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2020PCSteam Deck verified96 % positive2.39 €

A short, narrative-driven visual novel following a love story from first meeting to old age. It centers on how you respond when someone you love hurts you.

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Dialogue and role-playing
Strong, story-driven narrative
Choices with consequences

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Emily is Away

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2015PC88 % positivefree

A nostalgic interactive story told entirely through an early-2000s instant messenger, where your chat replies over several years shape a bittersweet relationship with Emily.

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A short, dialogue-driven experience in which a pig farmer does his morning chores while talking with the mob hitman sent to kill him. Quiet everyday tasks meet bittersweet conversations about friendship, guilt and loyalty.