# Games like While Waiting

> The closest matches to While Waiting: Just Crow Things, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Moncage, Lots of Cats on an Adventure, and Cureocity. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Just Crow Things](https://imho.run/games/2537920/just-crow-things) — Shares collectible hunting and replayability with While Waiting. 221 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2537920/)
2. [Thank Goodness You're Here!](https://imho.run/games/2366980/thank-goodness-you-re-here) — Shares replayability and achievement hunting with While Waiting. 5,582 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366980/)
3. [Moncage](https://imho.run/games/1195290/moncage) — Shares environmental storytelling with While Waiting. 614 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195290/)
4. [Lots of Cats on an Adventure](https://imho.run/games/3777270/lots-of-cats-on-an-adventure) — Shares story driven and collectible hunting with While Waiting. 218 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3777270/)
5. [Cureocity](https://imho.run/games/2612680/cureocity) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and replayability with While Waiting. 362 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2612680/)
6. [Lost But Found](https://imho.run/games/3204250/lost-but-found) — Shares time management and mini games with While Waiting. 999 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204250/)
7. [Mika and The Witch's Mountain](https://imho.run/games/1819460/mika-and-the-witch-s-mountain) — Shares collectible hunting with While Waiting. 405 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1819460/)
8. [Finding Paradise](https://imho.run/games/337340/finding-paradise) — Shares mini games with While Waiting. 5,000 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337340/)
9. [Anxiety Puppy](https://imho.run/games/3350190/anxiety-puppy) — Shares environmental storytelling and mini games with While Waiting. 54 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350190/)
10. [Tall Trails](https://imho.run/games/2393760/tall-trails) — Shares mini games and replayability with While Waiting. 516 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393760/)
11. [Urban Jungle](https://imho.run/games/2744010/urban-jungle) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and achievement hunting with While Waiting. 348 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2744010/)
12. [Pilgrims](https://imho.run/games/1049280/pilgrims) — Also Cartoon, like While Waiting. 1,488 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049280/)
13. [Cleaning Up!](https://imho.run/games/3835650/cleaning-up) — Shares time pressure and replayability with While Waiting. 54 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3835650/)
14. [Button City](https://imho.run/games/1273750/button-city) — Shares achievement hunting with While Waiting. 116 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1273750/)
15. [WHAT THE CAR?](https://imho.run/games/2727650/what-the-car) — A frequent pick in While Waiting players' libraries, and another Action. 461 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2727650/)
16. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Also Drama and Cartoon, like While Waiting. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
17. [The Berlin Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2280430/the-berlin-apartment) — Also Drama, like While Waiting. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/)
18. [Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic](https://imho.run/games/2304640/hidden-through-time-2-myths-magic) — Also Wholesome, like While Waiting. 152 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2304640/)
19. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares mini games and achievement hunting with While Waiting. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
20. [Is This Seat Taken?](https://imho.run/games/3035120/is-this-seat-taken) — A frequent pick in While Waiting players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,976 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035120/)
21. [Erma: The Game](https://imho.run/games/4150180/erma-the-game) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and mini games with While Waiting. 177 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4150180/)
22. [Checkout: Cashier Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2969140/checkout-cashier-simulator) — Shares time management and collectible hunting with While Waiting. 153 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2969140/)
23. [Closer the Distance](https://imho.run/games/1991300/closer-the-distance) — Shares time management with While Waiting. 139 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/)
24. [A Tiny Sticker Tale](https://imho.run/games/2322180/a-tiny-sticker-tale) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and collectible hunting with While Waiting. 276 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322180/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2449160&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2449160&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2449160&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2449160
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2449160
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About While Waiting

Presented by the team behind critically acclaimed "Moncage", this is a transformative adventure exploring the art of waiting. Clear the game by doing nothing, but discover the power of acceptance and patience in numerous situations from birth to death. Learn to embrace life as you wait.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2449160
- **Developer:** Optillusion
- **Publisher:** Optillusion
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 5, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2449160/while-waiting)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2449160&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449160/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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