# Waiting for the Loop

Summer DB entity ID: 71f49dbf\-8ef2\-4c26\-a357\-e1fb7a78ce09

Steam App ID: 717830

Waiting for the Loop is a short form visual novel in which a brilliant computer scientist builds an artificial intelligence that passes as human… but also attracts the attention of the government\. Explore multiple paths and endings in this fully voiced sci fi family driven drama\.  key Features:    Fully voice acted   Multiple story branches and endings   A unique narrative mix of family drama and science fiction   Short form, taking around 15 minutes to complete a playthrough   Visuals and presentation that hark back to PC point and click adventures of the 90's   Returning characters and events that run alongside Throw Me in the River:

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Side Group

- Publisher: Side Group

- Release date: Jan 11, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Captions available, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717830/ss\_476c010ba9815f6339b90002d02513bf79fed015\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1600645864, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717830/ss\_f13e56a8b4e4d7cb56da88c44d87e477d5103b58\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1600645864, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717830/ss\_35f2c0e190088afc5cf6f58eac23839a8741cbd1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1600645864, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717830/ss\_9d22c51089c9fca843a7ecce60f00b005c34041b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1600645864, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/717830/ss\_5494b457241659a9a06c7689d0a8800d7829162b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1600645864

- Price: 199 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 15

- Steam positive reviews: 13

- Steam negative reviews: 2

- Steam positive percentage: 86.66666666666667%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/71f49dbf-8ef2-4c26-a357-e1fb7a78ce09/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/71f49dbf-8ef2-4c26-a357-e1fb7a78ce09/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T03:59:02\.940855\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T03:59:04\.602116\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T03:59:03\.961896\+00:00

Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/717830/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/717830/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=717830","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/717830"\},"price":"2026\-09\-23T03:59:02\.940855\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-23T03:59:02\.940855\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-23T03:59:04\.602116\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-23T03:59:03\.961896\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"a86871b4\-8606\-4a6d\-a502\-61e6dffa88f7","catalog":"f68a554a\-3053\-44cb\-91f9\-10a5ddc3a931","details":"21c01a72\-9cf6\-43cf\-8ba3\-f619e42e4ec4","players":"63769657\-7948\-4f2f\-bea0\-7b71083b65ac","reviews":"e96dc3cc\-3973\-494a\-abb2\-66c8e5a36237"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\}

Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"71f49dbf\-8ef2\-4c26\-a357\-e1fb7a78ce09","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\}

Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717830/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/71f49dbf-8ef2-4c26-a357-e1fb7a78ce09)