Slay the Princess: Happily Ever After Route Guide

Slay the Princess: Happily Ever After Route Guide

As a seasoned gamer with over two decades of gaming under my belt, I can confidently say that the Happily Ever After route in Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut is a delightful journey that I’ve embarked on more times than I care to admit! The intricate dialogue options and immersive storytelling make it an experience worth revisiting.


In the latest update of “Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut”, a new storyline titled “Happily Ever After” was introduced. To unlock this narrative, gamers need to interact with the Damsel, a character who may show up in Chapter 2, and pick certain dialogue choices. This guide aims to walk players through this procedure, assisting them in reaching the “Happily Ever After” route in “Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut”.

Although these dialogue choices outlined here guide players towards the “Happily Ever After” ending, there are undoubtedly multiple paths that enthusiasts of immersive storytelling games could take to arrive at this outcome.

Slay the Princess: Happily Ever After Route Walkthrough

Get the Damsel

The journey to reaching the “Happily Ever After” path starts by saving the Damsel in Chapter 2. However, to find her, players need to free the Princess in Chapter 1. Here’s how you can converse with the characters to lead visual novel enthusiasts to that ending:

  • [Silently continue to the cabin.]
  • [Proceed into the cabin.]
  • [Enter the basement.]
  • Continue down the stairs.
  • “I’ll see what I can do.” [Examine the chains.]
  • “And if there isn’t a key… do you have any other ideas?”
  • [Return to the bottom of the stairs.]
  • [Save the Princess.]
  • [Approach the locked door.]
  • [Warn her.]
  • [Resist.]

In the horror game, if you’ve already met the Damsel during your current playthrough, you won’t be able to choose certain dialogue options. To experience the “Happily Ever After” ending, you will need to start a new game.

Rescue the Damsel

Slay the Princess: Happily Ever After Route Guide

After arriving at the Damsel in Chapter 2, players should aim to rescue or liberate the Princess instead. Below are some dialogue choices that will help you save the Princess:

  • [Proceed to the cabin.]
  • [Proceed into the cabin.]
  • [Enter the basement.]
  • [Rescue the Princess.]

Stay in the Cabin

Slay the Princess: Happily Ever After Route Guide

Supporters of independent video games need to persuade the Princess to remain with them in the cabin, and there are two routes that lead to this conclusion. Although the way the player chooses to get to the “Happily Ever After” scenario doesn’t drastically alter the events within it, it does influence which Voice is included in the story. In essence, one path incorporates the Voice of the resourceful Opportunist, while the other introduces the Voice of the apprehensive Paranoid. Here are dialogue options for both scenarios:

Voice of the Opportunist

  • “We leave. And then we have our whole lives to figure out what we want to do next.”
  • (Explore) “Do you think you can open it?”
  • “Yeah. I think you’ve got this.”
  • [You’re not doing that.]
  • “All we need to be happy is each other, what if we just stayed here and built a life together?”
  • “Trust me. It’ll be better for both of us if we stay. We can be happy here. We just have to want it.”

Voice of the Paranoid

  • (Explore) “What do you want to do?”
  • (Explore) “I want you to tell me what you want.”
  • (Explore) “There must be something you want!”
  • (Explore) “But what would make you happy?”
  • “Okay. Clearly something is happening here, and I’m very scared. What if we just… don’t do anything? What if we just stay here? Nobody gets hurt, and we just figure out a way to be happy together.”

Happily Ever After

Slay the Princess: Happily Ever After Route Guide

Players have now progressed along the “Fairytale Ending” path, and there are multiple ways this storyline may conclude. For those who enjoy games with decision-making elements, it’s advisable to save your game at the start of the chapter and experiment with various dialogue choices. Here are some suggestions that could help you discover the diverse endings for this route:

  • When there is only one torch remaining, select “We don’t have to let it go out.”
  • When there is only one torch remaining, select “Don’t worry about what’s going to happen. If you could do anything in the world, what would it be? What would you choose?”
  • When there is only one torch remaining, [Say nothing.] and then [Slay the Princess.].

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2024-10-25 20:23