Slay the Princess

It was one of the best games of 2023, and the new update has made it even better. It’s a game that everyone needs to play for themselves as each journey is unique, even though you will likely want to dive in for another unique journey straight afterwards.

While Slay the Princess comes in a deceptively simple package, it contains what feels like a whole universe of horror, humor and humanity; it takes the visual novel format and pushes it as far as it will go, with a story that changes and adapts to every decision you make without ever forsaking its central themes of identity, eternity, and the nature of life and death.

No decision is a bad one; on the contrary, it opens up another layer of the story that delivers a serving of psychological horror, humor, romance, darkness and fun. The short play time doesn't hurt either, the game directly encourages you to play again.

Narrative designers everywhere should be taking notes from a psychological horror that gets well and truly inside your head.

A superbly written interactive novel that turns the classic damsel in distress narrative on its head. Slay the Princess raises more questions than answers but keeps you hooked until the very end.