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Slay the Princess

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Slay the Princess
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Developer(s)Black Tabby Games
Publisher(s)Black Tabby Games
Designer(s)Tony Howard-Arias
Programmer(s)Tony Howard-Arias
Artist(s)Abby Howard
Writer(s)
  • Abby Howard
  • Tony Howard-Arias
Composer(s)Brandon Boone
EngineRen'Py
Platform(s)
ReleaseQ3 2023
Genre(s)Dating sim, psychological horror, visual novel
Mode(s)Single-player
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Slay the Princess is an upcoming horror adventure game developed and published by Black Tabby Games for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and MacOs systems.[1]

The game is conceptually a twist on the damsel-in-distress archetype; rather than saving the princess, the object is to kill her.

Gameplay

Slay the Princess is a narrative adventure game featuring a branching storyline and RPG elements. How the story unfolds depends on the player's choices and dialogue responses. The game will automatically reset at certain points in order to experience the entire narrative, though certain elements will be different after each reset. Additionally, dialogue choices that do not immediately seem impactful will have an influence on the "build" of the player character, also affecting the narrative.[2][3]

Plot

An unnamed hero appears in a forest and is instructed by an unseen narrator that he must slay the princess trapped in the basement of a cabin the forest. Who or what the Princess is not clear, but the Narrator insists that she is a threat to the world and must be killed. Whether the Hero will try to slay the Princess or save her is up to the player.[4]

Development

Slay the Princess is in development by Black Tabby Games, an indie studio solely consisting of husband and wife Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard who previously developed the episodic narrative game Scarlet Hollow. The developers describe Slay the Princess as "The Stanley Parable meets Call of Cthulhu with a dash of Disco Elysium." The core concept of the game spun from the idea of the player character being ordered to kill a seemingly innocent person with minimal context. From there, the title was derived as a play on the "save the princess" trope. The hand-drawn pencil art seen in the game was initially used a time-saving measure to skip to necessity of ink and coloring processes, but the devs said that they were pleased with the artistic style produced.[5]

Voice acting is provided by Jonathan Sims and Nichole Goodnight as the Narrator and the Princess respectively.[6] Sims and Goodnight also provide the voices of multiple versions of each character in the game. In an interview with SUPERJUMP magazine, the devs stated that Goodnight was cast after they watched a Twitch steam of her playthrough of Scarlet Hollow in which she voiced all the characters. Sims was also chosen in large part due to his vocal work in The Magnus Archives.[5]

Marketing and release

Black Tabby Games announced Slay the Princess as their second game in July 2022.[1] In the two weeks following the announcement, the title garnered 25,000 wishlists on its Steam page.[7] A demo of Slay the Princess was publicly released for Steam Next Fest.[8]

Black Tabby Games was present at PAX East 2023. There, they showcased an extended demo featuring four new endings and altered versions the seven shown in the original demo. The new demo was positively received, with several gaming outlets naming among the best of the event.[9][10][11] PAX East included Slay the Princess among the ten finalists of their Rising Showcase.[12]

Slay the Princess is scheduled to release in Q3 2023.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cox, Tom (2022-08-05). "Black Tabby Games Announces Slay the Princess". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-01-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Rowe, Willa (2022-07-28). "'Slay the Princess' preview: Think 'The Stanley Parable' with a wild horror twist". Inverse. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-01-20. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Hoops, Jessica (2023-03-04). "Slay the Princess Is a Fascinating Execution of a Simple Concept: Will You Kill a Princess?". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-04. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Farrelly, Steve (2022-09-22). "Slay the Princess is a Lovecraftian Story-Driven Narrative Set to Debut at Steam Next Fest in October". AusGamers. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-01-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Webling, Cat (2022-10-09). "Rethink Heroism With Slay the Princess – An Interview With Black Tabby Games". SUPERJUMP. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-01-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Van Allen, Eric (2022-07-25). "Slay the Princess is a horror game about a very scary princess coming next year". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-01-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Howard-Arias, Tony (2022-08-30). "Earning wishlists on Steam: A case study". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2023-01-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Trush, Brandon (2022-09-21). "'Slay the Princess' Demo Review – An Intriguing Blend of Horror and Humor". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-01-19. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ Shepard, Kenneth (2023-03-27). "This Horror Time Loop Game Stole PAX (And You Can Play It Right Now)". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ Gonzalez, Elijah (2023-03-30). "The Best Games We Saw At PAX East 2023". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ Van Allen, Eric (2023-03-31). "PAX: Slay the Princess is a twisting, creepy, captivating moral dilemma". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ "PAX Rising Showcase". PAX East. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-02-23. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ Agress, Andrew (2023-03-26). "PAX East 2023: 'Slay the Princess' Teases a Royal Quandary". The Outerhaven. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-27. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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