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Emily Wants To Play

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Shawn Hitchcock · Horror · Dec 10, 2015

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio1 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy Emily Wants To Play?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
20% of themes are praise40% are divided40% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On one hand, the concise runtime—typically just a few hours—keeps the tension high and prevents the mechanics from overstaying their welcome.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story - while a bit plain, does a good job at developing a narrative around the namesake of the game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay37 reviews
Story15 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
100% still recommend
Interface
25% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Audio
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
71% still recommend
Bugs
36% still recommend
Graphics
71% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • VR Supported

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.24.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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