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  • Summary: 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.

    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
    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.

    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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  1. Positive: 15 out of 27
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  1. Jul 2, 2021
    10
    Summary:
    Really liked this game! It's so simple, but at the same time, very meaningful to me.
  2. Dec 7, 2017
    9
    I'm giving this a higher score than I really feel that it deserves. I'm doing so because it's quite a unique game that evoked an emotionalI'm giving this a higher score than I really feel that it deserves. I'm doing so because it's quite a unique game that evoked an emotional response in a short time. I found myself going back to some of the chapters and trying to change things. I'm going to leave the spoilers out of this, but the game is free and it takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. It's a nostalgia trip for anyone who grew up using AIM. Expand
  3. Apr 24, 2021
    9
    I'm in this photo and I don't like it.

    Between the early 2000s Windows XP/Instant Messanger aesthetics and the simulated conversations
    I'm in this photo and I don't like it.

    Between the early 2000s Windows XP/Instant Messanger aesthetics and the simulated conversations between friends slowly drifting away, it hits your nostalgia hard.
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  4. Dec 21, 2015
    8
    The game is about you and your friend Emily as time goes on yours and her friendship will get further and further apart... im not going toThe game is about you and your friend Emily as time goes on yours and her friendship will get further and further apart... im not going to spoil the ending... i will let you find that out for your self Overall this game has been one of the best free to play games i have played in a long time it is available on steam and i highly recommend you get it Expand
  5. Dec 29, 2015
    6
    Five conversations with a high school friend that your character apparently likes but you can't really fess up to.

    Pretty short (bit over
    Five conversations with a high school friend that your character apparently likes but you can't really fess up to.

    Pretty short (bit over half an hour), and it is a decent piece of interactive fiction. It made me feel kind of bad for the protagonist, but it was pretty obvious from early on with the dialogue choices what was going on - the character was obviously jealous and a bit possessive, and actually playing as them was mildly disturbing in some ways. Still, it does what it does well enough, so if a bunch of awkward IM conversations by two people who aren't you is your thing, you might like this.
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  6. Feb 25, 2022
    6
    Pretty short game and has a decent story. The ending was pretty underwhelming, although realistic I suppose. Good ideas but should have beenPretty short game and has a decent story. The ending was pretty underwhelming, although realistic I suppose. Good ideas but should have been developed further. Expand
  7. Dec 28, 2020
    1
    Honestly, this was a pretty underwhelming visual novel esque game. The connection between your choices and the resulting actions never feltHonestly, this was a pretty underwhelming visual novel esque game. The connection between your choices and the resulting actions never felt very strong, and there wasn't really anything in this game to rescue it from mediocrity. Expand

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