This is one of those games where it's best to come into the experience as blind as possible. This game is crammed with writing that manages to be compelling without falling into pretention. It manages to be open to many interpretations without being unsatisfactory. I will say that the game's many routes are more similar than they appeared to me on my first playthrough, but I still enjoyed exploring all of them. I'll be thinking about a lot of the questions this game asks for a while, which is rare to find with video game writing, so that alone propels Slay the Princess to a higher personal rating.