1 Clear an evening for it
The store says the game is designed to be beaten in a single, emotional sitting. That is a design statement rather than marketing, and following it materially changes what you get.
2 Choose your language properly
Fourteen languages are supported and every one of them is marked as fully voiced, which is exceptional at this price. That means the language selection is a real choice rather than a subtitle setting.
| If you | Then |
|---|---|
| Read one of the fourteen comfortably | Use it. The performance is part of the story, not a translation of it |
| Are learning one of them | A short fully voiced game is unusually good practice material |
| Plan to replay for the other ending | Consider a different voice track the second time. It is a genuinely different reading |
3 Use a controller
The feature list carries full controller support and separately marks gamepad as recommended, with DualShock, DualSense and Steam Input API support all named.
Remote Play on TV is listed as well, which fits this format unusually well. A short single sitting story with pixel art and a haunting score is a reasonable thing to put on a television rather than a desk.
4 Winning is the easy part
The premise establishes that you are unrivalled in power and that the hero is easily crushed. Unlike almost every other game, the combat is not there to test you.
Do not approach the fight as a challenge to optimise. Your arsenal is described as ever evolving, which suggests the encounter changes shape as the story progresses rather than as your skill improves.
5 Watch the hero, not your attacks
In a fixed screen game with one opponent who keeps returning, the interesting information is on the other side of the arena.
6 Take the dialogue seriously
The store states plainly that depending on your dialogue choices the story plays out differently, and frames the fork as seeing the point of view of the hero or continuing to rule as the Queen Everlasting.
In a game this short there will not be many such choices, which makes each one heavy. Answer as you actually feel rather than picking what you guess leads to the better ending, because a story about perspective works best when your perspective is honest.
7 Do not look up the ending
This page deliberately contains no description of what happens beyond the opening premise, and that is the standard to hold yourself to as well.
A short story game with multiple endings is entirely spoilable, and there is no way to get a first reading back. Play it first and read about it afterwards, which is when discussion of a game like this becomes interesting anyway.
Set aside one evening, because the game is designed to be finished in a single sitting and the accumulated repetition is the point. Pick your language deliberately, since all fourteen are fully voiced, and use a controller, which the store recommends. Do not treat the fight as a skill test: you are unrivalled by premise, and the arsenal evolves with the story rather than with your ability. Watch the hero for what changes, answer the dialogue honestly rather than strategically, and avoid reading anything about the endings first.
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