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Emily is Away
Kyle Seeley
November 19, 2015
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Summary
Sign In again. 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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Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual NovelPlatforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), MacDevelopers
Kyle SeeleyRelease Date
November 19, 2015 (9 years and 8 months ago)Publishers
Kyle SeeleyFranchises
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