Adventure · November 20, 2015
Emily is Away (2015)
Sign In again. Remember a time before Facebook and Skype? When Windows XP was the next big thing and AIM was king. Relive that era with Emily is Away. Create a screenname and browse buddy infos in this chat-bot meets adventure game. Explore your relationship with Emily, a fellow high school student, in a branching narrative where you choose the outcome. And most importantly, change your text color to lime green so people know you're the coolest kid in school. Features Buddy icons, profiles and away messages. A dialogue decision-based branching narrative. Over an hour of nostalgia-inducing gameplay. Five chapters spanning five years of the main characters life. Computer sounds you hoped to never hear again!
Adventure releases from 2015
64 Adventure titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 31.9k Steam reviews | Top 7% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 89% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 58% |
| Engagement hours | 3 h average | Top 82% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Free to Play · 699
- Story Rich · 375
- Singleplayer · 345
- Choices Matter · 343
- Indie · 313
- Interactive Fiction · 280
- Simulation · 272
- Retro · 220
- Casual · 211
- Choose Your Own Adventure · 205
- Visual Novel · 177
- Romance · 164
- Pixel Graphics · 151
- Dating Sim · 148
- Short · 126
Peer Adventure titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Press Quotes
“It's one of those rare games that completely stopped me in my tracks.” Julie Muncy, Wired “A story game in which you return to a realm time forgot: AOL Instant Messenger.” Nathan Grayson, Kotaku “It reminded me both of Digital: A Love Story and Catholic-guilt-simulator Catherine. Which are not bad games to be compared to.” Brendan Caldwell, Rock Paper Shotgun
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 20, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Kyle Seeley |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
3h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
Achievements
20
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
89%Very Positive · 31.9k reviews
28.4k positive · 3.5k negative
Curator recommendations
368
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Other
- Single-player