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Slay the Spire
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
88 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“86%. For reference, I started this review about 15 hours in, fresh off my first Silent win, thinking it’d be a nice time capsule from my time as a Slay the Spire noob to when I inevitably reach several hundred hours of…”
“This game is amazing. Slay the Spire 2 is also amazing. I should have left a recommended review years ago.”
“I have a combined 300hrs from Switch, Xbox, and mobile over the years. Safe to say, this is my favorite game. Now playing on Steam (Steam Deck) for the achievements. I already have STS2 but waiting on full release.…”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I have a combined 300hrs from Switch, Xbox, and mobile over the years. Safe to say, this is my favorite game. Now playing on Steam (Steam Deck) for the achievements. I already have STS2 but waiting on full release.…”
“Started out slow and confused, but picked it up on another day and can't stop playing now. Managed to complete the story with all characters and the game still feels fresh and has a lot to offer. Will also explore the…”
“nice game lots of battery life on steam deck very satisfying to beat and every run is so diff”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“86%. For reference, I started this review about 15 hours in, fresh off my first Silent win, thinking it’d be a nice time capsule from my time as a Slay the Spire noob to when I inevitably reach several hundred hours of…”
“Slay the spire war mein einstieg in Card roguelites und ich hätte vermutlich keinen besseren finden können. Leicht zu verstehendes Kampfsystem, interessante und abwechslungsreiche Gegner, unsagbar viele deck synergies,…”
“I've been eyeing this game for years after playing it at a friends house. Finally pulled the trigger and haven't looked back once. A great turn based card game with extra feats that make it super challenging, yet still…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“86%. For reference, I started this review about 15 hours in, fresh off my first Silent win, thinking it’d be a nice time capsule from my time as a Slay the Spire noob to when I inevitably reach several hundred hours of…”
“Started out slow and confused, but picked it up on another day and can't stop playing now. Managed to complete the story with all characters and the game still feels fresh and has a lot to offer. Will also explore the…”
“Each run is a random combination of cards giving this game very high replayability. It is also not that easy to win against the last boss, giving you a real sense of achivement when you do. All in all, a nice game to…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“got over 200 hours of spire slaying and still grind for completion with every character. people with terrible RNG luck like me will have to spend quite some time to get every achievement. but I'm not complaining, love…”
“A great game. Visuals are not as great as Slay the Spire 2, but it's still very good.”
“The rogue-lite genre has maybe three must play pillars. Dwarf Fortress is one of the three tangentially. Balatro barely misses the list despite being excellent. However, beyond all reasonable doubt I can safely suggest…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It's not a bad game, but it's far too heavily dependent on RNG. Some runs your an unkillable god, other's you struggle to kill anything because the game refuses to give you anything halfway decent.”
“A game that suffers a little from over-balancing... like you can tell 100000 players' data was used to determine the parameters of the RNG. Thus, working towards a broken build is a rarity, but rather it becomes more…”
“8.5/10 could spend another 500 hours easily, tons of replay-ability. loads of different combinations and options to test. only thing i don't like is towards late game (accension 17+) the viable decks get way more…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's not a bad game, but it's far too heavily dependent on RNG. Some runs your an unkillable god, other's you struggle to kill anything because the game refuses to give you anything halfway decent.”
“Too passive, too many turns where the correct move is just "play all your cards in any order and pass turn". often feels more like being a spectator than a player. after a great run i don't feel like i did much to…”
“It kept my attention for the first 7 hours, until I realized it’s more of an addictive loop and I wasn’t really enjoying it anymore, just playing to try new combinations and strategies. But I’m a millennial, so…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game maybe good but so much time pass and borderless fullscreen still not fixed. Somehow in windows its looks on wrong screen DPI and no way to override it in the game.”
“What a great game and I haven't even played it that much. Gameplay is smooth and coherent. Still has a fullscreen borderless bug where the screen flickers when alt tabbing that I have not been able to fix.”
“While I like this game, about once every other game it freezes for a bit, then the cursor is lost. You have to close and restart the game to get it to work again. The game window also won't display full size on my…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“还是会希望垃圾卡片没那么多,角色能玩的体系其实比二代少”
“It's not perfect, the gameplay loop can get stale from the lack of areas, but it's a load of fun and something to pick up if you like roguelikes. (Sequel is much better in many areas.)”
“I heard a lot about this game for years, so I had to buy it when it went on sale. I liked it, but was a bit disappointed as well. Perhaps, due to really high expectations. It is a well made rougelite deckbuilding game,…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Well balanced and fun to casual play if you are not a deck buiding beginner. Waiting for the second part with better graphics punch.”
“Simple graphic but addictive and engaging gameplay, with various different buffs and debuffs as well as easily understandable UI and affordable for low-end PCs. Cinema/10.”
“Hi, my name is ____ and I have a problem. That problem, of course, is that I need more time in my day for more “Slay the Spire” (StS). I didn’t appreciate how much I loved (and missed) a certain CCG until I finally…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This game will consume your [h1] lifespan [/h1] I was late to work beacuse i thought i was gonna play just one game and when i looked at the time it was too late for work. One of the best card games i'v ever played and its so much fun i'm not even halfway into finishing this…”
— a player, Steam review · 75 hrs played“I completed the main run of Slay the Spire for the first time after about 14 hours of gameplay, and it finally made me understand why so many people speak so highly of it. At first, the game can seem simple, but little by little its depth becomes clear. Every run feels…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Great game. One minute its 6pm, next minute its 3am and you're still dying to Book of Stabbing.”
— a player, Steam review · 281 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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The Neowsletter - May 2026
Hey, Slayers! Demi the CM here with this month's Neowsletter! Dev Update We wanted to start off with an update from last month's roadmap, especially for those who only play StS2's main branch. The fir
The Neowsletter - April 2026
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Roguelike Deckbuilder · Card Game · Card Battler · Rogue-like · Deckbuilding · Turn-Based · Strategy · Singleplayer · Rogue-lite · Replay Value · Indie · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Vietnamese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.megacrit.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 1 GB available space