Emily is Away
Retro chat-based interactive fiction about a relationship over five years
Kyle Seeley · Released Nov 20, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 36K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 55 in 30 days
- Players
- 12
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Apr 22, 2021
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 36,467 reviews are positive · 96% of 55 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.
How many players finish Emily is Away?
57% of Steam players have unlocked «2006», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Emily is Away system requirements
Minimum: 0.5 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Emily is Away?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP Service Pack 2+
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 or later
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
Does Emily is Away have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Emily is Away run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Emily is Away use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
