Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

Black Tabby Games · Serenity Forge

Released: Oct 23, 2023
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 02:58 GMT

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15 Sep 2026Developer post
The Long... Awaited Plush is here - (AND MORE!)
Hey folks! Really excited to reveal the next round of Slay the Princess merch with fangamer, including: A plush of a devious little guy, complete with glow-in-the-dark eyes. A tapestry/throw blanket of everyone's favorite Princess (before the Pristine Cut threw a live grenade int
02 Jul 2026Developer post
New Slay the Princess posters are up on our shop!
Folks keep asking us, can I buy the art book, but only the cover, and on a piece of paper without any text on it to put on my wall? If that sounds like you or someone you know, then I have some good news for you! You can do that, now, TODAY! And not just with the art book cover!
09 Apr 2026Developer post
We're getting into game publishing!
Hello everyone! We're extremely excited to announce that we've started a publishing label, and that the first game we've signed is the sophomore title from our dear friends at sunset visitor 斜陽過客 , who you might know from the Peabody-winning 1000xResist . It's called Prove You're
02 Feb 2026Developer post
Slay the Princess has official surpassed ONE MILLION units sold!
Hello heroes, slayers and yearners! We are thrilled to announce that Slay the Princess has officially surpassed one million units sold. When we started work on this project, we couldn't imagine where it would wind up taking us. Visual novels are often dismissed and looked down up
22 Oct 2025Developer post
WITCH PLUSH
After a YEAR of teasers, THE "The Witch Princess (Plush)" is FINALLY HERE, alongside a ton of new and exciting Slay the Princess merch from Fangamer, including a limited stock of art books. These items are available on both fangamer.com AND fangamer.eu . Hope you enjoy, and in ca
20 Oct 2025Developer post
The (Digital) Art of Slay the Princess is out now!
Hey folks! The digital version of The Art of Slay the Princess is OUT NOW as DLC for the game. A nearly 300 page PDF, inspired by the CYOA books of your childhood! It's like playing a (digital) analog version of the game, complete with artist commentary. And choices are hyperlink
23 Sep 2025Developer post
Slay the Princess Second Anniversary Livestream!
Slay the Princess is going to turn TWO in just a month, and we've got a few things planned to celebrate with you all. October 20th sees the release of the digital version of the Slay the Princess Artbook. It should be set up with hyperlinks so you can seamlessly choose your path
25 Jun 2025Developer post
The Art of Slay the Princess Shipping Aug 15th! Take a look... it's in a book!
UPDATE: fangamer and fangamer.eu will also be carrying limited quantities of the art book. we won't have a link to purchase until they have those copies in hand, but we'll make an announcement as soon as they do! You can also wishlist the digital version of the art book here to g
04 Apr 2025Developer post
Slay the Princess Physicals and Art Book Releasing August 15th
Hey folks! Some long work is finally coming to an end, and we're thrilled to share that the physical editions AND the art book for Slay the Princess will be releasing on August 15th. It took longer than anticipated to finalize mould and painting for the statue, but it's finally a
13 Mar 2025GamingOnLinux
A Sweeping Journey Down The Path In The Woods: Slay The Princess Pristine Cut Interview
When you make your way out of the cabin in the woods at the end of a production cycle, what happens next? With the release of Slay The Princess: The Pristine Cut DLC, I asked Black Tabby Games developers Tony Howard-Aris and Abby Howard about the game's past and present, as well
13 Mar 2025Developer post
Slay the Princess is a finalist in this year's Nebula Awards
Hey folks! We're extremely happy to share that Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut is a finalist for this year's Nebula Awards (Best Game Writing.) It's a huge honor for our work to be acknowledged this way, and we wouldn't be here without each and every one of you supporting us
05 Mar 2025Developer post
March 5th small fix
Fixed a translation error where a narrator line in happily ever after would display english rather than translated text. Fixed a rare logic error in spectre where a player who triggered the "harsh" spectre variant would unintentionally be pushed to the "friendly" spectre menu.
02 Mar 2025Developer post
Small (Final?) Content Update
Hey folks! A small (and probably final) content update for Slay the Princess just went live — The Voice of the Skeptic now accompanies you on the Deconstructed side of Happily Ever After instead of Voice of the Paranoid. I’m not sure why I originally settled on Paranoid for that
24 Feb 2025Developer post
Princess in Balatro
Dearest Slayers, You can now build decks with Slay the Princess-themed playing cards in Balatro! Please enjoy your new Spades as well as probably the most unhinged professional email I've ever sent. :) Best, Tony
19 Feb 2025Developer post
Slay the Princess x Fangamer first wave now available!
Hey folks! We're so excited to share the first wave of Slay the Princess merch we're doing with Fangamer. This round is three items: A "Heart, Lungs, Liver, Nerves" longsleeve shirt. A Shifting Mound T-Shirt. A beautiful stained-glass pin of the tower. You can order these items t
Hey folks!
We're so excited to share the first wave of Slay the Princess merch we're doing with Fangamer. This round is three items:

A "Heart, Lungs, Liver, Nerves" longsleeve shirt.
A Shifting Mound T-Shirt.
A beautiful stained-glass pin of the tower.
You can order these items today, using this link if you're in North America and this link if you're in Europe.
Fangamer also ships to other countries, so if you're not in those regions, still try taking an order to checkout!
We've really been blown away by the quality of the production here, and we can wait to share more with you in the future, including a very devious plush.
That's all for now, folks! Stay tuned for March 3rd, when we'll be launching a huge overhaul update to the first chapters of Scarlet Hollow, which'll be a great time to pick up our other game for the first time!
Best,
Tony and Abby
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22 Jan 2025Developer post
January 22 Patch Notes
Small number of fixes: Fixed reported typos/mistranslations for the Polish translation. (Still working on compiling and fixing these for other languages, more polish fixes to come as well) Fixed a sprite in PatD where the Princess has two left hands. Assorted minor fixes.
31 Dec 2024Developer post
December 31st Patchnotes
Now that the console and PC builds are synced, I've caught up on the past month or so of reported bugs. Highlights/general notes: 1. Fixed a number of typos or instances where the spoken dialogue didn't sync word-for-word with the written text. 2. Restored a handful of inaccessib
07 Dec 2024Developer post
Slay the Princess won the grand prize and more at Indie Live Expo!
Hey folks! Just wanted to share that Slay the Princess won the award for best new characters and the grand prize at this year's Indie Live Expo in Tokyo! To celebrate, both of our games are 20% off for the next week. Since this is a pretty short update a few other things: We've b
Hey folks!
Just wanted to share that Slay the Princess won the award for best new characters and the grand prize at this year's Indie Live Expo in Tokyo! To celebrate, both of our games are 20% off for the next week.
Since this is a pretty short update a few other things:

We've been blown away by the quantity and quality of submissions to the fanart event we've been running. It's still going until the 15th, but the community easily earned an ~art stream.~ It'll be happening on our Twitch channel on December 21st at 1pm Eastern.
The Collector's Edition for PS5 and Switch is still available for pre-order if you're interested in a physical copy of the game with exclusive merch.

We've got plenty of other cool stuff you can pick up, including pins, shirts, vinyl, posters, and more. Check it out here.
Thank you again for all of your support. We wouldn't have gotten this far without you!
All the best,
Tony and Abby
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27 Nov 2024Developer post
Nominate Slay the Princess for the Steam Awards!
Hey folks! The nomination period for the Steam Awards is here, and we'd deeply appreciate it if you nominated Slay the Princess for the Labor of Love award. Since we first released the base game last year, this is the only category we'll eligible in, so it should make it easier f
26 Nov 2024GamingOnLinux
Slay the Princess hits a big milestone with over 500,000 copies sold
Following on from the big free The Pristine Cut upgrade, Slay the Princess from Black Tabby Games continues to do really well. Read the full article here: