This is also probably the only 25% off discount Slay the Princess is getting this year! We wanted to do something special for the Summer Sale, but it’s back down to 20% after this so we don’t the hard workin’ folks at Serenity Forge who are publishing the console version. (And because it won’t be long until the game is THIRTY FIVE PERCENT bigger)
So even if you’re waiting to play until the free expansion drops this Fall, if you’re a PC Gaming-head, you’ll be better off picking it up now for the extra savings and just waiting to play.
Anyways this has been an amazing week. All of YOU have been amazing. Play both of our games. Especially if you already really like one. You’ll probably really like the other too!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve wrapped principal development work on Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut. We’ll be releasing it this Fall (date TBD) so we can simultaneous ship the update with both the game’s console release (surprise!) as well as official subtitling support for 11 new languages, all with the help of our wonderful new partners at Serenity Forge (who you might know from their publishing work on Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!)
There’s a lot for us to share about The Pristine Cut, but before we get into the details, please check out our new trailer!
Here’s what we’ve got coming for you:
Content
For those of you who are just now hearing about The Pristine Cut, it’s an entirely free director’s cut of the game that adds about 35% more content on top of the initial release.
This includes massive expansions to The Den, The Apotheosis, and The Fury routes, each of which is over three times bigger than their release versions, with tons of variations to discover across multiple playthroughs.
On top of this, we’re adding three brand new chapter three routes that will add even more depth to your stories with The Damsel, The Prisoner, and The Spectre.
And we’re adding a new ending.
All in all, these additions come to over 2,500 new voice lines, over 1,200 new hand-drawn illustrations, and over 15 new tracks of music.
We’re also adding an extensive CG gallery with over 400 unlocks to help all you completionists track your progress, complete with cryptic hints to help you discover some of the game’s more obscure and buried interactions.
Languages
And all of this is coming with a giant wave of localization support, covering the following languages: Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Spanish (Latin American), Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, and Polish. These localizations are just going to cover subtitles, so we can be as thorough as possible about maintaining the quality of Jonny and Nichole’s performances.
Consoles, Physical Release and New Merch
With the help of Serenity Forge, we’re bringing Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut to every major current console — Nintendo Switch, PS4 + 5, and Xbox.
And if that’s not enough we’re also doing a Collector’s Edition, complete with a 7 inch statue of the Princess, a mirror with a lenticular lens, an acrylic standee, and more.
And finally (for now), we’re launching the first wave of new line of sticker sheets, featuring chibi art of the Princesses as seen in The Pristine Cut’s new gallery. Pre-order them now at Topatoco!
Alongside these developments, we’ve also launched a new website for the game: check out slaytheprincess.com where you can order the physical editions, check out merch, and more!
Thank you so much for your patience while we’ve worked to make The Pristine Cut the definitive version of Slay the Princess. We can’t wait to share all of the game’s new stories with you this Fall.
Until then, we’re back to working full-time on the next Episode of Scarlet Hollow (and have been for about a few weeks now!)
What a nice playthrough. There’s something so special about watching people earnestly connect with our work. Slay the Princess is a weird game and we were expecting to hit a lot of friction when we released.
Thank you all so much for approaching our game with an open heart.
We poured so much of ourselves into it, and we’re eternally grateful to all of you for listening.
Hey Tony! I hope you’re doing well. I am a huge fan of Slay The Princess. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a love story and more. Because of it, I also bought Scarlet Hollow and I bought the Supporter’s Pack for StP. As soon as I get some free time, I’m going to play the heck out of Scarlet Hollow.
There is a question I’ve had since I finished the story the first time last year. Do all the princesses love or have feelings for the Long Quiet (our birdboy)? Are there princesses who have no love or feelings for the Long Quiet whatsoever? For example, despite everything that happened, does the Wraith still have love for birdboy? She hates him and rightfully so, but after the possible outcome he jumps out the window after she possesses him, she asks “Why do you hate me?” and that made me wonder. Or the Nightmare, who desires companionship but only knows how to hurt.
I’m really sorry for the trouble. I can’t thank you and Abby enough for making such a wonderful game.
If you see this question again in BlackTabbyGames’s Twitter DMs, please ignore it! I didn’t know your Tumblr account was active. I thought it was better to ask here due to the inappropriate amount of DMs requests from bots one normally gets from that site. Again, I’m really sorry for the trouble.
All of the Princesses love for the player. How you interpret that is up to you.
I got a question. How do Street Smart and Keen Eye differ in reading people (aside from SS majoring in the art of lying)? The descriptions made me wonder a bit on which one I'd rather choose. Is SS like... having x2 Empathy because of being able to pick up lies *and* having a good read on people while being able to be sneaky? Is KE more of a general Sherlock Scan?
There was definitely way too much overlap in how we wrote the social components of Street Smart and Keen Eye when we first started work on Scarlet Hollow — we’ve sloooowly been going through over the years and incrementally patching older episodes + changing our how we write them in newer episodes.
In general, the breakdown is more along the lines of:
Keen Eye — leaning far more into observational skills, especially active environmental observation. Keen Eye might conclude that someone is sloppy because there’s a mustard stain on their shirt.
Street Smart — more of a vibes-based thing, focusing on direct interpersonal interactions. Street Smart might conclude that the same person is sloppy because of their bad posture or lazy energy while never noticing the mustard stain.
Where both traits are relevant, we try to get a dual-trait option that gives just a wee bit extra info.
Over time, we’ve also given less social cues to Keen Eye and focused much more on the environmental side of things.
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