It occurs to me that the ratings and reviews aren't publicly visible on itch for whatever reason, so I'll be reposting my review in the hope of convincing more people to try this, since from what I gather Digital Poppy has a far smaller following than they deserve.
"A very interesting visual novel with branching pathways that add a surprising level of replayability. At times it proved genuinely scary, though I admit I'm something of an easy scare. Polish can be a bit lacking at times, but for an indie game clearly made on a rather small budget, that's certainly forgivable. Full disclosure, I did get this in the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality, so the effectively zero price for me may have biased my view somewhat. Regardless, I sincerely recommend anyone who finds the idea interesting to give the game a shot."
As of late I've also had more thoughts on the game (and its sequel!) which I'd like to write out here for... whatever reason. To get them out, I suppose. You see, I found myself strangely transfixed on this game even though by all measurements I could think of it wasn't a stand-out game. It was good, don't get me wrong, but didn't seem to be the kind of thing that I would just keep thinking about.
I think that the game stood out to me so much is simply that it has real heart - that is, you can see the love and effort put into it. Too many games these days feel so manufactured, with the only emotion being that strange corporate shadow of emotion. I am by no means a wordsmith and when it comes to feelings I am even less so, but there is a real honesty in this game's creation that I have difficulty putting into words. For that alone, I highly recommend it and also advise those who enjoyed this to look into the developer's other works, and perhaps even follow the developer. They certainly deserve the attention.
Oh yeah, and as so many others have noted, a cast of characters that would make old racists wet their graves is a superb addition, it's always great to see proper LGBT+ representation in media.