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Emily Wants to Play Too

Shawn Hitchcock · Hitchcock Games · 2017-12-13

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 13, 2017 (Linux), Dec 13, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 24, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Dec 13, 2017 (Mac), Apr 25, 2018 (Xbox One), Sep 07, 2018 (Android)

No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.

Emily Wants to Play Too is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2017, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 564 reviews).

0
playing now
81%
positive of 564 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
4.11★
PlayStation Store rating (910 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 10:00 UTC (census sample)

They didn't believe the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way with an order for Central Evidence. He's not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 42 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 75% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 564 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2022-07-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 10:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
70Nov 2017Dec 2025Nov 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jan 2018 — avg 5 · peak 19Mar 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 12Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 14Jan 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Aug 2024 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6

▲ +1 avg players vs prior month — Dec 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$1.592017-12-152026-08-242017-12-15 — best price $7.992018-10-30 — best price $3.912019-01-04 — best price $7.992019-08-12 — best price $2.392019-11-01 — best price $7.992019-12-19 — best price $1.992020-04-13 — best price $7.992020-08-03 — best price $3.992020-12-01 — best price $7.992021-04-12 — best price $3.912021-08-23 — best price $7.992021-11-24 — best price $3.992022-02-03 — best price $7.992022-05-02 — best price $5.592022-07-07 — best price $7.992022-10-25 — best price $3.992022-12-12 — best price $7.992023-02-15 — best price $3.992023-04-10 — best price $7.992023-08-07 — best price $3.992023-11-02 — best price $7.992023-12-22 — best price $1.592024-03-04 — best price $7.992024-05-20 — best price $1.592024-07-22 — best price $7.992024-11-27 — best price $1.992025-01-13 — best price $7.992025-03-31 — best price $1.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-10-27 — best price $1.592026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $1.592026-06-08 — best price $7.992026-08-24 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
40.1%
earned "Let her in!"
12.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,56418%14
Xbox One (Xbox)76032%14
Steam (Steam)31322%14

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

Player tags

IndieActionHorrorStrategyAdventureSimulationMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurvival Horror

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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