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Emily is Away <3

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

Emily <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.

What works

  • Strong nostalgic atmosphere
  • Emotionally immersive storytelling
  • Authentic mid-2000s internet simulation
  • Well-written characters and dialogue
  • Multiple endings encouraging replay

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited replayability due to repetitive routes
  • Forced bad ending on first playthrough
  • Lack of meaningful differences between romance options
  • Slow dialogue pacing
  • No option for diverse gender or relationship orientations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • LoveChoice

  • Emily is Away Too

  • School Days

  • Secret Little Haven

  • Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines

  • Purrgatory

More fantastical

Games that feels like Emily is Away <3 but with more imaginative fiction

  • Killer Chat! - Original Edition

  • Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

  • Choice of the Deathless

  • Magic Research

  • Arcadie: Second-Born

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Emily is Away <3 but with less of a community feel

  • Cyber Manhunt

  • CaseCracker

  • looK INside - Chapter 1

  • 前程似锦 Excellent Expectations

  • Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

  • Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Less social

Games that feels like Emily is Away <3 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Emily is Away

  • A YEAR OF SPRINGS

  • Hymer 2000

  • Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth

  • KinitoPET

  • FAKEBOOK

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Emily is Away <3: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026