Emily is Away Too similar games & best alternatives

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Emily is Away Too

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Strong nostalgic atmosphere
  • Emotional and realistic storytelling
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Immersive early 2000s internet simulation
  • Meaningful player choices

Things to keep in mind

  • Can be emotionally taxing or depressing
  • Some players find timed responses stressful
  • Limited gameplay mechanics beyond dialogue
  • Minor writing inconsistencies noted
  • Short overall playtime

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • School Days

  • LoveChoice

  • Hymer 2000

  • Hookah Haze

  • The Test: Hypothesis Rising

  • 2064: Read Only Memories

More fantastical

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

  • Killer Chat! - Original Edition

  • A Date with Death

  • Lost:Antinomy

  • Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

  • Heaven Will Be Mine

  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

Less intimate

Games that feels like Emily is Away Too but with less focus on close relationships

  • The Red Pearls Of Borneo

  • Trust Me, I Nailed It

  • Meme Mayhem

  • Tech Support: Error Unknown

  • Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

  • Cyber Manhunt

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Emily is Away Too: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. 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, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026