The Setup
Before dipping into the lore, let us explain what Emily Wants to Play is. This game is one of those exploration horror types that forces you to survive without any real defenses. Think Five Nights at Freddy’s, only this time you have free movement.
You are a pizza delivery boy and on your last stop, you find an empty house. It isn’t run down or anything, but there are these dolls scattered about. There is also Emily, the twisted visage of a little girl that wants nothing more than to play a game with you starting at the stroke of midnight.
Your job is to uncover the story by finding letters, drawings, and audio recordings while surviving until morning. As each hour passes, one of the dolls will become active and you will have to learn its patterns to avoid it. They have a strong connection to the house, one that leads to the death of all who enter.