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Emily is Away <3 cover art

Emily is Away <3

Kyle Seeley · 2021-04-16

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Apr 16, 2021 (Mac), Apr 16, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 16, 2021 (Linux)

Emily &lt;3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.

Emily is Away <3 is a 2021 Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 6783 reviews).

11
playing now
91%
positive of 6.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 407 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~51/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,199 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 136k–305k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,783 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-01-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20212026Week of 2021-04-01: 1,147 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3532026-09-14 21:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 14 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 11 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 18 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 30 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 27 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 22 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 17 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
27310Apr 2021Aug 2026Apr 2021 — avg 273 · peak 671Jun 2021 — avg 67 · peak 161Aug 2021 — avg 36 · peak 88Oct 2021 — avg 29 · peak 63Dec 2021 — avg 48 · peak 118Feb 2022 — avg 28 · peak 52Apr 2022 — avg 30 · peak 103Jun 2022 — avg 24 · peak 77Aug 2022 — avg 39 · peak 116Oct 2022 — avg 22 · peak 47Dec 2022 — avg 32 · peak 100Feb 2023 — avg 16 · peak 37Apr 2023 — avg 17 · peak 36Jun 2023 — avg 15 · peak 61Aug 2023 — avg 16 · peak 32Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 27Dec 2023 — avg 22 · peak 68Feb 2024 — avg 14 · peak 32Apr 2024 — avg 23 · peak 71Jun 2024 — avg 16 · peak 60Aug 2024 — avg 12 · peak 27Oct 2024 — avg 12 · peak 26Dec 2024 — avg 22 · peak 54Feb 2025 — avg 13 · peak 35Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 51Jun 2025 — avg 28 · peak 74Aug 2025 — avg 15 · peak 67Oct 2025 — avg 15 · peak 45Dec 2025 — avg 15 · peak 61Feb 2026 — avg 24 · peak 112Apr 2026 — avg 19 · peak 122Jun 2026 — avg 17 · peak 122Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.992021-04-162026-07-092021-04-16 — best price $9.992021-05-24 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $7.992021-08-07 — best price $7.492021-09-27 — best price $6.992021-11-24 — best price $5.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-04-18 — best price $3.992022-06-23 — best price $3.992022-08-29 — best price $2.992022-12-05 — best price $3.992022-12-23 — best price $1.992023-02-10 — best price $1.992023-03-16 — best price $1.992023-06-29 — best price $1.992023-11-21 — best price $1.992023-12-21 — best price $1.992024-03-14 — best price $1.992024-04-22 — best price $1.992024-06-27 — best price $1.992024-11-27 — best price $1.992024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-01-20 — best price $0.992025-03-03 — best price $0.992025-03-13 — best price $0.992025-04-21 — best price $0.992025-06-19 — best price $0.992025-06-27 — best price $0.992025-08-28 — best price $0.992025-09-29 — best price $0.992025-12-29 — best price $0.992026-02-10 — best price $0.992026-03-19 — best price $0.992026-04-27 — best price $0.992026-06-25 — best price $0.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
64.1%
earned "Chapter 1"
15.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,23413%15

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCuteIndieCasualAdventureEmotionalDating SimSimulationStory RichConversation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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