Black Tabby Games, the two-person independent studio behind the games Slay the Princess and Scarlet Hollow, announced Thursday it is expanding into game publishing with the launch of Black Tabby Publishing.

The announcement came during the third annual Triple-I Initiative showcase, an event featuring upcoming releases from independent game studios. The showcase highlighted several new projects, including an independently-developed Castlevania title and other franchise entries.

Black Tabby Publishing has already secured deals for two games. The first is "Prove You're Human," the upcoming title from Sunset Visitor, the studio that developed the critically acclaimed game 1000xResist. According to Sunset Visitor's creative director Remy Siu, the new game centers around convincing an artificial intelligence that it is not human.

Sunset Visitor began conceptualizing their next project while completing work on 1000xResist. Siu stated the studio aims to create games that reflect contemporary issues and the world around them.

The move into publishing represents a significant expansion for Black Tabby Games, which has operated as a small development team. The company joins a growing number of successful indie developers who have leveraged their success to help publish other studios' work.

The Triple-I Initiative showcase has become an annual platform for independent studios to reveal upcoming projects and announce new partnerships within the indie gaming community.