Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut

Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut is a fantastic expansion to an already amazing game. The new and altered routes fit perfectly with the rest, fleshing out Princesses that previously had short interactions. The Pristine Cut wasn’t necessary to make this a must play game, but I’m very glad it’s here.

Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut’s gorgeous presentation elevates already impressive writing that does an excellent job keeping players coming back for more routes, hoping to find them all.

Very often, it bothers me when people recommend going into a game blind. The concept is clear: you want to make sure someone experiences a grand, epic revelation without spoilers or another person’s influence. But some people need to at least have a rudimentary idea of what to expect when they set out on any sort of new engagement. If someone told my daughter to go into a Thai restaurant blind, she’d get carted out in an ambulance due to a massive nuts allergy. If I told literally anyone ...

Slay the Princess – The Pristine Cut is a fantastic visual novel with excellent production values and a lot of dialogue options. You’ll go through a tonne of emotions (mostly unease), but you’ll always remain engaged thanks to a great voice cast and a script that is more than happy to explore uncomfortable ideas. ∎

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies. PS5 version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.

With deeply engaging new chapters and a new ending, this console release of a PC gem isn’t one to miss.

Black Tabby Games had a vision and executed it with great aplomb. Often you’ll play a visual novel that has other gameplay elements placed in as if the designers had no confidence in the narrative presented, unsure that they can keep the player engaged. Slay the Princess – The Pristine Cut kept me engaged and did so without pulling me out of the primary narrative. Slay the Princess isn’t just a great game that’s fun to experience, it’s impressive.