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:THE LONGING:

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App ID 893850
App Type Game
Store Name THE LONGING
Developer
Publisher Application Systems Heidelberg
Franchise Application Systems Heidelberg, Studio Seufz
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28980092
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 12:07:39 UTC ()
Release Date 5 March 2020 – 14:01:54 UTC ()
😎 89.32%
6k reviews
48
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Studio Seufz
metacritic_name The Longing
controller_support full
metacritic_score 79
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-longing?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Application Systems Heidelberg
Store Release Date 5 March 2020 – 14:02:05 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/nGkr4kqV68
https://x.com/AnselmPyta
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 5 March 2020 – 14:01:54 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 27 March 2025 – 14:05:16 UTC () (1743084316)
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name_localized
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review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 1 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9030345
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 29 June 2018 – 19:34:35 UTC (), in changelist #4695551

Supported Languages

14 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes

Tags

🔎 Point & Click 🚶 Walking Simulator 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🕒 Idler 🏽 2D 🕳️ Underground 🔚 Multiple Endings 🗺 Exploration 🌫 Atmospheric 🧞 Choices Matter 🎨 Hand-drawn 📚 Story Rich 🎲 RPG 🧩 Puzzle 👤 Singleplayer 🤫 Mystery 🗺️ Adventure 😨 Dark 🌱 Indie ⚗️ Experimental

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp27 March 2025 – 14:05:26 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 48 players right now
  • 89 24-hour peak
  • 1,063 all-time peak 8 March 2020
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  • 23,597 followers
  • #4686 in top sellers
  • 6,301 positive reviews
  • 527 negative reviews
  • 92.28% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1,840 24-hour peak
  • 26,520 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.32% SteamDB Rating
  • 6,301 92.3% positive reviews
  • 527 7.7% negative reviews

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 48 players live playing :THE LONGING: on Steam.

:THE LONGING: had an all-time peak of 1063 concurrent players on 8 March 2020.

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