price $4.492024-10-30 — best price $4.992024-12-09 — best price $3.992024-12-16 — best price $4.992025-02-01 — best price $3.492025-02-08 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $3.242025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-05-25 — best price $2.992025-06-01 — best price $4.992025-07-26 — best price $3.492025-08-02 — best price $4.992025-08-26 — best price $2.992025-09-02 — best price $4.992025-10-20 — best price $3.242025-11-03 — best price $4.992025-11-15 — best price $2.742025-11-22 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $3.492026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-02-17 — best price $2.992026-02-23 — best price $4.992026-04-13 — best price $3.242026-04-20 — best price $4.992026-06-02 — best price $3.992026-06-09 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $3.742026-07-02 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-08-24 — best price $3.592026-08-27 — best price $4.992026-09-03 — best price $4.992026-09-10 — best price $4.992026-09-17 — best price $4.992026-09-24 — best price $4.992026-10-01 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $4.992026-10-15 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
75.6%
earned "The hunter's training"
48.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-10-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,08529%16
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)10152%15
Switch (Nintendo)100%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FunnyCasualHorrorMysteryControllerSimulationStory RichFirst-PersonChoices MatterPixel Graphics

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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