---
title: "The Last Matches"
description: "Who would buy matches on Christmas Eve? On a cold, snowy Christmas Eve, the girl strikes her first match in the darkness, illuminating memories she’d since buri"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/31/51931.jpg"
---

# The Last Matches

![The Last Matches](https://t.vndb.org/cv/31/51931.jpg)

**Developer:** Akua Kourin

**Release date:** Dec 31, 2021

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 6.5/10 (16 votes)

## Description
Who would buy matches on Christmas Eve? On a cold, snowy Christmas Eve, the girl strikes her first match in the darkness, illuminating memories she’d since buried deep. Will the last matches give her the strength to keep going?

Inspired by the tragic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, together we bring you an alternate story of a maybe happier ending and a happier life for the little match girl.

[itch.io page]

## Characters
### Poppy
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Twin Braids
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Short
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Uneducated, Cautious, Docile, Pessimist, Optimist, Humble
- **Eyes:** Amber, Glowing
- **Clothes:** Apron, Dress, Scarf, Fingerless Gloves, Rags, Patchwork, Poncho
- **Subject of:** Death, Wounding, Disappointment, Domestic Violence, Grief, Eidetic Memory, Completely Avoidable Death, Hallucination
- **Role:** Half-orphan, Vendor

### Poppy
The child version of Poppy.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Twin Tails
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Body:** Kid

### Rudolph
- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Ruddy
- **Hair:** White, Wavy, Short
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Coat, Vest, Gloves, Shawl, Brooch
- **Role:** Orphan, Childhood Friend, Living Alone
- **Body:** Young-adult, Olive, Mole, Tall
- **Personality:** Friendly, Protective, Loyal
- **Eyes:** Multicolored Eyes

### Rudolph
The child version of Rudolph

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Ruddy
- **Hair:** Blond, Ponytail, No Bangs
- **Body:** Kid, Olive
- **Clothes:** Flat Cap
- **Eyes:** Multicolored Eyes

### ???
- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Tall Stranger
- **Hair:** Black, Extremely Long Hair
- **Body:** Pale, Adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Cloak, Gloves, Tailcoat
- **Role:** Shinigami, Deity, Immortal
- **Personality:** Honorable, Mysterious, Sharp-tongued, Blunt
- **Eyes:** Multicolored Eyes

## Shops
- [Itch](https://akua-kourin.itch.io/the-last-matches)

## Releases
### English
- **2021-12-31**: The Last Matches - [Itch.io](https://akua-kourin.itch.io/the-last-matches)

## Tags
ADV, Female Protagonist, Past, Descriptions of Violence, Father Support Character, Late Branching Plot, Fictional Beings, No Sexual Content, Brief Branches Only, Domicile, Skip Scenes, Childhood Promise, Love Overcomes All, Otome Game, Nakige, Other Perspectives, Bad Ending(s), Flashback, The Holiday Season, Protagonist with a Face, Winter, Alcoholism, Desperation, Bad Endings with Story, Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Hero, Third-person Narrative, Death of Protagonist, Silhouettes, Date Display, Fairy Tale, Poor Protagonist, Dark Skinned Hero, Literary Adaptation, Orphan Hero, Reunion, Few Choices, Only a Single Hero, Few Event CGs, White Haired Hero, Hero with Beauty Mark, Only One Good Ending, Grandmother Support Character, Half-orphan Protagonist, Cheerful Hero, Protagonist with a Sprite, Game Jam, Protagonist Based on a Fictional Person, Tall Hero, Only One Bad Ending, Completion Status Indicator, Music Recollection, Changeable Font, Unlockable Gallery, Domestic Violence, 19th Century, Low Fantasy, Non-sexual Child Abuse, Avoidable Death of Protagonist (obsolete), Completely Avoidable Protagonist Death, Butterflies, Orphanage

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---
*View the full details at [pinovel.net/v33260](https://pinovel.net/v33260).*

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