Free to play · visual novel
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
By ebi-hime, released 1 Jan 2016
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
What it is
The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns is a free visual novel by ebi-hime, released in 2016. Toma Andrews, a 14-year-old who feels more at ease in graveyards than among the living, meets a girl there who may be a ghost. The stranger asks Toma to hear the story of Emmeline Burns, who died in 1851; Toma is drawn to listen but wonders whether she can help someone already dead. The game is a short, linear story of about 20,000 words, with no choices or branches, and is described as readable in one sitting. It has artwork and an original soundtrack, and is identified as a lesbian or yuri visual novel set in England. Steam lists single-player, achievements and Family Sharing. It is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.
What players like, and what they don't
- Free to play
- About 20,000 words and readable in one sitting
- Linear story with no choices or branches
- Available on Windows, macOS and Linux
- No choices or branches
- Single-player only
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a short, linear yuri visual novel about a girl, a possible ghost and a story from 1851. It can be read in one sitting and is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.
This is a compact, linear visual novel with a ghost-story premise and an original soundtrack. Its short length and one-sitting format suit readers seeking a brief narrative experience.
