Adventure · May 26, 2017

Emily is Away Too (2017)

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Now with Emily Online! Chat with your steam friends like it's 2006! New Emily, New Choices Emily is Away Too is the spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed original. Message both Emily and Evelyn as you determine the outcome of your senior year. Extend the story past the chat window with youtube links, facebook profiles and file transfers. And most importantly, change your text color to lime green so everyone knows you're the coolest kid in school. Features Multiple endings triggered by your dialogue decisions. Buddy icons, customizable profiles and away messages. Independent IM conversations with branching paths. Youtube links, facebook profiles and even file transfers. An interface you thought you'd never use again!

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Indie · 102
Simulation · 97
Choices Matter · 82
Dating Sim · 77
Casual · 72
Story Rich · 69
Pixel Graphics · 68
Multiple Endings · 64
Singleplayer · 62
Text-Based · 57
RPG · 51
Visual Novel · 48
Adventure · 37
Memes · 34
Funny · 30

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Position in Adventure

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	6.0k Steam reviews	Top 39% in Adventure
Positive rating	93% positive	Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 40%
Metacritic	81/100	Genre average 77 — top 37% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours	4 h average	Top 65% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 6.0k reviews

5.6k positive · 418 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

5.2k

Press Quotes

“That was cool... That was really cool.” Emily is Away – Markiplier “Oh no, that was really sad! I'm supposed to record other stuff after this, how am I supposed to do that now.” Emily is Away – JackSepticEye “What did I do wrong?! AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!” Emily is Away – PewDiePie

Features & Capabilities

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Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release date	May 26, 2017
Developer	Kyle Seeley
Base price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners	100k–1M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

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brief (under 5 hours)

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