The Slow-Burn Adventure Game That Takes a Full Year to Complete

After downloading The Longing, players must wait over 400 real-world days for the game to conclude. Players control Shade, a small creature tasked with awakening an underground king after his 400-day sleep. Shade waits alone in the dark on a ticking timer, whether the player is watching or not. This makes the player effectively a sentient alarm clock alongside Shade.