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Emily is Away Too cover art

Emily is Away Too

Kyle Seeley · 2017-05-26

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 26, 2017 (Mac), May 26, 2017 (Linux), May 26, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

6
playing now
93%
positive of 6.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (56 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Emily Is Away Too is a 2017 indie visual novel by Kyle Seeley. It is the spiritual successor to the 2015 video game Emily Is Away. The game is primarily set in an instant messaging chat client, taking place during the protagonist's last year of high school during the 2006–07 school year. The player talks to other characters by selecting different responses, and specific choices change the course of the plot throughout the game. In addition to using the chat log, the player also visits parody websites such as YouToob and Facenook, all of which display their 2006/2007 layouts.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 199 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 156k–374k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,229 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2019-02-14) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10010020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.992017-05-262026-07-092017-05-26 — best price $4.992017-10-07 — best price $3.742017-11-16 — best price $3.342017-12-18 — best price $4.992018-01-25 — best price $4.992018-05-24 — best price $4.992018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-11-01 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $1.492019-02-04 — best price $1.492019-05-09 — best price $0.992019-06-26 — best price $0.992019-11-21 — best price $0.992020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-07-09 — best price $4.992021-05-24 — best price $4.992021-08-14 — best price $4.992021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-04-25 — best price $4.992022-07-07 — best price $4.992023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-11-28 — best price $4.992024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $4.992025-03-10 — best price $4.992025-04-28 — best price $4.992025-07-10 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-02-17 — best price $4.992026-05-05 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

64102026-06-01 — 19 pageviews2026-06-04 — 34 pageviews2026-06-07 — 21 pageviews2026-06-10 — 28 pageviews2026-06-13 — 19 pageviews2026-06-16 — 27 pageviews2026-06-19 — 14 pageviews2026-06-22 — 15 pageviews2026-06-25 — 13 pageviews2026-06-28 — 26 pageviews2026-07-01 — 15 pageviews2026-07-04 — 21 pageviews2026-07-07 — 20 pageviews2026-07-10 — 45 pageviews2026-07-13 — 21 pageviews2026-07-16 — 16 pageviews2026-07-19 — 28 pageviews2026-07-22 — 23 pageviews2026-07-25 — 14 pageviews2026-07-28 — 15 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 12 pageviews2026-08-06 — 14 pageviews2026-08-09 — 22 pageviews2026-08-12 — 12 pageviews2026-08-15 — 26 pageviews2026-08-18 — 23 pageviews2026-08-21 — 28 pageviews2026-08-24 — 19 pageviews2026-08-27 — 19 pageviews2026-08-29 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
77.2%
earned "Summer '06"
11.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,84028%21

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

Player tags

RPGFunnyIndieMemesCasualAdventureDating SimSimulationStory RichText-Based

Census log

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

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