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Slay the Princess

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Slay the Princess
Slay the Princess cover
Developers
Black Tabby Games
Engines
Ren'Py[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows October 23, 2023
macOS (OS X) October 23, 2023
Linux October 23, 2023
Reception
Metacritic 92
OpenCritic 90
IGDB 95
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Menu-based
Genres Visual novel
Art styles Stylized
Themes Fantasy, Horror, Romance
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Slay the Princess is a visual novel with fantasy, horror, and romance elements developed and published by Black Tabby Games.

On October 24, 2024, the game received The Pristine Cut update, with new content and localizations.[2]

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Does not require Steam when run directly from <path-to-game>\SlayThePrincess.exe.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Demo

A demo is available from itch.io and Steam.
Features the first two chapters of the game with a teaser for the third based on the player's actions in the preceding chapters.
Saves do not transfer to full version.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\RenPy\SlaythePrincess-1651597024\persistent
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/RenPy/SlaythePrincess-1651597024/persistent
Linux $HOME/.renpy/SlaythePrincess-1651597024/persistent
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\RenPy\SlaythePrincess-1651597024\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/RenPy/SlaythePrincess-1651597024/
Linux $HOME/.renpy/SlaythePrincess-1651597024/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
95.37 MiB available.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Pillarboxed to 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Called Fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Framerate can be capped to 30, 60, or monitor's refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
[3]
Color blind mode
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, sound, voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Cannot be disabled.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Traditional Chinese
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
French
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
German
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Italian
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Japanese
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Korean
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Polish
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Brazilian Portuguese
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Russian
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Spanish
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]
Latin American Spanish
Added with The Pristine Cut.[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 Via ANGLE.
OpenGL 2
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 2.6 GHz Quad-core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 14 GB
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 2.6 GHz Quad-core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 14 GB
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 2.6 GHz Quad-core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 14 GB
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Ren'Py engine build: 8.0.3.22090809[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Macgovern on 2023-10-20
    Checked via game's log.txt.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut - Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut is OUT NOW! - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-10-25
  3. Verified by User:Macgovern on 2023-10-20
    Confirmed using Special K v23.10.18.