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The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns

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App ID 429940
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher ebi-hime
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 29937968
Last Record Update 7 July 2025 – 21:20:12 UTC ()
Release Date 5 January 2016 – 23:37:39 UTC ()
😎 84.92%
864 reviews
2
In-Game

A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer ebi-hime
metacritic_name The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher ebi-hime
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 5 January 2016 – 23:37:39 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/ebihimes.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/5swZWV8fzU
https://www.instagram.com/ebihimes/
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@ebihimes
https://www.tiktok.com/@ebi_hime
https://www.tumblr.com/ebi-hime
https://x.com/ebihimes
https://www.youtube.com/@ebihime7428
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 5 January 2016 – 23:37:39 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 7 July 2025 – 21:19:44 UTC () (1751923184)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 90
Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1822966
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 18 December 2015 – 06:49:41 UTC (), in changelist #1620600

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Visual Novel 🆓 Free to Play 👩 Female Protagonist 🌱 Indie 😌 Casual 🗺️ Adventure 🌸 Anime 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 💘 Romance 🤏 Short 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 💔 Emotional 🏽 2D 📜 Historical ✍️ Well-Written 🧸 Cute 🌫 Atmospheric 🎨 Stylized 📝 Text-Based

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements

Assets

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timestamp7 July 2025 – 21:20:07 UTC
Trailers
256659289 ↴
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Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.exe
Launch Type Unspecified
Operating System   windows
1. Unnamed launch option
Executable The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.app
Launch Type Unspecified
Operating System   macos
2. Unnamed launch option
Executable The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.sh
Launch Type Unspecified
Operating System   linux

Configuration

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