Calling this a "simulation" game is a bit of a stretch - while you can craft a variety of gorgeous potions, and work on your garden, the main focus of the game is to help the people of a small town work through their problems in a visual novel style.

The game starts off with choosing your character in a "dress-up" style menu with a wide variety of body shapes, hair styles, clothing options, and pronouns (!!). These can be changed later via the wardrobe in your cottage.

I appreciate that the game doesn't push focus onto getting things "right" - your garden won't shrivel up if you forget a day, you can always use fertilizer to get flowers you may have forgotten and purchasing new materials is never a burden.

The characters in the town are well developed, easily likeable, with a wide variety of representation amongst them tackling topics of mental health, gender expression, and relationships. Many of the conversations my character had stunned me with how relatable they were.

My one complaint is regarding the end, while the game did an excellent job building up relationships throughout the game, the ending festival felt shallow and unfulfilling in the best case (out of 3) scenario.

I really appreciate the conversations this game opened up, and would highly recommend for those that may be handling personal struggles.