Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess

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Gamedevs. We make Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias but this account is run by Tony Discord community: discord.gg/blacktabbygames

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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I know a lot of folks are waiting for 1.0 to play Scarlet Hollow, but I do think that part of what makes it special is getting to explore the story before it's finished. Each run can completely twist your perspective... will your best friend become your enemy? Will your enemy become your lover?

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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20% off right now. Cheaper if you bundle with Slay the Princess. First episode is free, with saves that automatically carry over into the full game. You'll only see 10-15% of the game on one playthrough. store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/...

store.steampowered.comSave 20% on Scarlet Hollow on SteamYour aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a...
Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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Slay the Princess is at an all time high discount of ~60% off~ Get one of the best reviewed games of 2023 for just $7.19! 💯 90 metacritic 🗡️ 96% positive on Steam 🗣️ Get yelled at by Jonathan Sims 👁️ Watch Jonathan Sims also get yelled at by Jonathan Sims 😓 Question every choice you make

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BUS Game Devs - Vancouver Game Dev Series
@busgamedevs.bsky.social

The creators of these fantastic indie games are coming to Toronto this SATURDAY - OCT 24! Presentations and Q&As with the developers of: 💾 Inscryption 🗡️ Slay the Princess 🌟 In Stars and Time 🔎 The Incident at Galley House There's still a few tickets left for just $15 Reposts are very appreciated!

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Stephen Bush
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Continually impressed by after 20 playthroughs, Scarlet Hollow’s capacity to throw out a scene that I hadn’t seen before that changes how I feel about a character or characters. You have to play this game!

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Meredith Gran
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Believe it or not, Station to Station is still on sale for 20% OFF because it's part of LudoNarraCon 2026! You can get it for a discount while browsing all the story-rich games in the showcase. store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/... store.steampowered.com/sale/ludonar...

store.steampowered.comSave 20% on Perfect Tides: Station to Station on SteamA narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while...

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💀TheRedPoe💀
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There's something wrong with this place #scarlethollow ##oscargutierrez #rosalinagutierrez #blacktabbygames #art #horror #horrorgames #indiegames

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Josie and/or Lutea 🏳️‍⚧️
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When I played Slay the Princess, I liked it so much I bought Scarlet Hollow right then, and then I never got around to playing it. Now I’ve played what‘s currently released of Scarlet Hollow, and now it‘s going to be my Favourite Thing for a good while.

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Rain
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Mesmalie is 20% off...! The game features witches and squashes, so it's the perfect way to spend an autumn evening... 99% overwhelmingly positive on Steam, so it's pretty good too , , allegedly! store.steampowered.com/app/3534790/...

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Tim
@tlatshaw.bsky.social

Both of these games are such great October vibes - Scarlet Hollow especially so.

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess@blacktabbygames.com

It's Steam Autumn Sale, and both Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess are up for grabs! Get two 90+ metacritic, overwhelmingly positive visual novels for a little over $25 if you buy 'em together.

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Bearcat Catbear
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Both of these are really great games that will be of particular interest if you're into narrative game design. So seasonal, too!

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess@blacktabbygames.com

It's Steam Autumn Sale, and both Scarlet Hollow and Slay the Princess are up for grabs! Get two 90+ metacritic, overwhelmingly positive visual novels for a little over $25 if you buy 'em together.

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Toronto Games Week
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The Academy of Fun + Games takes place from Oct 23rd-25th. Come down to the Indie Game Dev Summit on the 24th from 10-4pm! Learn from the devs of hit indie games such as Inscryption, Slay the Princess, In Stars and Time, & The Roottrees are Dead. Early bird tickets are only $12 -- snack included!

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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As exciting as a lucky dice roll can be in a story-heavy game, they often feel like a vestigial holdover from TTRPGs, where the abstraction of dice for social/story checks is necessary to keep events flowing forward. There also isn't savescumming in TTRPGs. Players have to adapt to a bad roll...

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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As exciting as a lucky dice roll can be in a story-heavy game, they often feel like a vestigial holdover from TTRPGs, where the abstraction of dice for social/story checks is necessary to keep events flowing forward. There also isn't savescumming in TTRPGs. Players have to adapt to a bad roll...

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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What are your priorities as this character? Who and what are you willing to sacrifice to secure those priorities? If we remove the possibility of minmaxed, "everyone wins" scenarios, suddenly things become a lot more personal and immersive. We've reintroduced stakes into a mostly stakeless medium.

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
@blacktabbygames.com

As exciting as a lucky dice roll can be in a story-heavy game, they often feel like a vestigial holdover from TTRPGs, where the abstraction of dice for social/story checks is necessary to keep events flowing forward. There also isn't savescumming in TTRPGs. Players have to adapt to a bad roll...

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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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This is why one of our primary goals working in the medium of interactive fiction is to disincentivize savescumming as much as possible. It's not enough to make failing a roll interesting, because people are still going to reload. Instead, unpredictability should come from downstream consequences.

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
@blacktabbygames.com

As exciting as a lucky dice roll can be in a story-heavy game, they often feel like a vestigial holdover from TTRPGs, where the abstraction of dice for social/story checks is necessary to keep events flowing forward. There also isn't savescumming in TTRPGs. Players have to adapt to a bad roll...

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess
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It makes sense that people savescum. I savescum. People want optimal outcomes, and anything else feels extra bad when it's from random chance. But optimization is anathema to good storytelling: it removes tension and minimizes dynamic character relationships. It reduces narrative to power fantasy.