The Longing

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• incremental game

• adventure video game

• walking simulator
• puzzle video game

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Localized titles

• The Longing

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• German^*
• French^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Korean^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Japanese^*
• Polish^*

Community tags · historical

• Point & Click^*

  Votes · historical

  278^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  277^*

• Choose Your Own Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  271^*

• Idler^*

  Votes · historical

  269^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  255^*

• Underground^*

  Votes · historical

  252^*

• Multiple Endings^*

  Votes · historical

  246^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  239^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  234^*

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  230^*

• Hand-drawn^*

  Votes · historical

  220^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  216^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  213^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  208^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  207^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  202^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  198^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  198^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  189^*

• Experimental^*

  Votes · historical

  102^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 SP1+^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2 GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  1024MB VRAM^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Mac OS X 10.11+^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2 GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  1024MB VRAM^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS+^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.2 GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia and AMD GPUs using Nvidia official proprietary graphics driver or AMD Mesa graphics driver.^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  5 GB available space^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  7^*

  Community confidence

  low^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

Developers

• Studio Seufz^*

Publishers

• Application Systems Heidelberg

• 2020-03-05

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  worldwide

• 2020-03-04 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2020-03-04^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Mar 5, 2020^*

Detailed specifications