Silicon Era’s review of Black Tabby Games‘ visual novel Scarlet Hollow highlights the development team’s strength in storytelling and branching paths. The glowing review notes that their success with their previous title, Slay the Princess, indicates that Black Tabby Games has done this before and has the skills to keep doing it.
Slay the Princess proved to be a stunning accomplishment for Black Tabby Games. The team crafted an exceptional story that defied expectations and felt like a refreshing addition to our visual novel libraries. Scarlet Hollow, an episodic follow-up, proves that wasn’t a one-off. The developer once again shows it knows how to handle compelling narratives with many possible outcomes.
Scarlet Hollow is a multi-part visual novel with a heavily branching narrative, allowing choices across multiple playthroughs to significantly affect the story that unfolds. As players investigate the town of Scarlett Hollow, they will encounter paranormal events and even monsters created for the game, inspired by Appalachian myths and cryptids. Players will need to solve the unfolding mystery in the town while forming and maintaining relationships with various characters in the game.
it’s evident this will be another Slay the Princess style game where Black Tabby Games makes replaying seem so appealing that it’d be mandatory. The number of cogs and factors here seem staggering. Especially when you factor in the traits. Different combinations feel like they could be so fun!
Scarlett Hollow is split into five parts, and they are all available now on Steam with a final major content update in the works to conclude the story. With a heart-pounding story that doesn’t rely on the jump scares horror fans may be used to, Black Tabby Games has created a memorable narrative that stands on its own and an experience with playing.
