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!

EnglishIndieStrategyJanuary 24, 2019
Masterpiece
GamePickHub score
97% of 192,799 Steam reviews positive
Metacritic 89
-75%$24.99$6.24
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At a glance

● Pros

  • Acclaimed: 97% of 192,799 Steam players recommend it
  • Metacritic critic score 89
  • English supported
  • Full controller support
  • 75% off right now ($6.24)
  • Runs on low-end PCs (min. 2GB RAM)
  • Steam Deck Verified

● Cons

No notable downsides in the data.

Great for

  • Discovering distinctive indie games
  • Thinking ahead and managing resources

Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.

What players talk about

How often each topic comes up in 44 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 98% of them recommend the game

  • Price👍 8
  • Amount of content👍 7
  • Difficulty👍 6
  • Combat & action👍 6
  • Addictiveness👍 6
  • Graphics👍 4
  • Atmosphere👍 3
  • Grind & repetition👍 3

Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.

“An example to all those stuck in Early Access. These developers set realistic goals. Listened to feedback.”
👍 From a Steam review · 162.5 hrs played · Read full review ↗

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About the game

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!

Features

  • Dynamic Deck Building: Choose your cards wisely! Discover hundreds of cards to add to your deck with each attempt at climbing the Spire. Select cards that work together to efficiently dispatch foes and reach the top.
  • An Ever-changing Spire: Whenever you embark on a journey up the Spire, the layout differs each time. Choose a risky or safe path, face different enemies, choose different cards, discover different relics, and even fight different bosses!
  • Powerful Relics to Discover: Powerful items known as relics can be found throughout the Spire. The effects of these relics can greatly enhance your deck through powerful interactions. But beware, obtaining a relic may cost you more than just gold...

Slay the Spire left Early Access and comes with:

  • Four characters that each have their own unique set of cards.
  • 350+ fully implemented cards.
  • 200+ different items to be found.
  • 50+ unique combat encounters.
  • 50+ mysterious events that can help or harm you.
  • Daily Climbs allow you to compare yourself with every other player in the world.
  • Custom mode that allows mixing and matching various crazy run modifiers.

Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)

PC requirements

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

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