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Wait: The Patient

Wait: The Patient is a non-combat mystery horror game, that takes place in the 90s and follows the story of Dr. Alice Fincher. After a new patient arrives in the mental hospital she works in, strange events…

24 January 2025

Wait: The Patient is an adventure, released 24 January 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Wait: The Patient is

Wait: The Patient was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based in in the mid '90s, the game follows Dr. Fincher, a psychologist who has recently begun working at a mental hospital until her typical work day gets disrupted by the arrival of a new, strange patient - a young man surrounded by an eery air. An ominous chemistry builds between the two, and at the same time, an onset of strange phenomena begins within the hospital. Dr. Fincher decides to investigate.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Wait: The Patient launched on 24 January 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist and Eternal Strands.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Eternal Strands.

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When did Wait: The Patient come out?
Wait: The Patient was released on 24 January 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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