# Games like Emily is Away

> The closest matches to Emily is Away: Emily is Away Too, Emily is Away <3, VIDEOVERSE, We should talk., and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Emily is Away Too](https://imho.run/games/523780/emily-is-away-too) — Also Dating Sim, like Emily is Away. 3,889 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523780/)
2. [Emily is Away <3](https://imho.run/games/978460/emily-is-away-3) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Emily is Away. 4,685 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/978460/)
3. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
4. [We should talk.](https://imho.run/games/1255990/we-should-talk) — Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 52 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1255990/)
5. [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 10,428 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)
6. [Florence](https://imho.run/games/1102130/florence) — A frequent pick in Emily is Away players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,200 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102130/)
7. [A Normal Lost Phone](https://imho.run/games/523210/a-normal-lost-phone) — Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 1,373 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523210/)
8. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — A frequent pick in Emily is Away players' libraries, and another RPG. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
9. [One Night Stand](https://imho.run/games/549860/one-night-stand) — Also Short and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Emily is Away. 372 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/549860/)
10. [A Story Beside](https://imho.run/games/634410/a-story-beside) — Shares time progression with Emily is Away. 210 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/634410/)
11. [Love is All Around: Echoes of Yesterday](https://imho.run/games/3099660/love-is-all-around-echoes-of-yesterday) — A frequent pick in Emily is Away players' libraries, and another Strategy. 90 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099660/)
12. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Emily is Away. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
13. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Emily is Away. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
14. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
15. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Emily is Away. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
16. [Mission: It's Complicated](https://imho.run/games/1041210/mission-it-s-complicated) — Shares achievement collection with Emily is Away. 187 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041210/)
17. [CLANNAD](https://imho.run/games/324160/clannad) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Emily is Away. 1,961 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/)
18. [Everlasting Summer](https://imho.run/games/331470/everlasting-summer) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Emily is Away. 5,105 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/331470/)
19. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
20. [Arcade Spirits](https://imho.run/games/910630/arcade-spirits) — Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Emily is Away. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910630/)
21. [Always Remember Me](https://imho.run/games/291030/always-remember-me) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 113 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291030/)
22. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
23. [LoveChoice](https://imho.run/games/939400/lovechoice) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 2,267 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/939400/)
24. [Whispers from the Star](https://imho.run/games/3730100/whispers-from-the-star) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Emily is Away. 647 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730100/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=417860&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=417860&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=417860&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=417860
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/417860
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Emily is Away

Emily is Away is a free-to-play indie narrative adventure released in 2015 that simulates mid-2000s instant messaging interfaces. Players create a screenname and navigate conversations with Emily across several years, with branching dialogue choices that determine the trajectory of a friendship. The game incorporates mechanics including forced message deletion, progressive relationship decay, and time-progression, creating an experience where players type real emotions only to delete them before sending. Reviewers highlight how it authentically captures early internet culture and forces players to confront unspoken feelings through the act of typing and deleting emotions. Players describe it as atmospheric and melancholic. The game holds an 87% positive rating from over 22,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 417860
- **Developer:** Kyle Seeley
- **Publisher:** Kyle Seeley
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards
- **Released:** Nov 20, 2015
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/417860/emily-is-away)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=417860&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417860/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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