I put this game of sooo..... many times! as card games are not for me usually and constantly looking for games, as the games i like are hard to find as im into everything. So didn't really read much into it or look i just clicked and thought id end up uninstalling it, but i tried it finally... and i completed it!! its shortish but its WONDERFUL!

The reasons i love it cause firstly her name is what my name actually is to my dad Amalia but English my mum chose to be the English version as Amelia i thought oh cool haha, As i played it was so odd, being mostly in home and bound to one space with a bad mental health issue atm this game spoke to me as if fate! so much of it was like it was made for me to defeat my shadows! even the base of the story (i wont spoil it) about why she is that way it made me realise, even though i have had some mental health issues all my life they was triggered into where i am now because of this.. and facing shadows is what i need to do... idk it was just everything! the style, the art, the inter-activeness the characters and her herself , the story and card game it was all immersive and amazing to me! i wish it was longer! i highly recommend this to anyone suffering MH issues or not! its a cosy game that's really hard to stop playing, to me anyway.

A wonderful game about facing the shadows of the past and coming to terms with your inner demons.
Visually speaking everything is very beautiful, from the environments and the character sprites over the character portraits to even the individual cards. All of it is lush with detail, including the UI during battles and even the settings menu.
Equally nice and wonderfully utilized is the music. Especially the nature soundeffects fit perfectly with the setting and even become narratively relevant in one scene.
The card battles have a nice balance of deck building as preparation before the battle and resource management and chaining cards together during the battle. It's a bit of a shame that there are only four battles in the game, this combat system could easily stay fun and fresh over a few more battles. The name for the foes being Shadows is quite smart asthey are not only Amalia’s inner demons, but also shadows of her past in a sense.
That the story is mostly confined to a small village is practically perfect. This gives it a more tangible sense of scale, which matches with the relatability of all of the characters if with a touch of fantasy flavouring. For examplestruggling with studies even if you aren't studying magic or having a lot of work to do even if you aren't a blacksmith (or maybe you are!), these issues are so simple yet impactful that anyone can understand at least some of them.
There are allusions to a broader world in the vein of fantasy with fantastical adventures, though grounded at the same time with a realistic sense of danger that comes with such a world. At the end of the day the fantasy aspect is more of a pretty coat of paint rather than integral to the story.
It's almost criminal that this game is completely free and doesn't even have a Support the Devs DLC. There is clearly so much love and care that has been put into every aspect of the game. As there is also a story difficulty that makes it accessible to anyone I definitely recommend it to everyone.