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what is THE LONGING?

Play as the Shade, waiting 400 days underground for a sleeping king to awaken in this slow-paced adventure blending idle and narrative elements.

In THE LONGING, you control the Shade, the last servant of a king who sleeps for 400 days to regain his power. The game counts down this time even when offline, letting you choose how to spend your solitude exploring a vast, hand-drawn cave. The experience offers multiple endings and an atmospheric soundtrack.

It sits in the Idle / RPG / Narrative / Puzzle corner of the genre. Like most idle games it runs on a simple loop — earn, reinvest, automate — but the depth is in how long that loop keeps unfolding. Expect to check in, make a few decisions, and watch the numbers climb whether you're at the keyboard or not.

New to incrementals? Read our beginner's guide first, or just hit play — these games are built to teach themselves.