Emily is Away (2015)
- Developer
- Kyle Seeley
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 32,298 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 54 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A poignant chat-based walk down memory lane, where every typed line feels like a fragile high-school connection.
nostalgicbittersweetreflectiveconversationalchoice-drivenretroemotionalatmospheric
What players say
Players call it a short, free nostalgia trip to early-2000s MSN Messenger that hits hard emotionally, but many note that choices don't lead to radically different paths. Some dismiss it as a 'friendzone simulator,' while others praise how realistically it captures awkward relationships.
Screenshots
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