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Windows · Aug 26, 2020

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Is Wait! Life is beautiful! worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit
  • Players who want a serious, dialogue-led psychological thriller
  • Fans of interactive films with branching conclusions
  • Players interested in fictional stories about crisis conversations and personal purpose

Skip it if you…

Saves you a refund
  • Players seeking combat, exploration, or conventional action mechanics
  • Those wanting light or relaxing sessions may find the subject matter and anxious tone difficult
  • Players looking for a long-form game with broad gameplay systems may find the interactive-film structure narrow

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Our take on Wait! Life is beautiful!

The store page foregrounds suicide prevention and moral reflection, but the playable scope is chiefly a short-form interactive-film experience built around conversations, dreams, and branching endings. Its serious subject matter may suggest a guidance-focused work, while the game explicitly says it does not aim to save everyone.

What is Wait! Life is beautiful!?

This interactive psychological thriller follows Will, an ordinary clerk who leaves his monotonous office job and visits a bridge where people in crisis gather.

Players engage in conversations, study each person's problems, and choose responses while trying to persuade them to reconsider suicide. Reactions vary, and the story states that not everyone can be saved. Will also faces activists supporting a right to die, police questioning, financial pressure, and the psychological effects of these encounters. Interactive psychedelic dreams interrupt the narrative. The game presents fictional events and characters in an interactive-film format with multiple endings, including outcomes intended to surprise or challenge expectations.

How Wait! Life is beautiful! plays

01Conversation choices
Dialogue responses affect encounters with people considering suicide, whose reactions are described as unpredictable.
02Multiple endings
The interactive-film structure includes several possible conclusions, including some that subvert expectations.
03Psychological dreams
Will experiences interactive psychedelic dreams connected to the strain of speaking with people in crisis.
04Police investigations
Will is questioned by police after becoming associated with people who later die by suicide.
05Financial pressure
After leaving regular employment, Will borrows from his parents and sometimes receives tips or bribes.

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Wait! Life is beautiful!: platforms & release

Is Wait! Life is beautiful! worth it?

It is worth it if: players who want a serious, dialogue-led psychological thriller. Skip it if: players seeking combat, exploration, or conventional action mechanics.

Where can I download Wait! Life is beautiful!?

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What platforms is Wait! Life is beautiful! on?

Windows only.

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