Slay the Princess features ten different Princesses across various second chapters. Read this guide article to learn the required actions and conditions to meet all Princesses in each route.
Guide on How to Get to Each Chapter 2 Route in Slay the Princess
The Hero and the Princess
Though as many chapters as they are, everything starts at Chapter 1. Every choice made here influences the succeeding routes you will be taking in future chapters. This article will be tackling how to achieve the ten Chapter 2’s that can be reached from Chapter 1.
If you are aiming to reach a specific chapter, be sure to follow each step carefully. Deviating just by a single choice might lead to a completely different route. Take note however, that some chapters have several different ways to reach them. This article will tackle the general idea of how to reach them, but will only guide you through one specific way.
Please be warned that the following article contains spoilers for all the chapters. Proceed with caution.
Slay the Princess tells a unique story of being stuck in a time loop, requiring you to abide or disobey the commands of an omniscient Narrator with an attitude. The game contains dozens of chapters that branch and interweave with one another, creating a complex and puzzling story that spans across lifetimes and dimensions.
How to Get The Damsel and the Voice of the Smitten
Save the Princess, and have her slay you with the blade that you left alone.
This is as traditional as they come, because we need to save the Princess. Doing so means we need to be as non-threatening as possible and help her at every turn.
● Don’t take the blade, and instead enter the basement unarmed.
● examine the chains to figure out how to get her out of them
● When the blade clangs behind you, use it to save the Princess out of her chains.
● As you’re being forced to stab the Princess in the back, warn her immediately.
● Once she’s aware, resist against all odds and keep your body still to let the Princess slay you rather unskillfully.
As you find yourself alive once more, you will be accompanied by the lovestruck Voice of the Smitten. If you proceed to the cabin, you will find the Damsel Princess.
How to Get The Prisoner and the Voice of the Skeptic
Save the Princess, and have her slay you with the blade you brought along.
This route also seeks to save the Princess, albeit with a touch of skepticism.
● When prompted, take the blade and enter the basement.
● As you’re face to face with the Princess, drop the blade.
● After some deliberation, choose to examine the chains.
● Afterwards, with the blade you brought along, save the Princess by cutting her out.
● When your body moves on its own to stab the Princess, warn her immediately.
● When she realizes, resist against the overwhelming urge and keep your body still to let the Princess slay you with clinical ease.
When you find yourself breathing once more, you will be accompanied by the inquisitive Voice of the Skeptic. Once you proceed to the cabin, you will find the Prisoner Princess.
How to Get The Witch and the Voice of the Opportunist
Save the Princess, but stab her in the back, and Slay her instead.
This one’s a bit heartbreaking, if I do say so myself. You will need to betray the Princess’ trust by acting to save her all the way, until you get the first chance to betray her.
● Do not take the blade and enter the basement unarmed.
● Immediately examine the chains as if you mean to get her out of them.
● Afterwards, when the blade mysteriously clangs behind you, take the opportunity and slay the Princess.
● You will fight where you’ll both end up wounded, but you need to finish the job and slay her before you succumb and die.
When you find yourself in the woods again, with you will be the cheery Voice of the Opportunist. If you venture into the cabin, you will be met with the Witch Princess.
How to Get The Beast and the Voice of the Hunted
Anger the Princess, and let her animalistic nature slay you.
This route has many variations on how to achieve her anger, but the most straightforward is to betray her.
● Do not take the blade and enter the basement unarmed.
● Examine the chains to keep acting like you’re here to save her.
● When the blade is thrown into the basement, immediately try to slay the Princess.
● However, as you get gravely wounded, be a coward and choose to give up.
After waking up and regaining consciousness in the woods, you will be distraught alongside the Voice of the Hunted. Going into the cabin will get you stalked by the Beast Princess.
How to Get The Spectre and the Voice of the Cold
Slay the Princess, with not an ounce of remorse nor second thoughts.
You’re a stone-cold killer as calculated and obedient to the title of the game as they come. You cannot talk to the Princess at any point of her being alive.
● For the full experience, silently continue to the cabin and ignore the Narrator.
● Take the blade and enter the basement.
● Going down, you must not respond to the Princess and continue down the stairs.
● When face to face, do not engage in conversation. Steel your nerves and step forward.
● Finally, the time has come to slay the Princess.
● Afterwards, it’s important to acknowledge that you’ve finished your quest and respond, "Of course it is. She’s dead."
However, as you try to leave the cabin, you will find yourself stuck in an endless void with no way out.
● You must talk with yourself and exclaim, "Hell no, do you have any idea how to get us the heck out of here?"
● When given the idea to use the blade, boldly proclaim "Anything to get out of this hell."
Then go down to the basement and do the deed.
Once you find yourself breathing again, by your side will be the Voice of the Cold. If you enter the cabin, you will be haunted by the ghostly apparition of the Spectre Princess.
How to Get The Razor and the Voice of the Cheated
Slay the Princess, but get slain yourself by having second thoughts.
You might be a killer, but you have your doubts and value your safety. You’re cautious that the Princess might be hiding something. There are multiple ways to make sure if the Princess has any tricks up her sleeve, but the fastest way is to ask the first chance you get.
● Take the blade and enter the basement.
● You need to slay her, so steel your nerves and step forward.
● But before that, you should clarify with the Narrator, "Are you sure she’s not armed?" in case she pulls any tricks.
● Once you’ve been reaffirmed, go and slay the Princess.
Unfortunately, she was armed, and you die.
When you find yourself in the woods again, you will be accompanied by the furious Voice of the Cheated. If you go towards the cabin, you will be met with the Razor Princess.
How to Get The Tower and the Voice of the Broken
Fight the Princess, but give up during battle and let her overpower you.
You want to slay the Princess, but you’re too weak-willed and she overpowers you completely. There are several ways to have her overpower you, but the most straightforward way is to give up after a brutal battle.
● Take the blade for your fragile quest, and enter the basement.
● When prompted to drop the blade, respond "I’m not dropping the blade."
● Once she won’t engage in conversation, go ahead and try to slay the Princess.
● You will then start an uphill battle where both will end up with wounds.
● Near the end, once given the choice, simply give up and let the Princess slay you after your puny efforts to slay her.
Once you regain life in the woods, you will wallow alongside the Voice of the Broken. If you proceed to the cabin, you will be graced by the presence of the Tower Princess. This is my personal favorite route for reasons I will not expand upon.
How to Get The Adversary and the Voice of the Stubborn
Fight the Princess, and Slay each other.
You don’t want to slay the Princess, but you love a good fight, and perhaps the Princess can give you that.
● Prepare for battle, take the blade, and enter the basement.
● Proclaim to her that "I’m not dropping the blade."
● Once talking is all said and done, slay the Princess.
● You both partake in an exhilarating battle where you mortally wound each other.
● In the final hurdle, you need to muster up the last of your will and finish the job before both of you perish.
When you awake in the woods again, you will be accompanied by the Voice of the Stubborn. If you proceed to the cabin, you will be challenged by the Adversary Princess.
How to Get The Nightmare and the Voice of the Paranoid
Leave the Princess, then let her slay you as she breaks free from the basement.
You’re rather indecisive and scared of the Princess, and decide to run away and lock her in the basement. There are many ways to leave and lock the basement, but the easiest way is to antagonize the Princess and retreat when things look bleak.
● Take the blade and enter the basement.
● You explain to the Princess "I’m not dropping the blade." for your safety.
● Once at an impasse, try to slay the Princess.
● It will be a lopsided battle, and near the end as both of you are bleeding, you use an opening to quickly flee and lock her in the basement to let her die from her wounds.
● As you barricade the door with the table, the Princess breaks free, and eventually slays you.
Once you awake in the woods, you will be distressed with the Voice of the Paranoid. If you muster the courage and go to the cabin, you will be greeted by the Nightmare Princess.
How to Get The Stranger and the Voice of the Contrarian
Ignore the Princess, and leave the cabin alone.
Finally, after all that you’ve gone through, maybe you just really don’t want to be involved in anything and decide to leave.
● As soon as you’re able, choose to turn around and leave.
● The Narrator will question you and your path, but simply quietly continue down the path away from the cabin.
● When you’re magically right in front of the cabin, keep going and turn around (again) and leave (again.)
● The Narrator is exasperated with you at this point, and it’s best to ignore him by trying to quietly continue down the path.
● Once again, when you arrive in front of the cabin, stand your ground and say "Oh yeah? Well I guess I’ll start walking in a different direction. Again. In fact, I’m going to just keep trekking through the wilderness until I find a way out of this place."
Unfortunately, doing so will rob you of your sanity, and kill you.
When you awake within the walled woods, you will be trapped with the Voice of the Contrarian. Your only option is the cabin, where you will meet the Stranger Princess.
