Emily is Away

November 20, 2015 Kyle Seeley Kyle Seeley
Simulator Adventure Indie Visual Novel
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Remember a time before Facebook and Skype? When Windows XP was the next big thing and AIM was king. Relive that era with Emily is Away, an interactive story. Create a screenname and browse buddy infos in this chat-bot meets adventure game. Explore your relationship with Emily, a fellow high school student, in a branching narrative where you choose the outcome. And most importantly, change your text color to lime green so people know you're the coolest kid in school.
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Create a screenname and browse buddy infos in this chat-bot meets adventure game. Explore your relationship with Emily, a fellow high school student, in a branching narrative where you choose the outcome. And most importantly, change your text color to lime green so people know you're the coolest kid in school.
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153
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Release Date November 20, 2015
Developer Kyle Seeley
Publisher Kyle Seeley
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Text
Themes Romance
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