Slay the Princess Fact Sheet

  • Developer: Black Tabby Games

  • Release Dates: October 23rd 2023.

  • Platforms: PC, Mac, and Linux.

  • Website: blacktabbygames.com

  • Availability: Digital download, Steam, and itch.io.

  • Languages: English

  • File Size: 12 GB

  • Price: $17.99

  • Press Contact: tony@blacktabbygames.com

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Description

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.

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Slay the Princess is a fully-voiced, cheeky horror tragicomedy. In this fully-voiced roleplaying game, the player is tasked by a mysterious voice to kill a princess who has been imprisoned in a cabin hidden deep in the woods. If the player doesn’t fulfill their task, the voice alleges, the princess will bring about the end of the world. But can the voice be trusted? Can the Princess be trusted? Can anyone be trusted?

Over the course of their journey, the player will die. A lot. And every time they die, the game starts over, only things are a little different. The cabin is different, the Princess is different, even the voices in the player’s head are different. And everyone, except for the narrator, remembers everything that’s happened.

At its core, Slay the Princess is a game about choice and the way our perceptions shape the world around us.

Who the player chooses to believe and how they react to new information shifts the direction of the story in dramatic ways, including changing the Princess herself. The next time you see her, will she be an ordinary princess, or will she be a towering, 10-foot-tall demon? Or, will she be something straight out of your nightmares?

History

Black Tabby Games was founded in the Fall of 2019 by Abby Howard (she/her) and her soon-to-be spouse Tony Howard-Arias (they/them/he/him, then Arias.)

In October of 2020, they released the first Episode of Scarlet Hollow, their universally acclaimed visual novel and narrative roleplaying game.

For Slay the Princess, Black Tabby Games is joined by voice actors Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives) and Nichole Goodnight (too many things to name), as well as Scarlet Hollow’s composer Brandon Boone and its sound designer Phil Michalski.

The Team

Abby Howard - Art and Writing

Tony Howard-Arias - Lead Writer, Game Design, and Business Management

Brandon Boone - Composer

Phil Michalski - Sound Designer

Jonathan Sims - The Narrator and Other Voices in Your Head

Nichole Goodnight - The Princess

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Press Coverage

This Horror Time Loop Game Stole PAX - Kotaku

The Best Games We Saw At PAX East 2023 - Paste Magazine

Best of PAX East 2023: 9 Under the Radar Games to Watch - Game Crate

PAX East 2023: ‘Slay the Princess’ Teases a Royal Quandary - The Outerhaven

Slay the Princess: The Horror Visual Novel That Will Haunt You - Power Up Gaming

Slay the Princess First Impressions: A Gripping Horror Story - Press Space to Jump

Slay the Princess serves up a wild horror twist on The Stanley Parable - Inverse

Slay the Princess Is a Fascinating Execution of a Simple Concept: Will You Kill a Princess? - The Escapist

‘Slay the Princess’ Demo Review – An Intriguing Blend of Horror and Humor - Bloody Disgusting

Preview: Slay the Princess is a Haunting Head Trip - Gamespew

”[A] fantastic game with a very clever and intriguing premise, stunning hand-drawn artwork and superb voice acting.” - Alpha Beta Gamer

Slay The Princess Or The World Ends - ManlyBadassHero

Slay the Princess, Save the World - Gab Smolders

Black Tabby Games Introduces Demo for ‘Slay the Princess’ - The Nerd Stash

Slay the Princess is a horror game about a very scary princess coming next year - Destructoid

“The trailer for Slay the Princess honestly might be one of the best this year - went from knowing nothing to 100% on my radar.” - Eric van Allen

Slay Her? I Barely Know Her! – Slay the Princess Demo Impressions - Adventure Rules

It's too hot to go outside, play these top PC games you may have missed instead - TechRadar

Screenshots and Visual Assets

You can download screenshots and visual assets through our Dropbox. We believe the assets provided within are fairly comprehensive for your needs, but if you’re missing anything, or if you’d like unique assets for your story, please feel free to reach out by emailing Tony at tony@blacktabbygames.com.