Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| We're getting into game publishing! | 2026-04-09 | 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 |
| Slay the Princess has official surpassed ONE MILLION units sold! | 2026-02-02 | 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 choic |
| WITCH PLUSH | 2025-10-22 | 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! | 2025-10-20 | 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 |
| Slay the Princess Second Anniversary Livestream! | 2025-09-23 | 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 be |
| The Art of Slay the Princess Shipping Aug 15th! Take a look... it's in a book! | 2025-06-25 | 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 sa |
| Slay the Princess Physicals and Art Book Releasing August 15th | 2025-04-04 | 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- |
| Slay the Princess is a finalist in this year's Nebula Awards | 2025-03-13 | 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 | 2025-03-05 | 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 | 2025-03-02 | 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 o |
| Princess in Balatro | 2025-02-24 | 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! | 2025-02-19 | 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 |
| January 22 Patch Notes | 2025-01-22 | 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 | 2024-12-31 | 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. |
| Slay the Princess won the grand prize and more at Indie Live Expo! | 2024-12-07 | 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 |
| Nominate Slay the Princess for the Steam Awards! | 2024-11-27 | 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 has sold half a million copies worldwide! | 2024-11-21 | Hey folks! We're beyond thrilled to announce that Slay the Princess has sold over 500,000 copies globally across PC, Mac, Linux, and consoles! It's been one of the greatest experiences of our lives watching so many of you connect with this passion project, and every step of the way you've helped our work exceed even our wildest expectations. To celebrate this milestone, we're releasing a brand-new poster — one that lets you hang up ~every~ Princess on your wall at the same time! Available in full and half-size, and at a small discount if you pre-order it. (It'll also be available after the pre-order period!) https://i.ibb.co/316GZvh/posterpre |
| November 6th Patch Notes | 2024-11-06 | Re-worked the new version of The Unknown Together track to be closer to the original release's version while still retaining the live performances. Added a new line of dialogue in the lead-up to Damsel 3, and added an extra dialogue option to the climax. Assorted smaller bug fixes, incl. a bug where TSM's torso would disconnect when selecting a red dialogue option from the Apotheosis route. |
| November 1 Patch — Fixes for yesterday are LIVE :) | 2024-11-01 | Hey folks! Just pushed a new patch that both resolves the save data edge cases we were initially trying to fix in yesterday's patch, and that now includes better failsafes to avoid triggering the rare save issues some users ran into with the following userflow: 1. Playing on October 30th build, pick 2. Game quits to desktop, as intended. Before boot-up, steam downloads October 31 patch. 3. Transition between builds creates new edge case making main menu difficult to access. This patch should no longer cause that issue, AND it should cause games and save files to work correctly for players who experienced the above and did not repair their ins |
| Test Branch For Crash Fix! | 2024-11-01 | Hey folks! Sorry again to folks who ran into a weird bug with the option earlier today. I just pushed what should be a fix for those issues to a beta branch. You can access the branch with the password waitforevertest Instructions on how to access a beta branch can be found here: https://uk.gamesplanet.com/community/news_updates/363353-instructions-how-to-access-a-private-beta-preview-or If you ran into the problems that came up in this thread (https://steamcommunity.com/app/1989270/eventcomments/4630356482652714742?snr=2_9_100003_) switching to the test branch *should* resolve the issue. And if this branch doesn't cause any unforeseen issues |