The Waiting Room - An Existential Simulation (2024)
- Developer
- The Waiting Rumors
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 2.8 of 5, 9 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 11 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
You drift through sterile liminal spaces, accompanied by a quiet, absurd dread that makes waiting feel like an existential inevitability.
atmosphericphilosophicaldarkly comedicwalking simulatoridlefatalisticclaustrophobiccontemplative
What players say
Players are sharply divided: some see a clever existential joke nodding to Beckett, while others call it a scam with reused graphics in a single room. A jump scare and bizarre AI-generated videos stand out as surprises. Several report the game force-closes after the intro, and one long-time player says they just wait forever, no number ever called.
Screenshots
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