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
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.
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