Released Mar 5, 2020 $12.98 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

THE LONGING

By Studio Seufz · published by Application Systems Heidelberg

Point & Click Walking Simulator Idler Choose Your Own Adventure 2D Underground Multiple Endings Exploration AtmosphericChoices MatterHand-drawnStory Rich

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Reviews 7,010 Very Positive

Players yesterday 49 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

THE LONGING is a game tagged Point & Click, Walking Simulator and Idler by Studio Seufz, released Mar 5, 2020. It has 7,010 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include My Best Nightmare, Through Abandoned: The Refuge and Questfarers of the Stone.

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.

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My Best Nightmare 66% match · Point & Click, Idler, 2D
Through Abandoned: The Refuge 66% match · Point & Click, 2D, Exploration
Questfarers of the Stone 66% match · Point & Click, 2D, Exploration
The Safe Place 65% match · Point & Click, Choose Your Own Adventure, 2D
Mellanrum 65% match · Point & Click, 2D, Exploration
bar-hopping-bear. 64% match · Point & Click, Choose Your Own Adventure, Exploration
Follow the meaning 64% match · Point & Click, 2D, Multiple Endings
tomorrow is my birthday 64% match · Point & Click, Walking Simulator, 2D
Faded Stories: Greenberg 63% match · Point & Click, 2D, Multiple Endings
Freud's Bones-the game 63% match · Point & Click, Choose Your Own Adventure, 2D

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Everything Steam lists for THE LONGING · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID893850

Release dateMar 5, 2020

Last change number39468030

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Studio Seufz
Publisher: Application Systems Heidelberg
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Application Systems Heidelberg, Studio Seufz
Technologies: Unity detected
Metacritic: 79
Website: 399d-23h-59m-59s.com

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Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

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Build	Branch	Updated
20401889	public	Jan 19, 2026

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
893851	—	Windows	2.19 GB	553.8 MB	8669504639422502004
893852	—	Linux	2.09 GB	519.7 MB	7698380102103395738
893853	—	macOS	2.14 GB	543.3 MB	5602549925140118736

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	20401889	Jan 19, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Longing

Executable	Systems	Description
The Longing.exe	Windows
The Longing.x86	Linux
The Longing.app	macOS
The Longing.x86_64	Linux · 64-bit	Newest 64bit build

Space per player1.86 GB

Filesup to 5,000

Save locations3

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Studio Seufz/The Longing	*.txt	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Studio Seufz/The Longing	*.jpeg	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Studio Seufz/The Longing	*.dat	All

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THE LONGING

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