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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?

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is a visual novel, free to play and female protagonist game developed and published by ebi-hime.
Released on January 05th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 856 reviews of which 773 were positive and 83 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns into these genres:

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

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Win XP+
  • Processor: 1Ghz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX® 9 Compatible Graphics Card
  • Storage: 600 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectSound-compatible sound card
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.6
  • Processor: Any 64 bit processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL compatible card
  • Storage: 600 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: x86/x86_64
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL compatible card
  • Storage: 600 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2017
This is like the best VN I have ever played. While playing the game your going through a rollercoaster of emotions. For the most part its a happy game, but when the sad parts happen it hits you hard. Props to the writer of this game, it is truly amazing. 10/10
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Feb. 2017
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. It's quite typical of the genre but nonetheless this game was very entertaining.A strong point of this game was that it had very well developed characters which resonated really strongly with me. In particular emmeline burns reminded me of this girl I used to know back in middle school. We sat next to eachother in art class and we both had birthdays in september. Anyway we always talked in class and I felt like I had a lot in common with her. She was just so great, like there was this thing about her, that made her stick out from the crowd, like she was special. I used to dream about her every night and so eventually I got the courage to ask her out, and she said that she liked me but she couldn't have a relationship because her mom would be angry with her if she did. But like this game really reminded me of that girl from my art class and what we could have been together. All around I rate this game really well. Also Rose if by some miracle you are reading this review just know that I still love you and there is still hope for us just add me on steam and we can go from there <3 "penguins can't fly???" haha I still remember how you said that it was so funny haha.
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Feb. 2017
A short and sweet kinetic visual novel with thoughtful, pensive writing, a budding romance that strikes true, and a character I could relate to. The artwork here is lovely, there is an uplifting ending, and this sad story of Emmeline Burns is altogether worth the hour or two it will take to finish.
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Feb. 2017
A story of a romance between two girls, sad in some parts but heartwarming in others, im sure there are many more similar IRL . Its pretty much straigh foward, so, there are no choices or multiple endings, but still, interesting story if you like this kind of adventure. Ive been looking for this kind of adventures in this past weeks, since its good sometimes to take break from action most games offer, and im always down for a good story, and this definatly provide one, I recommend this to everyone who enjoys a good story.
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Jan. 2017
Excellent artwork with a solid story featuring interesting characters. Definitely takes its time, so this is not a game for the impatient.
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The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is free to play on Steam.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns received 773 positive votes out of a total of 856 achieving a rating of 8.50.
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The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns was developed and published by ebi-hime.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is a single-player game.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns does not currently offer any DLC.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
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