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An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
THE LONGING is a point & click, walking simulator and choose your own adventure game
developed by Studio Seufz
and published by Application Systems Heidelberg.
Released on March 05th 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 6,788 reviews of which 6,266 were positive and 522 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 10.49€ on Steam with a 30% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor: 1.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1024MB VRAM
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 5 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.11+
- Processor: 1.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1024MB VRAM
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 5 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS+
- Processor: 1.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia and AMD GPUs using Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver or AMD Mesa graphics driver.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 5 GB available space
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Dont play with intentions. Just do what you want for the time you have. Your time is limited, but it is still so open. You do not have to build anything or search for something you dont even know if it exists. I would recommend everyone playing this game only once and not to watch any content online. Stick with your life as you may only live it once :)
There's idle games, there's clicker idle games and then there's: The Longing. An idle game about waiting 400 days that let's you read books, explore a cave system in real time or just sit in a chair and wait for time to pass. It would be easy to dismiss this as not even a game. The only challenge is to your patience, the only interactions are to make the time pass slightly faster and the only end goal is to wait. But if you've read the store page then you know it was honest about what it intends to be. It's not hiding some big secret that makes it "the greatest game of all time" it's literally just a unique idle game experience that brings lonely waiting and quiet exploration into focus. If you're not prepared to watch a shadow creature walk the empty halls of a cavern for literally days at a time, this isn't for you. What you can take away from it however is a chance to relax in a calm exploration of nothing in particular. If that makes you ask: "Why should I bother?" Then you probably shouldn't. As a game it barely qualifies as one. As a meditative tool, you'll have to want that and adapt it as one. As an experience in just waiting, well, that's what it claimed to be and it accomplishes that along with some interactive exploration to pretend you're doing something, while really doing nothing. If you're looking for deeper meaning, the game won't give it to you. It may however give you the time to find it on your own while not provoking you with any serious challenges. In the abstract, aren't all games just a way to waste your time away from reality? Some provide challenge, some provide distraction. Whether it's with clever storytelling or intricate gameplay interactions it's you that needs to decide what you want from your entertainment choices. This is a very specific choice to simply idle your time in a lonely cavern waiting for 400 days. Explore, don't explore. Read, don't read, and so on. In the end it's a relaxing idle game with some exploration and optional reading. Whether you need that as a break instead of the next frantic combat game or brain bending puzzle experience is up to you. It will be here waiting until you decide. --- Bottom line: The experience of waiting expressed in game form. --- [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38232109/]While you are here, would you consider following my curator page? [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/kunovega/recommended/]Want to read all of my reviews and not just the curated ones?
Installed THE LONGING thinking it was an idle game. It idled me. The game told me to wait **400 days**. I said "bet." Somewhere around day 73 I started checking on a tiny cave man more often than I checked on my own family. I logged in. He was still walking. I logged out. He was still walking. I came back a week later. He had moved approximately 17 feet. Absolute cinema. My dopamine receptors filed for bankruptcy. TikTok has ruined my attention span so badly that watching this little dude stroll through a cave felt like watching Subway Surfers without the Subway Surfers. Lowkey this game mogged me. No enemies. No battle pass. No ranked mode. No skibidi. Just vibes. The Shade has more aura than 99% of live-service protagonists. I opened the game just to say hi. He looked lonely. Now I'm emotionally invested in a fictional rock goblin who reads books for fun. Who is really imprisoned here? The Shade? Or me? 10/10. This game doesn't waste your time. It consumes it.
I Didn’t Finish :THE LONGING:. I Lived Through It. :THE LONGING: is not a game you beat. It is a game that walks beside your real life. While the Shade was waiting underground, I was changing house, breaking routines, and unexpectedly adopting two kittens. Outside, new life. Inside the screen, absolute solitude. That contrast stayed with me for the entire journey. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3520323443 I met silent, strange, beautiful creatures through this game. I learned to appreciate slowness , reading, doing nothing without feeling guilty. The Longing doesn’t push you forward - it lets you remain. And if you stay long enough, it changes how you look at time itself. Then I crossed a line: I walked for over 100 real hours inside the Halls of Eternity. Not for an achievement. Not for a guide. Only to know if an end truly existed! I didn’t find the end... I broke the game instead! The world collapsed into empty screens, silence without form. And somehow… it felt right: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3603763917 :THE LONGING: taught me that time is not a resource. It is a presence. I don’t recommend this game to everyone. I recommend it to those who are not afraid of slow days, quiet thoughts, and unfinished answers. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3564576876 This darkness didn’t just pass through my screen - it passed through my life. - S.O.
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THE LONGING is currently priced at 10.49€ on Steam.
Yes, THE LONGING is currently available at a 30% discount. You can purchase it for 10.49€ on Steam.
Yes, THE LONGING received 6,266 positive votes out of a total of 6,788 achieving a rating of 8.93.
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THE LONGING was developed by Studio Seufz and published by Application Systems Heidelberg.
Yes, THE LONGING is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, THE LONGING is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, THE LONGING is playable and fully supported on Linux.
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No, THE LONGING does not support VR.
THE LONGING is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for THE LONGING. Explore additional content available for THE LONGING on Steam.
Yes, THE LONGING is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
No, THE LONGING does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, THE LONGING is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Studio Seufz
Publisher
Application Systems Heidelberg
Release
05 Mar 2020
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