Slay The Princess

As December rapidly approaches we're now hitting a standard lull in the gaming calendar, with the selection of new releases probably the thinnest we'll see all year -- although there are a couple titles I'm planning to pick up next month.

Slay the Princess is out today Monday (last minute delay due to Steam certification issues) and I am super excited. I’ve been wanting this game since it first appeared on the Steam store last year, and I didn’t even bother with the demo because the description had me sold and I didn’t want to split up my time with it. I even named it my top GOTY candidate for 2023! Now I just have to hope that I actually do enjoy the game. Although I don’t know how I wouldn’t, because this description sounds phenomenal:

You’re on a path in the woods, and at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess.

You’re here to slay her. If you don’t, it will be the end of the world.

She will do everything in her power to stop you. She’ll charm, and she’ll lie, and she’ll promise you the world, and if you let her, she’ll kill you a dozen times over. You can’t let that happen. Don’t forget, the fate of the world rests on your shoulders.

You’re not going to listen to him, are you? We’re supposed to save princesses, not slay them…

I’m not a huge horror game fan, but this level of psychological trickery is right up my alley. But since I can’t play it quite yet, why don’t we answer some questions?

2022 was a great year for video games, with the Splatoon, God of War, and Horizon series fighting for dollars and gamers' thumbs alongside new entries such as Elden Ring, Cult of the Lamb, and Stray.

It's time again for Steam's thrice-yearly Next Fest, where hundreds of demos and livestreams are available so you can check out forthcoming games.