2 July 2026 19:52 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42705860/b7ab74c80c008f1eeccfbc2b2939f52945500dcd.png 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.) Availa
9 April 2026 16:07 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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!
2 February 2026 16:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42705860/50c557e135bfd8f504c8ce542d4e10edb6b45214.png 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
22 October 2025 13:27 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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
20 October 2025 13:57 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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-th
23 September 2025 17:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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... som
25 June 2025 20:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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
4 April 2025 16:49 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42705860/13d42b
13 March 2025 09:36 UTC · GamingOnLinux
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/
13 March 2025 00:22 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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
5 March 2025 16:38 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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.
2 March 2025 21:35 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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
24 February 2025 18:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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. :) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42705860/fd617977156a6d98546dfc7dea07c5176234ea08.png Best, Tony
19 February 2025 17:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42705860/deb8516b676ec80c38ad8ee36f17af1317b21eb3.png 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 th
22 January 2025 15:29 UTC · Community Announcements · Black Tabby Games
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.
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