Underplayed Gems

While We Wait Here (2024)

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Developer
Bad Vices Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Simulation
Rating
4.5 of 5, 2,372 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A tense, darkly humorous kitchen management game where ordinary cooking shifts into existential dread as the world ends outside your diner.

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What players say

Players praise the narrative and character backstories, though some find them predictable. The game is very short at around two hours, blending a cozy diner simulation with horror elements, but some feel the horror tag is misleading. A few players note AI-generated dialogue, and the controls are described as cumbersome initially.

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