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THE LONGING
Developer Studio Seufz
The Longing is a 2020 point-and-click adventure game created by independent developer Studio Seufz. Set in an underground kingdom, the player controls the Shade, a creature tasked with watching over a sleeping king for 400 days. The Shade performs recreational activities, including reading and exploring, as it waits out the 400 days in real time. The in-game timer continues regardless of the player's actions but… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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60 of 74 · most liked firstReally enjoying playing The Longing, a very very slow game (it takes 400 days) with a very bare bones story (you are a shade waiting to wake up your king at which point he will end all fear and longing).
unlabelledView post →My most played games from Nintendo are The Longing (an idle game that I just left on) and 4 hours of the new Zelda. Rough year for Nintendo but don't worry baby I'll see you at the Switch 2.
unlabelledView post →Fanart of my favourite game of all time - The longing #fanart #gamedev #thelonging #indiegame #illustration
unlabelledView post →The Longing was such a good game dude
unlabelledView post →Oh dang I would be so tempted to do a Donner Party game in real time, like The Longing (which takes 400 days). Someone give me the money to start a game studio and do high fidelity real time historical games!!!
unlabelledView post →Also on this list: The Longing. A game that takes a year in real time to play to completion, which relies on asking you to really dig into inhabiting the role of a lonely servant trying to pass the time. That's a really fascinating use of time.
unlabelledView post →my wife bought me this game called The Longing last year as a joke because its about being patient and now im going to try it on these drugs
unlabelledView post →NEXT WEEK ON GAME MASTER MONDAY! The cast of THE LONGING FOR ANOTHER STRANGE LAND will reunite for a live Q&A! They'll be answering all your burning questions about what home means, the apocalypse, giant creatures, and anything else your brains can think of! Tune in at 6:30pm PT! Q&A form below!
unlabelledView post →"I know that which you long for" (47 minutes) I love recycling ideas I originally envisioned for a TTRPG game and in turn adding new lore to my world, Valeiia. Turns out The Longing wasn't just a fairy tale. (CW: mild gore/body horror) #obliviousarts #dailyobbie2026 #horror #art #horrorart
unlabelledView post →TONIGHT! We begin our next Game Master Monday presents miniseries THE LONGING FOR ANOTHER STRANGE LAND! Tonight’s episode features The Marvelous Children of Inang-Uri as the cast establishes their world atop the back of chimera Going LIVE at 6:30pm PT!
unlabelledView post →No real surprises with my top games this year, and that Animal Crossing number is about to get a lot higher thanks to the new update. Also shout out to The Longing for being a top played game. ❤️
unlabelledView post →If you haven’t played the game The Longing you’re missing out on a really great experience. I’m replaying it again now. store.steampowered.com/app/893850/T...
unlabelledView post →Oh, and Season 3 just wrapped, so it won't be all THAT long. But the Longing is part of the game.
unlabelledView post →Keeping with the trend of video-game characters (Brock was in a game called 'Rough Justice', Strong Bad had 'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People'), I'd pick: - Carol (Freedom Planet) - Shade (The Longing) - Morgan Yu (Prey) - P03 (InScryption) And as dealer: The Fabulous Fear Machine.
unlabelledView post →im a gamer, when i play The Longing i KEEP THAT GAME OPEN ALL 400 DAYS
unlabelledView post →Just read through this and *oh my god.* The LONGING. The HUNGER. Time to look up moon cycles, because I am desperate to play this game.
unlabelledView post →as long as I'm re-posting everything i should probably post this art i did after beating The Longing- really great game that made me feel a lot. #art #fanart #thelonging
unlabelledView post →Oh man The Longing is so fun I can’t believe I haven’t heard of it until now, it’s everything I love in one strange little game!! And it’s full of real books to read I am SO DELIGHTED
unlabelledView post →So, what is the equivalent of a Béla Tarr film in a video game, “The Graveyard”? Because games that ask for time and patience in a way that doesn't feel cheap exist, like “The Longing”, “Death Stranding” or “The Stillness of the Wind”, but it doesn't feel like an adequate equivalent.
unlabelledView post →Took advantage of the steam spring sale to get The Longing. So far it's been fun and peaceful, I just found my first book to add to the shades little library! What a great idea for a game. #steam #thelonging #steamdeck #valve #studioseufz
unlabelledView post →Rescuing home? Liberating yourself from what home means? I’m not sure what this game means just yet. The Longing for Another Strange Land is up on YouTube! Go watch for some in depth story telling from @bladesofmayari.bsky.social, @fishfinlee.bsky.social, @zotatopotato.bsky.social and Andie!
unlabelledView post →WE ARE LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE JOIN US FOR THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF THE LONGING FOR ANOTHER STRANGE LAND twitch.tv/gamemastermo...
unlabelledView post →came across a game called The Longing where you play as a servant to a sleeping King of an underground kingdom. you must wake the King after 400 days. I've built my wee guy a room and left him reading Moby Dick for the moment, might check up on him next week
unlabelledView post →A recomendação da vez é :The Longing:. Nesse jogo você controla uma sombra solitária que serve a um rei, e tem que esperar 400 dias zerar o game. Por mais que seja um jogo lento que não agrada o paladar de muitos, posso dizer com firmeza que a experiência é única e encantadora. #jogo #thelonging
unlabelledView post →L'OST du drôle d'idle game The Longing est arrivée sur les plateformes songwhip.com/various-arti...
unlabelledView post →"The Longing" was on sale on Switch so I finally got it. I've had this game on my radar for a while, but didn't get it because streaming it would be boring as fuck. But... I love the idea of a real time game where you are a little creature waiting in a cave for your master to return for 400 days.
unlabelledView post →7 months later, the clock hit zeroes and The Longing has ended. Fascinating game that made me think about a lot- might end up writing about it! I'm still reading Moby Dick btw, but switched to my hard copy for the rest of it.
unlabelledView post →The Longing. An extremely slow paced mixture between an idle game and an adventure game. Very melencholic, but it's a game I don't think I'll ever forget.
unlabelledView post →it just becomes The Longing (the game) while you wait
unlabelledView post →Game: The Longing (mobile, Steam, etc) A curious and (in a positive way) lonely, long experience. I got attached to my little shade and ended up using a guide to peep the endings bc I was worried she wouldn’t end up well. Glad I did. Game brought me small joys, rewarding patience.
unlabelledView post →Beat The Longing and yeah that's def become a fav game of mine.
unlabelledView post →I have a story with this game. I bought THE LONGING at the end of 2020, first play it - end of 2021. When the war started in 2022, I didn't use Steam for a long time. When I play the game again, more than 400 days had passed and the king had woken up (devs in X: AnselmPyta, StudioSeufz)
unlabelledView post →The Shade from The Longing, an game I was enchanted by. #LEGO
unlabelledView post →The Game Awards gave us more Elden Ring content AND WITCHER 4. On top of WoT and Stormlight, The Longing is over.
unlabelledView post →The Longing: you wait 400 REAL days in an underground cave. The game ticks down even when closed. A game about loneliness that actually commits. #indiegames https://store.steampowered.com/app/893850/
unlabelledView post →I found The Longing to be really clever because the idea of a game counting down to a guaranteed ending in real time is cool and also i’m the exact kind of weird nerd to think it’s awesome that the game put in a whole library of public domain books for your little guy to sit and read if you want to
unlabelledView post →The Longing (2020) is a good example: the gameplay consists largely of waiting around and getting lost in an underground labyrinth, but it uses that frustration to explore isolation, despair, and the search for meaning. The game becomes a genuinely moving experience if you meet it on its own terms.
unlabelledView post →I just started reading "Piranesi" By Susanna Clarke and I'm really enjoying it so far, but it's giving me the urge to start playing The Longing again. It's a fantastic little game, but it's also one heck of a commitment (over 400 irl days you explore this underground kingdom).
unlabelledView post →The Longing is not a standard idle game but it has a really cool take on the genre that I wish more people could see
unlabelledView post →looking at the Steam Idler Fest games list and taking issue with calling The Longing an 'Idler' when it's an adventure game with temporal elements
unlabelledView post →I currently have the urge to play The Longing again, but the game kinda doesn't work on a second playthrough :/
unlabelledView post →After election day, I needed a quiet, soothing game to distract myself with, so I started playing the Longing. It's a weird game that's not for everyone, but it has been the PERFECT thing. I love it.
unlabelledView post →I think DE is more about the LONGING for Something Great (probably communism) than actual communism. In the game it's as unattainable and devastating as your ex wife.
unlabelledView post →The Longing, Mushrooms. I ❤️ this game.
unlabelledView post →Time to copy the trend, this is a combination of favorites and formative nostalgia. Including my first game ever (Pokemon Ruby) is a must, Abzu and The Longing are strange to explain but goated. Celeste, Pokemon Black 2, Nier, and Isaac are goated. FNaF 2 and Brawl are super nostalgia. Gaming good.
unlabelledView post →the first rpg maker game I played, The Longing Ribbon, is similar in a few ways. anything that makes the way you occupy a space feel more prominent is interesting
unlabelledView post →🎮 **Steam's Most Intriguing Slow-Burn Adventure Game Takes 400 Real-World Days to Finish** The Longing counts down 400 real-world days whether you're playing or not…as you decorate a cave, read Moby Dick cover to cover, and more. 📰 Source […] [Original post on igeek.gamer-geek-news.com]
unlabelledView post →man i still think about The Longing every day. what a good game
unlabelledView post →I started playing “The Longing” last night. This game takes 400 real time days. I look forward to idling away with the Shade. store.steampowered.com/app/893850/T...
unlabelledView post →You can read Moby Dick in The Longing store.steampowered.com/app/893850/T... checkmate writing in games haters
unlabelledView post →Kentucky Route Zero The Longing Luma Island Mail Time The Midnight Walk Mutazione Any Nancy Drew Game Night in the Woods Oxenfree (1 & 2) The Painscreek Killings Pentiment A Short Hike Strange Horticulture & Antiquities (2/3 I think)
unlabelledView post →(14) THE LONGING: A slow-paced waiting game set within an extensive hand-drawn cave complex full of secrets. Wait for 400 days (real time) for your king to awaken. Or... Don't? It's painfully slow by design, and I love it. Also the player's Shade is cute. store.steampowered.com/app/893850/T...
unlabelledView post →Started my journey with The Longing last night after struggling to find a mobile game to enjoy. Me and this little guy are going to be spending every break and night waiting 399 days to wake up a king. Good thing we got moby dick to read, i hope i can find more colours for him to draw with.
unlabelledView post →Had a new hire at work tell me how much they love to play Stardew Valley every winter as a nice cozy game. I mentioned games like The Longing and they said they don’t really play indie games…. uhhh … what …? Who do they think made Stardew Valley?
unlabelledView post →The Longing is a really good game
unlabelledView post →Started on THE LONGING There's a lot of depth (ha!) in this seemingly simple premise and game en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lon...
unlabelledView post →Yesterday I started playing The Longing on my Steam Deck. It’s exactly the kind of game I’d been wanting: slow, gentle, and beautiful. #TheLonging #SteamDeck
unlabelledView post →I am still playing! Just forgot to update this thread 😅 Found mattock so I can get further by extending the existing caves. Also glowing mushrooms 😀 #gaming #NintendoSwitch #TheLonging
unlabelledView post →thinking about The Longing today. game that asks you to play for 400 days, give or take. i never booted it back up after getting my ending, but it was not a happy ending. good game
unlabelledView post →If I remember right there's an indie game that takes 9,600 hours (or 400 real-life days) to complete. Called "The Longing"
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