Games like Emily is Away <3
If you like Emily is Away <3 (narrative, choices and nostalgia), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
- In common: story
When you fancy an interactive novel in instalments: each of its three books lasts between three and six hours.
Detroit: Become Human
- In common: story
- Difference: more intense
When you want a story like a TV series where you choose the direction, chapter by chapter.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
- In common: story
When you fancy a moving story in instalments: each episode lasts a few hours.
Road 96
- In common: story
When you have an hour to spare: according to Analog Stick Gaming, each trip to the border takes about that long.
Tales from the Borderlands
- In common: story
When you fancy an episodic comedy adventure: each episode lasts around an hour and a half.
The Walking Dead
- In common: story
- Difference: more intense
When you want an intense story in instalments: each episode lasts a couple of hours and leaves you wanting more.
OXENFREE
- In common: story
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a mystery story you can play through in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
To the Moon
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
When you fancy a moving story for one or two afternoons, with no challenge or pressure.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
- Difference: more exploring
When you want to laugh and be surprised in short sessions: each run takes a few minutes.
Finding Paradise
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
When you fancy a moving story in calm sessions: it's over in a few afternoons.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Emily is Away <3
An interactive novel that mimics 2008-era Facebook: on Facenook you browse walls, photos and pokes while chatting with classmates in your final year of secondary school, picking one of three replies that your character types out on screen.
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