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The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
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?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“A beautiful story of a romance between two girls: sad in some parts, but cute and heartwarming in others. It is a kinetic novel, meaning there are no choices or multiple endings, but the story flows naturally, so I don’t think lack of choices will bother anyone. I thoroughly…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“"We need to haunt the house of history and listen anew to the ancestors' wisdom." - Maya Angelou Remember that great aunt of yours that you are supposed to look exactly the same? Or the father of your grandfather, smiling the same peculiar way that you do according to your…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“I went in to play The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns fully expecting it to end up as a garbage yuri fan service visual novel. How wrong I was. This has been one of the best free VNs I have seen on Steam. It is definitely a memorable one for me and I recommend VN fans play through…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Free to Play · Female Protagonist · Indie · Casual · Adventure · Anime · LGBTQ+ · Romance · Short · Story Rich · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English, Ukrainian |
| Achievements | 8 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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