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New Slay the Princess Alpha Build is here!

Hello hello!

After a ton of hard work, we've finally finished preparing the alpha build for the remastered director's cut of the Slay the Princess demo.

This updated demo has hundreds of lines of new dialogue, 4 new chapter 2 Princesses to meet, over a hundred new art assets, 10 new music tracks, and a significant expansion of early chapter 2 content (as well as a partial overhaul to chapter 1)

Please note that this demo isn't going to be made available to the public unti...

Backgrounds from the new Slay the Princess demo~

Ten princesses, ten different sets of backgrounds-- cabin, stairs, and basement, all slightly different flavors.

New Scarlet Hollow Episode 4 HD Wallpaper Pack

Hey folks! Now that Episode 4's had some time to percolate, we wanted to put together a brand new HD Wallpaper Pack with over 23 backgrounds in 4k, 2k, and 1080p HD.

In case you've missed earlier wallpaper packs, you'll also be able to find those in the link as well, for a grand total of 47 unique backgrounds!

Here's the link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ngc3nn5oohvc21j/...

Episode 4 Final Alpha Build is HERE

It's live. Steam password updated to "finalfinalfinal" no quotes. Check out previous posts for instructions!

Dropbox link to follow in the comments when it's up!

Episode 4 Credits Survey

Hey folks!

We're updating the patrons section of our credits cards prior to Episode 4's release.

A few folks in the past have specifically asked us *not* to be listed in credits, so we've settled on an opt-in system.

Please fill out this form before Friday morning if you'd like to be included (and if you don't want to use your real name, a pseudonym is fine subject to developer approval!)

Cheers,
Tony

ps final ep 4 dev build likely coming Thursday!
2022-11-29 14:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Next Scarlet Hollow Alpha Build is Live!

Hey folks! The next alpha build is live on Steam and dropbox. It's the same password as last time for the steam branch, and you can find the dropbox build if that's preferable in the post.

If you need instructions on getting the beta branch working on Steam, please take a look at the last update — it should have a pretty thorough guide!

As always, if you find any bugs, the best place to report them is the alpha bugs channel on our Discord (link to join the Discord is here: 2022-11-19 04:40:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Next Scarlet Hollow Alpha Build is LIVE

Hey everyone!

Sorry it took so long for us to get this new build ready — both of us wound up getting a pretty nasty cold that lasted a week and change, and development slowed down quite a bit as result.

The next build is READY though — please follow the instructions below to download it.

1. Download the build from this dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8rh...

Scarlet Hollow Episode 4 Alpha Build 2

Hey everyone!

We're sharing Scarlet Hollow's next alpha build with y'all! It doesn't go too far past the last build, but it's so helpful for us to be able to share the story as it's completed to make sure there are no major bugs ^^

You can either:

1. Download the build from the dropbox link.
2. Opt in to the Alpha Branch on Steam (this requires a Steam copy!)

To download the Alpha branch, go into your Steam library and find Scarlet  Hollow, right click the a...

New Steam Alpha Branch for Scarlet Hollow!

Hey everyone!

Thank you so much for all of the thorough bug reports on the first alpha build – just about everything has been patched! We hope you had fun playing ^^

A couple patrons reached out after having trouble opening the Mac application in the download, so we've gone ahead an set up a Steam alpha branch as an alternative way to distribute builds. To download that branch, go into your Steam library and find Scarlet Hollow, right click the application, and click propertie...

Scarlet Hollow Episode 4 First Alpha Build!

EDIT: Link has been replaced with a patched build as of 10:50 am EST on 9/4.

Hey, folks!

The first alpha build of Scarlet Hollow Episode 4 is here for you to playtest-- it's on the shorter side of what you'll usually see in one of these builds, as there tends to be a lot of extra groundwork that goes into setting up the opening scenes of a new chapter.

A few notes as you inevitably find bugs —

1. The best place to report typo bugs is the #sh-alpha-bugs channel on...

Alpha Tester Discord Channels

Hey everyone! We're gearing up to start alpha testing for Scarlet Hollow Episode 4, so we wanted to put out a quick post making sure everyone in this tier has a chance to join the invite-only alpha tester channels on the Discord.

If you're interested in joining, first make sure you're a member of our server (link to join: discord.gg/xCnAeqkkEY) and then fill out the linked poll so we know what your Discord username is!
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Recent backgrounds from Episode 4~

What the title says! Some previews of what's to come in Episode 4. I am moving much faster with these than I usually do, I think working on Slay the Princess leveled me up somehow >:D

Hope you're all having a lovely day!

-Abby

Blog post: Slay the Princess launch post-mortem~

Good morning! Tony just wrote a game dev blog post about why we decided to start working on a second game, how that work slots into our work on Scarlet Hollow, and most importantly, how that launch has gone and what went into making it work. Spoilers: it was a successful launch and we are very pleased UwU

Thank you all again for your support!

The Slay the Princess demo is now available!

Hi everyone!

The Slay the Princess demo is now LIVE ;0 There's seven endings to find in total (6 of which will lead to separate routes in the full version of the game) and about an hour and a half to two hours of gameplay!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/Slay_the_Princess/

itch: 2022-08-01 13:58:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Important information for alpha testers!

Hi everyone!

Tony here giving a quick update and a deep expression of gratitude to each and every one of you! Thank you all for the incredible surge of support following the Slay the Princess announcement!

One of the perks of the alpha tester tier is that, if you so choose, you get to have your name listed in the credits of our games as patrons-- we also have alpha tester specific channels on our Discord server so all of you can have a place to discuss new content without spoilin...

Slay the Princess Demo Keys have gone out!

Hey everyone—

Unless we're missing a couple of folks, all of your should have received your Steam keys for the Slay the Princess demo via DM.

Please let us know if you didn't get one, or if your key isn't working ^^

Cheers,
~Tony and Abby

EDIT: if you've joined this tier after this post has gone up, please leave a comment here so we know to get you a key ^_^

Also, if you've just joined this tier and want to join the alpha-testers-only channels on our Di...

Game 2 announcement: Slay the Princess!

We're hard at work on Scarlet Hollow Episode 4, but in our spare time we've also started a SECOND game: Slay the Princess. You can wishlist it on Steam now!! 

It’s a dark comedy and psychological horror game in which you must slay a Princess before she can end the world. She will...

July Update on Everything!

Hiya, folks!

July has been a big crunch month for us, so we wanted to give y'all an update on how various projects are coming along, as well as what you can expect to see coming soon.

Game 2

We'll be announcing Game 2 soon!! Like, in less-than-a-week soon. We want to keep it mostly under wraps until then, but here's some incredibly spoiler free details:

• Patrons in the alpha tester tier will get to play a demo on announce day. The demo will b...

Fill out this form if you want your name in Scarlet Hollow's credits!

Heya, folks!

Part of this tier also includes your name being added to Scarlet Hollow's credits, but we don't want to add names to credits without folks' permission-- so if you're in the alpha testing tier and want your name in the credits, please fill out this survey so we can make that happen! https://forms.gle/1b48b4v5bvdQNfrq7

Thanks so much! Can't wait til we have more stuff...

Blog Post: Episode 3 player choices analysis!

Hiya, folks!

Tony just wrote up a new blog post, this time looking at player choices in Episode 3. Here it is a week early ;D
https://blacktabbygames.medium.com/analyzing-player-choices-in-episode-3-of-scarlet-hollow-a09783ef2f31

New art, a second game, and the upcoming content patch for Scarlet Hollow!

Hi everyone!

Just updating  y'all on what we've been up to lately :D

First thing's first, Scarlet Hollow updates!

We've got a content patch coming out later this month that adds extra dialogue and replaces some of the crunchier art with fresh shiny gooder art. That patch is actually playable right now for our Alpha Tester tier, and you can get the build over on this post: 2022-06-02 21:52:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Play the Episode 3 Content Patch 2 Weeks Early ;D

Hiya, folks!  You can download the test build of the new content patch by following this dropbox link, and using the password #girlboss EDIT: as of 6/14, the dropbox folder has been updated with a more recent build that fixes all of the reported bugs to date. If...