FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TORONTO, Canada – Mar. 3, 2025 – Scarlet Hollow, the award-winning gothic horror narrative developed by Black Tabby Games (Slay the Princess), relaunches at a 25% discount today alongside Steam’s Visual Novel Fest with The Roads Untraveled, a massive update renovating the Hollow with significant new content added to the eerie Early Access adventure.
The Roads Untraveled freshly reanimates the existing four chapters of Scarlet Hollow, with an expanded script of more than 70,000 words from Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias across four episodes. Experience new tales in Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, and explore new branches of existing stories, replete with hundreds of brand new illustrations from award-winning cartoonist Abby Howard.
Pearlanne Scarlet, your aunt and owner of the Hollow’s Scarlet Mine, left your cousin Tabitha the heavy burdens of leadership in the wake of her passing. Help Tabitha grieve the death of her mother (even if she seems to hate your guts) while she manages the mine and its miscreants, from rustic locals to vengeful spirits. This funeral will have tremendous consequences for the living.
Embody a version of yourself defined by two traits with the power to alter the trajectory of your life… and others. Become a muscle-bound mystic, a nerdy loner who prefers talking to animals, or another amalgamation of your own design to craft a story unique to your choices with dire consequences tied to your actions. Experience a desktop roleplaying game through the first-person lens of a transient out-of-towner cursed to change everything — for better or worse.
“We’re still hard at work on chapter five and beyond, but we didn’t want to wait to make significant changes and improvements to the Scarlet Hollow experience,” says Tony Howard-Arias, co-founder of Black Tabby Games. “Try the first chapter for free – and see what dangers await.”
Scarlet Hollow - The Roads Untraveled Update welcomes you with open arms today on PC via Steam alongside the start of Steam’s Visual Novel Fest with a 25% discount off the regular price of $24.99 through Monday, March 10. The entire reworked first episode is now available as a free demo, with the ability to directly carry your progress over into the full game.
For more information on Scarlet Hollow, check out the official website, follow developer Black Tabby Games on Twitter and Tumblr, and join the official Discord and Reddit.
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Press Kit (Downloadable Trailer, Screenshots)
About Black Tabby Games
Black Tabby Games is an award-winning indie studio composed of Abby Howard (Ignatz-winning graphic novelist) and Tony Howard-Arias. Their combined penchant for powerfully interactive storytelling forms a consistently unforgettable duo of horror and humor as seen in 2021’s award-winning Scarlet Hollow and 2023’s acclaimed smash hit, Slay the Princess.