- The Long... Awaited Plush is here - (AND MORE!) - 15 September 2026
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 into people's tier lists) And a mug of her Divinity itself, that changes with the seasons (access to hot water.) You can get 'em all right now at Fangamer! Look at these two... NA store: https://www.fangamer.com/collections/slay-the-princess EU store: https://fanga.me/r/euslaytheprincessfallcollection Wishing you all the best from outside of the cabin, Tony and Abby
- New Slay the Princess posters are up on our shop! - 2 July 2026
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! You want to put the vinyl on the wall, but in a thin, non-vinyl cover form? You can do that too! How about that million copies sold celebration art? Yeah, no longer digital. Get that bad boy ON YOUR WALL (or other poster friendly location.) Available on our store from now through the end of July!
- We're getting into game publishing! - 9 April 2026
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 Human, and you can check out the trailer below before giving it a wishlist. Beyond Prove You're Human, we've also signed a yet-to-be-announced title from SmallBu, the dual Emmy-winning animation studio behind Later Alligator and Baman Piderman. We can't wait to show you all what Lindsay and Alex have been cooking there! For those of you might be nervous that launching a publishing label might slow down our work on internal projects like Scarlet Hollow, fear not! This work has been going on in the background for nearly a year now, so we can comfortably say that it's yet to have an impact on our development timelin…
- Slay the Princess has official surpassed ONE MILLION units sold! - 2 February 2026
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 upon in our industry, and for ours to hit such a stunning sales milestone backed up by critical and audience acclaim is something that we previously thought to be impossible. And yet, here we are. We couldn't have done this without you. Your support has permanently altered the course of our lives for the better, and it's put us in a position where we can make bold choices doing what we love for as long we'd like. It's a rare opportunity that we don't take lightly, and one we seek to honor by dedicating our lives to making the best works we possibly can. We hope all of you stay with us for the rest of our creative…
- WITCH PLUSH - 22 October 2025
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 case you missed it, the digital art book also released yesterday! You can grab it here on Steam. Or as a standalone on Topatoco!See you all soon!Tony and Abby
- The (Digital) Art of Slay the Princess is out now! - 20 October 2025
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 hyperlinked to where you need to go, so no need to flip back and forth across pages. Check it out here:Or better yet, pick it up in the Ultimate Edition bundle alongside the Supporter's Pack for a deeper discount! If you want the physical edition you can order it here: https://store.serenityforge.com/products/the-art-of-slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut-reprint-release We're also doing a livestream celebrating the game's second anniversary TOMORROW starting at 1:45 pm eastern time at: We'd love to see you there, and you're looking for an update on the fangamer.eu version of the art book, you'll want to tune in! All the…
- Slay the Princess Second Anniversary Livestream! - 23 September 2025
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 just like you would in the analog copy. Wishlist it here: October 21st is a LIVESTREAM with us (the devs!) and cast of the game (and the musician!) It starts at 1:45 pm EST on blacktabbygames. Ask us questions! Watch Abby draw the Princess! Other things too, I'm sure... like maybe... some sort of... announcement... some sort of... reveal... for something you've all been waiting for a long time... ːSTPWitchNyaː ːSTPWitchNyaː ːSTPWitchNyaː Better be there when we go live! We're also running a fan art event for the community through all of October! Post your fan art with the right tags to the right platforms, and y…
- The Art of Slay the Princess Shipping Aug 15th! Take a look... it's in a book! - 25 June 2025
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 get notified when it launches. ~~~~~~~~~ Hey folks! We're so excited to announce that the official Slay the Princess art book is about to go off to the printer! We've got over 290 pages of analogue, choice-driven gameplay in hardcover, complete with concept art and thorough developer commentary! Abby personally laid out every page of this book, so it should have the same heart and soul as the game. You can pre-order your copy from Serenity Forge's store (and if you pick it up with a physical edition of the game you should be able to save on shipping...) The size of the print run is going to depend on how many pre…
- Slay the Princess Physicals and Art Book Releasing August 15th - 4 April 2025
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 at the point where it's entering mass production. PS5 and Nintendo Switch cartridges will be fully up-to-date with fixes, including the skeptic-paranoid changes, performance improvements for the Switch, and functioning text to speech for visually-impaired console players. Check it out! And we've got some brand new previews of the artbook while you're here. You can pre-order both the physical editions and art book through Serenity Forge's store: https://store.serenityforge.com/collections/slay-the-princess Thank you all so much! Tony
- A Sweeping Journey Down The Path In The Woods: Slay The Princess Pristine Cut Interview - 13 March 2025
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 as the future of Black Tabby Games, and even some very important lore about the Voices. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/a-sweeping-journey-down-the-path-in-the-woods-slay-the-princess-pristine-cut-interview/
- Slay the Princess is a finalist in this year's Nebula Awards - 13 March 2025
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 all the way. So thank you all so much. We have a lot more work to share with the world, and we can't wait to see you on the next steps of our journey, from the rest of Scarlet Hollow to what lies beyond the horizon. All the best, Tony and Abby
- March 5th small fix - 5 March 2025
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.
- Small (Final?) Content Update - 2 March 2025
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 branch of the story. Maybe it was because Skeptic already felt overrepresented in The Pristine Cut between his presence in the Den, and his major role in The Cage split across three routes. The Cage in particular was a very emotionally taxing chapter to work on, so maybe I was tired of writing him. But post release, it’s felt like: 1. Paranoid’s in HEA was just kind of there. At least, none of the things he does in the chapter felt important for his character. 2. Every voice gets an opportunity to truly shine somewhere except Skeptic. In fact, to push players to the cage, we wound up taking away one of his weird…
- Princess in Balatro - 24 February 2025
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
- Slay the Princess x Fangamer first wave now available! - 19 February 2025
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
- January 22 Patch Notes - 22 January 2025
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.
- December 31st Patchnotes - 31 December 2024
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 inaccessible dialogue lines that were blocked by broken logic. 3. Changed chapter 1 knife -> betray tower start so that displayed art is more consistent with narrated actions. (Specifically, the Princess now has a more accurate level of battle damage) 4. Adjusted volume for a handful of lines that were too quiet. 5. Fixed a mistranslation in Japanese for first meeting with Her. 6. Switched .wav lossless for the pristine cut soundtrack in the supporter's pack for .flac to save space. Replaced Unknown Together and Apotheosis livetracks in the lossless soundtrack with up-to-date in-game versions. I'm sure there's other stuff…
- Slay the Princess won the grand prize and more at Indie Live Expo! - 7 December 2024
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 t…
- Nominate Slay the Princess for the Steam Awards! - 27 November 2024
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 for you to choose you vote :) Hopefully The Pristine Cut being free has earned your support ^^
- Slay the Princess hits a big milestone with over 500,000 copies sold - 26 November 2024
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: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/slay-the-princess-hits-a-big-milestone-with-over-500000-copies-sold
