description The Longing Overview
The Longing is a 2020 point-and-click adventure game developed by Studio Seufz. Players control the Shade, a creature monitoring a sleeping king within an underground kingdom for 400 days. Gameplay involves observing the king and engaging in activities like reading and exploration while managing an in-game timer influenced by actions within the Shade’s home.
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info The Longing Specifications
| Country | Germany |
| Year | 2020 |
help The Longing FAQ
Do I really have to wait 400 real days in The Longing?
The king's sleep lasts 400 real-time days, and the countdown continues even when the game is closed. You can simply return when it expires, but exploration and certain in-game discoveries can alter how time passes.
What can the Shade do while the king is asleep?
The Shade can explore the underground kingdom, draw pictures, furnish its room and read complete public-domain books. The library includes works such as Herman Melville's Moby-Dick and Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Can The Longing be finished before the countdown ends?
Yes. Studio Seufz included multiple endings tied to exploration and the Shade's decisions, so waking the king after 400 days is not the only conclusion.
Which platforms can run The Longing?
The game first appeared for Windows, macOS and Linux in 2020. It later reached Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, making its real-time countdown playable on both desktop and portable platforms.
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