The Longing Mobile Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the aw… $4.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsAn 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. Play as a lonely Shade, the last servant of a king who once ruled an underground kingdom. The king's powers have faded and he falls asleep for 400 days to regain his might. It is your duty to stay in the earthen palace until he awakens. As soon as you start, the game inevitably counts down the 400 days - even when you stop playing and exit the game. It is now up to you to decide what to do with your solitary existence beneath the soil. Don't stress yourself, you have plenty of time. Choose your playing style Start the game and simply come back after 400 days to see how it ends. You actually don't have to play the game at all. But the Shade will be even more lonely without you. Or explore the caves and collect items for your comfortable underground living room. Just send the Shade to take a stroll - the walking speed is slow, but luckily there is no need to hurry. Read tons of classic literature from Nietzsche to Moby Dick right in the game - or at least have the shade read them. After all, time goes by faster if you learn to keep your mind occupied. Ignore the king's commands and advance to the outer regions the cave. It will be a long and dangerous journey into darkness... Features • Slow exploration of a vast, hand-drawn cave. • Atmospheric Dungeon Synth soundtrack. • Various endings. • Lots of well hidden secrets. • Time-based puzzles. • A lonely but cute protagonist. Information Seller:Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH Genre:Adventure Release:Dec 17, 2023 Updated:Apr 10, 2024 Version:1.1 Size:543.2 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-longing-mobile/id1664728844 The Longing—A Meditation on Self-Isolation and Loneliness Application Systems is pleased to announce that 2020’s surprise indie hit The Longing finds it's way to mobile devices. The game will be released December 18 2023 for iOS and Android. This unusual adventure / sim / idle game hybrid is a passion project by German indie developer Anselm Pyta of Studio Seufz. Your task is to wait for 400 days - in real time. Deep underground, a tired King must sleep to restore his strength. He asks his servant, a faithful Shade, to wake him when 400 days have passed. Then he closes his eyes, leaving the Shade utterly alone in a vast, dark cave. In The Longing, you are that Shade. And on December 18, your 400-day vigil will begin. About the game The Longing counts down in real time from the moment you start—even when you stop playing and exit the game. Your only required task is to awaken the King once the 400 days have passed. So, you could just wait to see how it ends… Or, you can explore the vast cave and eventually decide: will you stick with the King and build a comfortable life for yourself underground? Or will you make a break for it and escape to the world above against the King’s orders? The Longing has several endings, some that come sooner than others. Praise and Awards Initially released for PC, Mac, and Linux in 2020, The Longing was an unexpected hit in a year when many of us felt like the Shade, trapped at home for days on end. “I love that The Longing has imbued my laptop with this sad and eerie atmosphere, which is another of its brilliant subversions. We tend to think that computers and software should make us quicker and more efficient, that our time can always be better optimized. [The Longing] is a rebuttal of these ideas.” – Wired, The Longing is a Video Game of Transcendent Slowness “The Longing makes a mockery of the idea that games depend upon instant gratifications. It is a minimalist game that creates ample space for the mind to wander and philosophize along with the Shade as he considers his existential condition, his loneliness and his lack of control over his situation.” – 100/100 Washington Post, The Longing: Patience (and lots of it) is required, but it’s worth every minute “In the process of playing, The Longing forces you to live in the experience of waiting, wondering, being alone with your thoughts, the unanswerable, and what it means to be content.” – Ars Technica, Ars Technica’s best games of 2020 YouTube: Why The Longing Takes Four Hundred Days to Play – Adam Millard, The Architect of Games - 6.7 million views TikTok CozyTeaGames - 15 million views. Independent Game Festival Nuovo Award nominee and winner of the German Computer Game Award (Young Talent Award – Best Debut), Ludicious Innovation in Games Award, and A MAZE – Long Feature Award. Links iOS App Store: https://ashgames.com/TheLonging/iOS/EN Google Play Store: https://ashgames.com/TheLonging/Android/EN - coming to Amazon and Galaxy App Store too. Truncana and squarezero like this. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,683 1,205 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #2 squarezero, Dec 3, 2023 Hey @ASHGAMES. I edited your post to include a link to the preorder, but ended up deleting everything else by mistake — sorry! Feel free to add the rest of the post again! ASHGAMES Active Member Feb 6, 2014 35 5 8 #3 ASHGAMES, Dec 4, 2023 Hm, bummer. It actually did contain a link. Just in the form of https://ashgames.com/TheLonging/iOS/EN It it required to us the cryptic original iOS App Store link - even though that actually triggers the error message above because it is still a pre-order? We might just delete the whole thread and start over tomorrow (late here in Germany)? squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,683 1,205 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #4 squarezero, Dec 4, 2023 The appinfo link should populate soon. The second link works right now as a preorder (at least in the US) We require an appinfo link on all game threads, though of course you can include your own link as well. ASHGAMES Active Member Feb 6, 2014 35 5 8 #5 ASHGAMES, Dec 4, 2023 OK, will keep the link in mind. I have placed it now at the top and added everything else again. squarezero likes this. Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Hey @ASHGAMES. I edited your post to include a link to the preorder, but ended up deleting everything else by mistake — sorry! Feel free to add the rest of the post again!
Hm, bummer. It actually did contain a link. Just in the form of https://ashgames.com/TheLonging/iOS/EN It it required to us the cryptic original iOS App Store link - even though that actually triggers the error message above because it is still a pre-order? We might just delete the whole thread and start over tomorrow (late here in Germany)?
The appinfo link should populate soon. The second link works right now as a preorder (at least in the US) We require an appinfo link on all game threads, though of course you can include your own link as well.