Posted on: March 10, 2025

april_the_cowgirl

Games: 18 Reviews: 2

A bit short, but still reasonably fun

I really appreciate the human element to this game, in a sea full of AI generated, procedural garbage. The voice acting and hand drawn environments are very charming. I'm glad the game wasn't as scary as I was expecting it to be, otherwise I probably wouldn't have finished it. All in all, I think it's worth the $15 I paid for it. If you're expecting to be terrified and like horror games, then expect to only raise an eyebrow in moderate surprise if you play this game. I'm a big coward, and nothing about this was particularly scary, but that was welcome for me, personally.

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Posted on: August 14, 2025

TheInhumanBeatdown

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Games: 165 Reviews: 1

Play It, Trust Me.

Given how the Store Page is setup you are expecting some kind of twist and there is but not in the way you are thinking. I don't want to say to much more then that aside from the story is really good, and the voice acting is really good for what is only 2 or 3 Actors having to do so many different things. Do Yourself a Favor: Look Nothing Up, Read Nothing about it, and Play the game.

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Posted on: December 24, 2023

Verified owner

Games: 0 Reviews: 2

A Work of Art

I thought it was very beautiful and profound and the whole thing was really very moving . I have not admired and respected a modern game in a very long time as much as this one despite it being so abstract and gruesome . If you enjoy hand drawn art styles and choose your own adventure games give this a shot .

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Posted on: June 17, 2024

mistabushido

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Games: 28 Reviews: 4

A surprisingly short game with depth

I feel ashamed to say that I discovered this game through a youtuber (derogatory). I was interested in it based on the title of the game. The classic archetype of "save the princess" has been around since the inception of video games; not that it is a bad thing, but I'm just stating the obvious. This is my very first time I see the main (stated) goal of the game is to slay the princess. In fact you are told this in the beginning of the game. You will definitely not get any gameplay that is for sure. This game is mostly limited to dialogue choices that actually affect your story (lmao actually amazing). The writing is actually very impressive. You may chalk most of them up to simple philosophical meanderings, but I find them to have very deep meanings to understand yourself as a human. As an existing being, I feel that it discusses consciousness, understanding, and mortality in ways that I didn't know before. I can't go any further otherwise I would end up spoiling everything for you. Hence, this game MUST be played without any spoilers for a proper experience.

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Posted on: June 23, 2024

Akeashar

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Games: 1195 Reviews: 6

An enthralling story of choices

Slay the Princess I came into with curiosity at a visual novel that had earned near universal praise, something that the genre doesn't tend to get. I avoided most of the reviews and the marketing for the game itself to try and go in as blind as I could, and it was definitely worth it. The game does have a vibe that is similar to other games with a meta narrator, however in this instance it exceeded my expectations and provided surprises that drew me in for the 3 1/2 hours of my first playthrough with hardly wanting to pause despite the plans I'd made earlier. The narrative and conceits, along with the voice acting makes the characters all stand out, with all the aspects unique without a sense of just hearing the same over again. That it takes your actions and weaves them into a remembered narrative, as well as some meta gameplay elements are handled well, and the ending I experienced was perfect. Its somewhat hard to write without too many spoilers, so I'll just say that the entire experience came together in the end. At a little under quarter of the achievements from that playthrough, there does appear to be quite a fair amount of replayability with other routes to seek. I can definitely recommend this, and for what it is, particularly for those that enjoy horror and romance.

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