This is an interesting experience. In short, it's not as touching as it maybe thinks it is and neither as deep or surprising in some ways. But it tries a very interesting narrative with player choice and it is deeply human and queer and leaves the soul just a little bit fuller and happier. I can therefore recommend it to anyone who loves to read and enjoys queer stories. The art is solid, very vibrant and colorful. Sometimes a bit on the cartoony side, maybe. But this is just a matter of taste, not a verdict.
The text is fully voiced by pretty decent actors. This is rare and very appreciated.

The following paragraph elaborates a little bit and goes into mild spoiler territories so be warned.

First of all, the general premise, as also mentioned on the shop site, is that the player character is a young witch and the player followers her adventures in something resembling a slice of life backdrop. However, the story has not enough room to breath and develop. The player is rushed through the scenes and themes, character arcs are coming and going in the matter of a few sentences. This could be connected to the fact that player choice does matter, a lot, as the story unfolds. Therefore the author had to cover a lot of branches and mutations. Fleshing out all branches at the same depth and pacing that is required to fully stick the landing of the emotional impacts is a lot to ask. However, what we are left is feels more like something as a concept. An idea of a narrative structure, not yet fully fleshed out but showing a lot of potential if written to full effect. I don't "feel" for the characters, even as I read their sometimes heartbraking stories. I just nod at the story, understanding what it tries to do and represent, intellectually.
One more major... problem I had was, that I stumbled into a very satisfying ending at my first run. Doing different endings felt... strange, afterwards. I did it more out of a feeling of duty and because i arrived at the first end after just 2 hours. There are more good endings out there, some funny, some almost really touching, so i do recommend trying out more just so experience the surprises and the overall creative work that went into the story. Even after stumbling into what I'd consider the true ending.
So, as a result, I am happy I read the text and experience the various endings etc. But more importantly I'm looking forward what the developer tries next. If I had a wish I would hope for more character depth and relationship development and a narrative structure that supports that. Not the other way round.

This is an interesting experience. In short, it's not as touching as it maybe thinks it is and neither as deep or surprising in some ways. But it tries a very interesting narrative with player choice and it is deeply human and queer and leaves the soul just a little bit fuller and happier. I can therefore recommend it to anyone who loves to read and enjoys queer stories. The art is solid, very vibrant and colorful. Sometimes a bit on the cartoony side, maybe. But this is just a matter of taste, not a verdict. The text is fully voiced by pretty decent actors. This is rare and very appreciated. The following paragraph elaborates a little bit and goes into mild spoiler territories so be warned. First of all, the general premise, as also mentioned on the shop site, is that the player character is a young witch and the player followers her adventures in something resembling a slice of life backdrop. However, the story has not enough room to breath and develop. The player is rushed through the scenes and themes, character arcs are coming and going in the matter of a few sentences. This could be connected to the fact that player choice does matter, a lot, as the story unfolds. Therefore the author had to cover a lot of branches and mutations. Fleshing out all branches at the same depth and pacing that is required to fully stick the landing of the emotional impacts is a lot to ask. However, what we are left is feels more like something as a concept. An idea of a narrative structure, not yet fully fleshed out but showing a lot of potential if written to full effect. I don't "feel" for the characters, even as I read their sometimes heartbraking stories. I just nod at the story, understanding what it tries to do and represent, intellectually. One more major... problem I had was, that I stumbled into a very satisfying ending at my first run. Doing different endings felt... strange, afterwards. I did it more out of a feeling of duty and because i arrived at the first end after just 2 hours. There are more good endings out there, some funny, some almost really touching, so i do recommend trying out more just so experience the surprises and the overall creative work that went into the story. Even after stumbling into what I'd consider the true ending. So, as a result, I am happy I read the text and experience the various endings etc. But more importantly I'm looking forward what the developer tries next. If I had a wish I would hope for more character depth and relationship development and a narrative structure that supports that. Not the other way round.