Charming characters and writing
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The characters are incredibly fun and full of personality, I absolutely loved them.”
Steam review · 31.6 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Voracious Games2022Deckbuilding · Dating Sim · Simulation
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 49 min ago
The verdict
A charming, voice-acted blend of potion brewing, deck-building haggling and dating sim with great art and music. Skip it if you want a relaxed shop sim or hate time limits and clunky UI.
Great for
Fans of min-maxing, math puzzles, character-driven stories and card-based haggling with romance on the side
Main risk
Strict 10-day competition deadlines with game-over stakes feel stressful, and missing QoL makes the later game tedious
What players love
Beautiful art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The main draw of the game is the soundtrack and the very charming art direction.”
Steam review · 40.6 h played ↗
Excellent voice acting and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the real standout is the voice acting, which was [b]really really good[/b], for all characters.”
Steam review · 110.4 h played ↗
Deckbuilding haggling mixed with potion brewing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the deckbuilding aspects blends super well within the negotiations both mechanically and thematically.”
Steam review · 43.7 h played ↗
Addictive gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“micromanagement hell, but oh my god its so fucking fun, you lose an hour just on one day and its wild”
Steam review · 86.8 h played ↗
Developers added cozy mode, endless mode and voice-over
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“the devs listened and made this game a must buy. The addition of a cozy mode and endless mode make this an easy recommendation.”
Steam review · 37.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Harsh time limits and game-over deadlines
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“If you don't win the contest every 10 days, game over.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Balance problems and heavy RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's too hard to be a cutesy cozy management and dating sim but too easy to be a satisfying number-cruncher.”
Steam review · 45.2 h played ↗
Missing quality-of-life and clunky UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The gameplay is great but QoL is absolutely miserable.”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗
Repetitive, tedious late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Started off fun, but gets exponentially more tedious after the first competition.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Cringey dialogue and weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The dialogue and characters in this game are so cringy that it makes me want to quit every time I play.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Steam Deck verified but broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Does not work on Steam Deck in spite of being marked as verified.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850
Storage7 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorQuad Core Processor
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 470
Storage7 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850
Storage7 GB available space
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