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Slay the Princess
game·Oct 23, 2023
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Slay the Princess
game
October 23, 2023
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Slay the Princess earns a low 2/10 woke score by focusing purely on its cosmic love story, player agency, and horror narrative without any political or social messaging.
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Detailed Analysis
Slay the Princess is a psychological horror visual novel centered on a hero tasked with slaying a princess in a cabin, revealed as cosmic entities—the Long Quiet (stability) and Shifting Mound (change/death/rebirth)—whose relationship forms the core of a love story across multiple endings where they affirm mutual love, unite, or live together as mortals or gods.
The princess shifts forms based on perception (e.g., Damsel, Adversary, Nightmare), subverting the damsel-in-distress trope through the game's own lore of perception and transformation rather than external messaging. Developer Black Tabby Games (husband-wife team Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard) emphasized player agency, relationships, and horror in interviews, with no statements on DEI, representation mandates, or activism; no consultancy involvement like Sweet Baby Inc. appears in records.
Key Factors
- Organic subversion of damsel trope via cosmic horror premise and Shifting Mound entity
- Heteronormative-presenting romance between hero and princess as central emotional driver, with no LGBTQ+ focal characters or mechanics
- Absence of developer activist intent, identity politics themes, or forced diversity; high critical acclaim (Metacritic 90+, Steam 97%) with no controversies
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Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
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Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
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We've run a full content analysis on Slay the Princess and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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What kind of woke content is in Slay the Princess?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Slay the Princess's overall score.
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