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Wait Extended review: suspenseful Lovecraftian storytelling | Gearburn

Wiehahn Diederichs, Gearburn writes: "Earlier this year I had the opportunity to play an Early Access version of Wait Extended, an indie horror game designed by German developers rest.less games.

This wasn’t your normal horror game though. Instead of the now prominent polished 3D environments of usual horror titles, this was a simple 2D game created in the RPG Maker game engine. But that didn’t make it any less intriguing.

Though still very short and far from finished, the game boasted a tremendously captivating atmosphere for its simple nature and absorbing narrative. In fact, I liked the game so much that I decided to interview with the developers.

I learned that the game was inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and was created as part of a four week game jam. Back then it was still only called Wait, hence the addition now of “Extended”. Wait received so much positive attention that the developers decided to give it a proper go, and so work on Wait Extended began.

Now, after months of anticipation, I finally got the chance to play the final version of Wait Extended and I’m pleased to say that it exceeded my expectations."

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Rest.less Games: tales from the indie game industry and ‘Wait: Extended’ (Gearburn)

Gearburn writer, Wiehahn Diederichs, interviews rest.less games, about their upcoming title, Wait: Extended. - A little while ago my editor presented me with a Steam bundle of games. I thought you might want to check them out,” he said. “Let me know if you can perhaps scrape out a review for them.” As a loyal subject to my Lord Editor, and the honourable circle of Gearburn, I complied"