THE LONGING
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
in 11 languages: English, German, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Polish.
It has received 6,492 reviews of which 5,991 were positive and 501 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
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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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The Longing it´s def one of the most surreal experiences I have had over many years of gaming. Not in the sense that the game it´s fill with odd things, but because it´s a game which you play by waiting mostly. It´s a completely unique way to approach a gaming experience that I have no idea how the devs came up with and also masterfully excecute it when there are no precedents of it. You start on the day the king creates you, a shadow, just a small and slow humanoid dark thing that looks weak and fragile. Your only reason to be it´s to wake up the king from his slumber of 400 days... that occur in REAL TIME. From that moment you are completely free, you can wake up the king from the go, you can explore, but most importantly, you can wait. The game is always running, this character lives under the same time rules as you do in real life. You could play one day and not return in two months and the shade would have just stay there, for 60 days, sleeping on the cold floor of the massive cave he and the king inhabit, dreaming. The character is, and exists, just as you do, bound in time. You cannot pause the game, you cannot return to an old save, you cannot change the date of your computer to a later day or it will notice and punish you. Completionist now are probably thinking better to avoid it then, but don´t worry, you have plenty of time in those 400 days to achieve anything in the game. As you explore the cave and found new things you start to interact with the main puzzle or challenge of the game, waiting. Drops of water that fall from stalactite will make a pond, mosh will grow, mushroom will repproduce, and all of it can be used to either progress your path or just create decorations for your own small piece of the cave. But you gotta wait for it. The game becomes quite frankly meditating, with a soundtrack that hits you on specific moments with what I can only describe as "cave dweller wave", the sense of imprisioment it´s there and yet our character doesn´t seem to be weighted by it in a way more fitting to horror games even when there´s certainly some horror themes presented but from the perspective of the shade, they are just things that are because they are meant to be. The shade can remember places and you can go from one to other, you could spend 15 minutes playing just watching this critter walk from one place of the cave to the other and just dwell on the atmosphere and ambient of the game. It´s the equivalent in gaming to video experiences like Wavelength (1967, from Michael Snow) or Sleep (1964, Andy Warhol), except that unlike those filmed experiences, this one does have a real narrative, it has a point, it´s actually saying something rather than just experience with a new format without really adding art into it (which it may have being the intention of those movies, but gaming it´s a far more active entertainment). I have being completely mesmerized by this game experience and I really think a lot of people would if they give it the chance, it may not be for everyone, but if it clicks for you, it really clicks, and you are provided with one of the more unique games I played in the last decade for sure. A rate it 34 out of 34 coal rocks and 3 crudly painted spiders.
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i sometimes wish i could wipe my memory. just forget certain things, like books or tv shows or games, just so i can experience them for the first time again. never have i ever wanted that more than now, after finishing this game. this game gave me comfort only a few could. building the shade a home and decorating it while it rained outside my window on a friday night. this game was such a fun experience. i hope that in a few years i shall forget it enough to replay it, and be immersed anew.
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its a good game. you have to have some patience, but it really is a good game. I'm having fun. 65 year old grandma enjoying this game.
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This game is an art piece. Visuals are great, and the sound design combined with the music just make you live inside of this art piece. This game truely allows you to live in the present - truely enjoy the moment you are in right now - not worry about the future or the past. This isn't a game to provide fun so you can stop thinking about everything else in life, this game allows you to realize that "everything else" is not happening right now . It allows you to actually experience time - now - in this instant. Don't treat The Longing as a game, but rather an experience - And the worst you can do is look up any guides, wikis or anything like that - This one time, just let yourself experience the game. If you ever feel like you're stuck - Well, you never will... but only if you never forget that sometimes you just have to wait . I'm glad about one really important aspect of this game that I think many people may be afraid of - Don't worry - Although so many things in this game are unique, there isn't a single absurd or really unexcpected thing that could ruin your experience. The game never robs you of control, challenges you with incomprehensible tasks nor locks you out of your choices. You will never have to face "too late", "from now on inaccessible", "I didn't mean to", "missclick" or "this required something absurd to be done". It is really well designed game in terms of actual gameplay .
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Before you consider buying this game, think about how long you spend time on things. If you're expecting to run around and solve puzzles or generally be doing anything remotely fast pace, Don't. This game is slow, but that's what's so comforting about it. If you need something calming and routine to do, buy this game and sit down with a warm drink. This game is a cozy, slow, exploration game. Expect to wait. i mean, the game IS named 'The Longing.' I'm only a month in (in game time) and so far this game has been a treat. If you want a calming indie game with a charming art-style, get it! The art reminds me of fran bow :)
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Online players
90
Developer
Studio Seufz
Publisher
Application Systems Heidelberg
Release
05 Mar 2020
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