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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 39350604
Last Record Update 30 September 2026 – 16:12:40 UTC ()
Release Date 5 January 2016 – 23:37:39 UTC ()
😎 85.09%
922 reviews
1
In-Game
📚 Visual Novel 🆓 Free to Play 👩 Female Protagonist 😌 Casual 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+

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

Developer ebi-hime
metacritic_name The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher ebi-hime
IsFreeApp Yes
Store Release Date 5 January 2016 – 23:37:39 UTC ()
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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
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 3
  • test_timestamp: 3 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1822966
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
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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 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🗺️ Adventure 🌸 Anime 💘 Romance 👤 Singleplayer 🤏 Short 📚 Story Rich 💔 Emotional 🖼️ 2D 📜 Historical 🧸 Cute 🌫 Atmospheric 🎨 Stylized 📝 Text-Based 🕴 Psychological Horror

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing

Assets

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last_modified5 June 2026 – 21:41:45 UTC
timestamp5 June 2026 – 21:41:45 UTC

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timestamp 5 January 2016 – 23:39:09 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
429941 The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns Content 631.45 MiB 499.44 MiB

Total size on disk is 631.45 MiB and total download size is 499.44 MiB.

 

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