Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut overview

Overview

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut comes from Black Tabby Games and is published by Black Tabby Games, Serenity Forge. It arrived on Steam on Oct 23, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, and Mouse Only Option. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 168 players at 9 October 2026 - 06:01:40 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,636. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 97% positive across 31,333 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut is available in 13 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including dejus, kgrb, esrb, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut has sold up to 1,036,440 units and has 32,314 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $13,092,723. On Twitch, 5 streamers are live with around 160 total watchers.

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut overview details

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

You're on a path in the woods, and at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess. You're here to slay her. If you don't, it will be the end of the world. She will do everything in her power to stop you. She'll charm, and she'll lie, and she'll promise you the world, and if you let her, she'll kill you a dozen times over. You can't let that happen. Don't forget, the fate of the world rests on your shoulders. You're not going to listen to him, are you? We're supposed to save princesses, not slay them... Features Fully voice-acted by the impeccable Jonathan Sims and Nichole Goodnight. Hand-penciled art - every background and sprite is drawn traditionally with pencil and paper by Ignatz-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. A princess. She's very bad and you have to get rid of her for all our sakes. No, the Princess isn't a “cosmic horror,” whatever that is supposed to mean. She's just an ordinary human Princess , and you can definitely slay her as long as you put your mind to it. Don't even think about trying to romance her. It won't end well for you. Hopefully you won't die. But if you do, you'll die a lot. Be careful and stay focused on the task at hand! A branching narrative where what you say and what you believe determines both who you are and how the story unfolds. Though I wouldn’t recommend taking any paths outside of the one I lay before you. A new roleplaying experience from the creators of Scarlet Hollow. Slay the Princess is a choice-driven psychological horror visual novel/dating sim with dramatic branching, ligh…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut is listed as a game with $8.99 (50% off from $17.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, and Mouse Only Option, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 168 players at 9 October 2026 - 06:01:40 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,636, and 97% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Visual NovelChoices MatterPsychological HorrorHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichCRPGLore-RichPoint & ClickSimulationHand-drawnRomanceFirst-PersonInteractive FictionDating Sim

Content descriptors

Slay the Princess is a horror game, and it is not intended for children or those easily disturbed. Please visit our website if you need a full list of content warnings. If suicide is a significantly triggering topic for you, we suggest you take care of yourself while playing the game, or for you to possibly avoid playing it.

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