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'Slay the Spire 2' Update Triggers Fanbase With Major Nerfs and Boss Buffs in Early Access

Mega Crit's new "Slay the Spire 2" update nerfs key strategies, buffs bosses, and adds Phobia Mode, igniting thousands of angry Steam reviews in hours.

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Slay the Spire 2 players leave over 9,000 negative Steam reviews in one day over a card nerf that hasn't even gone live yet—but China's Steam restrictions might bear some of the blame

There are some nuances to this absurdity.

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First big Slay the Spire 2 patch aims "to make infinites harder to achieve" and calms down the creepiest crawlies in the roguelike with a Phobia Mode

Phobia Mode brings "bespoke assets that should mitigate various creepy phobia concerns"

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Slay the Spire 2 is one of the year's biggest hits, which is a good time to remember it abandoned Unity because of the dev fee debacle: 'That is how badly you f****d up'

The fallout from Unity's disastrous 2023 fee overhaul continues to be felt.

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Is roguelike deckbuilder sequel Slay the Spire 2 worth playing in early access?

This is what it's like playing Slay the Spire 2 in early access, and all the major roguelike deckbuilder features you need to know about.

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'Even though I threw out my back from overworking, I'm feeling high in spirits': Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week

Players have attempted over 25 million runs.

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"Slay the Spire 2 has been out for merely a week and we have already hit 3 million units sold with more than 25 million runs," says a stunned Mega Crit after becoming Steam's biggest roguelike

"HOLY MACKEREL"

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After beating Slay the Spire 2 with an 8 year old deck, I'm starting to feel like this is more of a remake than a sequel

The Early Access release is a little too nostalgic.

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Slay the Spire 2 Tier List – Best Characters & Relics [Early Access]

Updated on March 9, 2026: Slay the Spire 2 launched on Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026, and we're already deep into figuring out the best decks. This

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"Slay the Spire 2 has taken over his life": Palworld CEO gets a telling off from staff after staying up "all night" to play the long-awaited follow-up to Mega Crit's influential deckbuilding roguelike

"Next time I'm confiscating his Steam Deck"

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Slay the Spire 2 has a "very worrying" OP character, and one player with over 10,000 hours in the original is certain Silent's "numbers need tweaking"

Mega Crit's got some balancing to do

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Slay the Spire 2 dev hates microtransactions, even though players would definitely pay for them: 'A lot of our players threaten to buy all and any cosmetics we may ever release'

Mega Crit's got a lot of willpower.

PC Gamer

Slay the Spire 2 dev says its Marathon joke turned out 'a bit meaner than expected' in hindsight: 'To be fair I didn't think we'd actually pass Marathon in concurrent users'

"It wasn't supposed to be shade, we were being sarcastic 😭."

PC Gamer

Slay the Spire 2 devs are "microtransaction haters," even if some fans "threaten to buy all and any cosmetics we may ever release"

Mega Crit doesn't plan on monetizing the roguelike like that

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Slay the Spire 2 dev compared it to unexciting 'chicken noodle soup' before its extraordinary launch, but it turns out people really, really like their soup

"It's not exciting, but I hope people like our soup," said Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano.

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Slay the Spire 2 dev celebrates its instant success by reminding players to support 'small indie passion projects' like Marathon too

Just enjoy the joke for what it is.

PC Gamer

'It's kind of like you're a butcher': Hundreds of Slay the Spire 2 card ideas were cut during development in an 'incredibly destructive process'

Designing the hit roguelike deckbuilder involved a lot of culling, says Mega Crit.

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Slay the Spire 2 surpasses Elden Ring Nightreign as Steam's biggest roguelike, as early access sequel sees launch players rise 162,000% over the original game

Mega Crit may have a hit on its hands

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"This seems a bit meaner than it was intended": Slay the Spire 2 lead backtracks on Marathon "small indie passion projects" joke as the roguelike unexpectedly dominates Steam

Mega Crit's deckbuilding sequel hit a Steam peak of over 314,000 players

Dot Esports

Slay the Spire 2 shatters roguelike player count record

A spire-slaying high for Mega Crit's latest.

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Slay the Spire 2 dev throws playful shade at Marathon after flying past its player count on the Steam charts — "Don't let small indie passion projects like this pass you by"

Both Marathon and Slay the Spire 2 have launched on the same day, and so far, Mega Crit's roguelike deckbuilder is more popular than Bungie's FPS on PC.

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‘We’re microtransaction haters’: Slay the Spire 2 devs explain approach to early access, confirm easier modding and win streak tracker

Slay the Spire 2 will have more than just new characters and enemies.

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Slay the Spire 2 early access release date

Spire rises again.

GamesRadar

Slay the Spire 2 dev "flattered" everyone places its predecessor among the best roguelikes ever, shouts out Hades, Elden Ring Nightreign, and more for making an impact on them

"I think it's a great genre for taking a close examination at game mechanics."

GamesRadar

"We admire the tenacity": Slay the Spire 2 devs bow down to fellow roguelike creator who won’t move their release date just to dodge the long-awaited sequel

Slay the Spire 2 releases one day prior to Grimslair

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