
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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About
You're on a path in the woods, and at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess.
You're here to slay her. If you don't, it will be the end of the world.
She will do everything in her power to stop you. She'll charm, and she'll lie, and she'll promise you the world, and if you let her, she'll kill you a dozen times over. You can't let that happen. Don't forget, the fate of the world rests on your shoulders.
You're not going to listen to him, are you? We're supposed to save princesses, not slay them...
Features
Fully voice-acted by the impeccable Jonathan Sims and Nichole Goodnight.
Hand-penciled art - every background and sprite is drawn traditionally with pencil and paper by Ignatz-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard.
A princess. She's very bad and you have to get rid of her for all our sakes.
No, the Princess isn't a “cosmic horror,” whatever that is supposed to mean. She's just an ordinary human Princess, and you can definitely slay her as long as you put your mind to it.
Don't even think about trying to romance her. It won't end well for you.
Hopefully you won't die. But if you do, you'll die a lot. Be careful and stay focused on the task at hand!
A branching narrative where what you say and what you believe determines both who you are and how the story unfolds. Though I wouldn’t recommend taking any paths outside of the one I lay before you.
A new roleplaying experience from the creators of Scarlet Hollow.
Slay the Princess is a choice-driven psychological horror visual novel/dating sim with dramatic branching, light RPG elements, and hand-penciled art.
What’s in the Pristine Cut?
3 brand new chapters replete with mysteries—and consequences.
Expansions to familiar routes. The Den, The Apotheosis and The Fury each have each more than doubled in length.
Over 35% more content overall—and all of it filled with great opportunities to listen to me and do your job.
A new ending. And hopefully one that saves the world rather than damns it.
Track Your Progress: Cherish your memories, relive your exploits, and uncover deeply hidden secrets with the new gallery feature.
Over 1,200 New Hand-Penciled Frames hand-illustrated by Abby Howard.
Over 2,500 New Lines of Dialogue fully voiced dialogue by the impeccable Jonathan Sims and Nichole Goodnight.
Genres
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America +1 more
Updates
Build ids and update times come straight from Steam's PICS — the same source SteamDB reads. Patch history grows as we record new builds.
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 649 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 648 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
I've only spent 5 hours on this game so far and it was some of the sweetest, smartest, and most horrifying story I've experienced in a game. Even in the horror I found so many moments of genuine beauty, tenderness, and vulnerability. There is a message when first starting the game: "This is a love story." I was skeptical at the time, but this is truly an incredible love story. 10/10 would be torn into trillions of atoms and reassembled in various fleshy shapes over and over for millions of years again.
My first playthrough I got beat up resulting in The Tower which understandably gave me the wrong first impression of this game Very solid game though
Absolute Cinema! From the story, to the voices, the the voice actors. It is a very detailed and in-depth game for a visual novel that can be replayed for a good while for fun, aiming for achievements or a mix of both.
Do not read any reviews, do not check any walthroughs or playthroughs, just go in blind and enjoy one of the best VNs ever
It's beautiful
Uno de los juegos mejores escritos que he jugado, 10/10 recomiendo
Ottima avventura grafica con costanti informazioni che vengono condivise al giocatore. Nonostante l'etichetta horror è gestibilissimo anche da chi non gioca agli horror.
QUESTA È UNA STORIA D’AMORE Non importa quante volte il gioco provi a convincerti del contrario. Non importa quello che ti viene detto all’inizio. Non importa quello che credi di aver capito dopo un finale. E non importa nemmeno quante volte ricomincerai da capo. Perché Slay the Princess non smette mai di sorprenderti. Sono partito pensando di trovarmi davanti a una semplice visual novel horror. Mi sbagliavo completamente. È uno dei giochi meglio scritti che abbia mai avuto il piacere di giocare. La narrativa è brillante, intelligente e costruita con una sicurezza impressionante. Ogni scelta sembra avere un significato, ogni dialogo aggiunge un tassello e ogni nuovo percorso non racconta semplicemente una storia diversa: cambia il modo in cui guardi tutto ciò che hai vissuto fino a quel momento. È uno di quei rarissimi giochi che continuano a farti riflettere anche molto tempo dopo averli finiti. La direzione artistica è semplicemente sublime. Quel tratto disegnato a mano riesce a essere inquietante, elegante, malinconico e bellissimo nello stesso istante. Non c’è un singolo fotogramma che sembri fuori posto: ogni immagine racconta qualcosa, anche quando nessuno parla. Anche il comparto sonoro merita ogni elogio. Le musiche accompagnano perfettamente ogni momento e il doppiaggio è semplicemente eccezionale. Le interpretazioni danno vita ai personaggi in maniera incredibile e contribuiscono a rendere ogni scena ancora più memorabile. La cosa che più mi ha colpito, però, è che questo gioco non cerca mai di spaventarti e basta. Ti mette davanti a dubbi, emozioni, contraddizioni. Ti costringe a guardare le situazioni da prospettive diverse e, dietro il mistero e l’orrore, finisce per raccontare qualcosa di profondamente umano: fiducia, paura, incomprensione, cambiamento e il desiderio di essere compresi. Sono arrivato ai titoli di coda con una sensazione difficile da descrivere. Come quando finisci un libro che sai già ti rimarrà dentro per anni. Ci sono giochi che si dimenticano una settimana dopo averli finiti. E poi ci sono giochi come Slay the Princess, che continuano a tornarti in mente anche quando hai spento il PC. Per me è un piccolo capolavoro. E sì… Questa è una storia d’amore, E probabilmente una delle più originali che abbia mai visto
This game is SO good, some of the best story telling
slay the princess of a beautiful story of love and triumph over fear and mistrust . it astounds me just how many versions of the princess you can meet and how they all weave together to tell such a touching tale . i love the characters and their depth , and the art style is so unique and pretty ! the hand drawn look really adds to the feel of the game as a whole . i plan to 100% all of the achievements ^^
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Engagement
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Audience
Audience
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