It's quite confusing tbh, I'm a dude but I have a female friend who says she's into trying AVNs and eroges from here. If this game was for her then I would recommend it to her, otherwise I would try it myself. But I'm getting the impression that real otomes are not really what's available here, even ones that seem like they are are funded by male patreons who would ask for male-gaze elements.
If it's genuinely for both genders we may play it together or I'll just let her keep edging and losing all her money to Love and Deepspace.
Male player here. I can't say if it's genuinely for both genders...
But, what I can say, as others, is that there are really many paths in this game, with very different outcomes and even "different" Sarah.
In some she can become powerful (mage route), strong (warrior route), ruler of a kingdom...
In other, she can become a slave, a whore...
One of the thing that make this game really interesting, is that depending on the path you are on, you will play some situations from a very different point of view.
One example :
on the warrior path, you will be a mercenary hired to conquer a city. While trying to reach the throne room you will encounter a powerful mage who is here to protect the royal family.
But if you are on the mage path, you will be that powerful mage who protect the royal family.
Inn this game, the choices you make can totally change the story. It's pretty amazing.
I will say, why not giving a try?
Your friend can get it here for free, play it a bit to see if it's her liking, and become a Patreon or buy it on itch/steam if she like it.
A warning, for some routes (mainly the mage and the warrior), there at least a bit of lesbian. So if your friend like only straight content, she will miss these paths.