PLEASE WAIT
Released 30 October 2026 · PC · Indie
A comedy game about installing a game. Get the progress bar from 0% to 100% while the installer stalls, bargains, lies, makes you agree to agree, runs away from your cursor and refuses to finish. One window. One loading bar. Please wait.
Story
It's just an installer. How hard can it be? PLEASE WAIT is a short comedy game that takes place entirely inside one installation window. Your only goal is obvious: get the progress bar to 100%. The installer has other plans. A few percent in, things start to go wrong. The RETRY button runs away. The loading bar escapes the window and has to be dragged back. A percent falls out and needs to be put back in by hand. The installer asks you not to move your mouse — and then asks you to move it to generate bandwidth. Every step changes the rules Update the updater. Then update it again. Free up disk space. Try not to delete cat.png. Take the premium download offer. The +20% for $0.00 one, if you can catch it. Read the terms of installation while they are being amended. Prove that you are still at the keyboard. Choose a download mirror. Mirror 3 is the one. Reach 100%. Then wait for the Day One Update. Survive 99%. The last percent is the hardest one. Features One window, one loading bar and more than fifty ways for them to misbehave A new gag, puzzle or rule change every half minute or so Mouse-only, no reflexes required — just patience and some suspicion About 30...
Gameplay
It's just an installer. How hard can it be? PLEASE WAIT is a short comedy game that takes place entirely inside one installation window. Your only goal is obvious: get the progress bar to 100%. The installer has other plans. A few percent in, things start to go wrong. The RETRY button runs away. The loading bar escapes the window and has to be dragged back. A percent falls out and needs to be put back in by hand. The installer asks you not to move your mouse — and then asks you to move it to generate bandwidth. Every step changes the rules Update the updater. Then update it again. Free up disk space. Try not to delete cat.png. Take the premium download offer. The +20% for $0.00 one, if you can catch it. Read the terms of installation while they are being amended. Prove that you are still at the keyboard. Choose a download mirror. Mirror 3 is the one. Reach 100%. Then wait for the Day One Update. Survive 99%. The last percent is the hardest one. Features One window, one loading bar and more than fifty ways for them to misbehave A new gag, puzzle or rule change every half minute or so Mouse-only, no reflexes required — just patience and some suspicion About 30 minutes for a first playthrough, with a save you can continue from 9 Steam Achievements Fully original synthesized sound and music English and Russian No real files are touched, no real payments are...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
Release details
PLEASE WAIT is a Indie game by KENTO. PLEASE WAIT came out on Friday, 30 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 30 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did PLEASE WAIT come out?
PLEASE WAIT came out on 30 October 2026.
Which platforms is PLEASE WAIT on?
PLEASE WAIT is on PC.
Who makes PLEASE WAIT?
PLEASE WAIT is developed by KENTO.
What kind of game is PLEASE WAIT?
PLEASE WAIT is a game of these genres: Indie.