Rank 01Why this
Shares kinetic novel with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
- $6.49 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Games like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns: Blackberry Honey, Six Days of Snow, Sepia Tears, Empty Horizons, and Asphyxia. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Historical and Romance, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
- Free
- 2017
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Empty Horizons
Why this: Also Emotional and Romance, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
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Asphyxia
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Shares text based storytelling with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
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Her Love, Like Poison
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
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Also Historical and Romance, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
- 73% of 249 reviews
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- 6The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Shares text based storytelling with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
- 93% of 679 reviews
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- 8Her Love, Like Poison
Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
- 97% of 201 reviews
- 9planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~
Also Short and Emotional, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
- 97% of 1,247 reviews
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: ebi-hime
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 91% of 587 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Dreamlike contrast of art and tone
- Free with optional soundtrack dlc
- Ghostly backstory unfolds slowly
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Emotional
More games like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blackberry Honey
Why this: Shares kinetic novel with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Shares text based storytelling with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Her Love, Like Poison
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
More from ebi-hime
Other recommendable Steam games by ebi-hime, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sweetest Monster
Why this: Shares kinetic novel with The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Cage of Roses
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Historical, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
Strawberry Vinegar
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
The Way We All Go (2015)
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
About The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
The closest matches to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns: Blackberry Honey, Six Days of Snow, Sepia Tears, Empty Horizons, and Asphyxia. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blackberry Honey, Six Days of Snow and Sepia Tears — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and emotional, and single out its achievement hunting and kinetic novel. 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.
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?
Is The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 587 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.8 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dreamlike contrast of art and tone
- Free with optional soundtrack dlc
- Ghostly backstory unfolds slowly
- Queer romance drives the narrative
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The illustrations are beautiful and some parts are very well-written, but the story gets boring and tedious.”
“The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns has too little to say and too little to offer. I think it's too simple and straight forward... in a way that makes reaching the end of the story like a chore. And after going through all that it is not…”
People who play it also play: Blackberry Honey, Six Days of Snow, Sepia Tears
Frequently asked about The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
Can I run it?
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 Blackberry Honey, Six Days of Snow, Sepia Tears.
Who developed The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns?
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns was developed by ebi-hime.