Games like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
If The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bittersweet Blossoms, Once Upon a Throne of Thorns and Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its ghostly backstory unfolds slowly, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns: A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?
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Bittersweet Blossoms
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Top pick for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A lesbian romance set in England shortly after WWI. The story centres around Dot, a young maid who begins to work in the crumbling stately home of Bly, and her young mistress: the devious, devilish Patience.
Once Upon a Throne of Thorns
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Second-strongest match for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A boys' love / yaoi visual novel about a runaway prince and an assassin in the service of a wicked king. A dark and moody fairytale with crossdressing, intrigue, spilled blood, and finding love in unexpected places.
Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
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Third-strongest match for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.
Mizuchi 白蛇心傳
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Ranked #4 for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 is a heartfelt and philosophical yuri visual novel inspired by the Legend of the White Snake and multiple folklores. Follow Linh's journey with a beautiful shape-shifting temptress and a resourceful warrior nun, and experience a story of friendship, love, transformation, and belonging.
Why do you love me?
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Ranked #5 for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A short romantic novel about modern relationships. We took some situations from life and tried to answer the question "why do people love each other?".
Strawberry Vinegar
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Ranked #6 for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
南栀 Unwavering love
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Ranked #7 for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
《南栀》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了在前作（夜永 Eternal Love）剧情发生一年半之后，聆花女子学院中的少女们成长的故事。
Blackberry Honey
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Shares kinetic novel and an atmospheric mood with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Ranked #8 for The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
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Blackberry Honey
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Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns. Shares Indie and Casual with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns. Shares Indie with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
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Strawberry Vinegar
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Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A cute comedy yuri VN about a gluttonous demon and a cynical young girl centered around the most important thing in life: food! ♥
The Fairy's Song
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Shares kinetic novel and an emotional mood with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
Rituals in the Dark
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns. Shares Indie with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
The Way We All Go (2015)
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Another title from ebi-hime, the studio behind The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns. Shares Indie with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
Frequently asked about The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
- Is The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns free to play?
- Yes — The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns are Bittersweet Blossoms, Once Upon a Throne of Thorns, Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man.
- Who developed The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns?
- The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns was developed by ebi-hime.
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