Emily is Away
Retro chat-based interactive fiction about a relationship over five years
Kyle Seeley · Released Nov 20, 2015
AdventureCasualFree To PlayIndieSimulation
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 32K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 51 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 8
- peak 24h 12
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Emily is Away?
You create a screen name, browse buddy profiles, and choose messages to send to Emily, a fellow high school student, in an early-2000s instant messenger. The single-player story unfolds across five chapters spanning five years.
For you if...
- +you enjoy short stories built around choosing dialogue
Not for you if...
- −you prefer exploring a world to reading chat messages
What players say
89% of 32,334 reviews are positive · 84% of 51 in the last 30 days
Players praise the nostalgic messenger interface and conversations they find relatable. Many say choices barely affect the ending, and some find pressing keys to reveal preset replies tedious.
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Emily is Away system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP Service Pack 2+
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 or later
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
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