Overview

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• Development HistorySlay the Spire 2 is made by Mega Crit, the studio of Casey Yano and Anthony Giovannetti, which began it around May 2021 in Unity and moved it to the Godot engine after Unity's Runtime Fee in September 2023. Art director Marlowe Dobbe led a brighter, more animated look, and Mega Crit announced the game in April 2024, delayed it once and launched it in Early Access on Mar 5, 2026.
• Differences from Slay the SpireSlay the Spire 2 keeps the first game's card combat and map but replaces boss relics with Ancients, adds enchantments, afflictions, Quest cards, an alternate Act 1 and up to 4-player online co-op, swaps the Watcher for two new characters (the Regent and the Necrobinder), and has 10 Ascension levels instead of 20. It is still in Early Access, with no true ending yet.
• Early Access and RoadmapSlay the Spire 2 has been in Steam Early Access since Mar 5, 2026 and Mega Crit has announced no 1.0 date; its store page says Early Access may last 1 to 2 years and that the $24.99 price will rise afterward. Next on the roadmap are an Alternate Act 2 and a new character, then an Alternate Act 3, with a true ending, Steam achievements and console and mobile ports further off.
• Lore and StorySlay the Spire 2 is set when the Spire reopens after lying dormant for 1,000 years; Neow, "Mother of Resurrection (Exiled)", sends five climbers up it, and the story comes in fragments through the Timeline's Epochs, the Ancients and each character's lines to the Architect at the top.
• Patches and UpdatesSlay the Spire 2's live main-branch version is v0.107.1, Major Update #2 of Jun 19, 2026, which added Steam Workshop support, the Bestiary and the Aeonglass boss. The latest patch is v0.111.0 of Aug 14, 2026, on the opt-in public beta only; Mega Crit has given no date for the next one.
• PC Requirements and Steam DeckSlay the Spire 2 needs at least 64-bit Windows 10, a dual-core 2.0 GHz CPU, 4 GB of RAM, a DirectX 12 or Vulkan GPU with 1 GB of VRAM and 4 GB of storage, and runs natively on macOS 12 and later and on Linux; Steam recommends a quad-core 3.0 GHz CPU, 8 GB of RAM and 2 GB of VRAM. It is Steam Deck Verified, has full controller and mouse-only support, and ships in 14 languages.
• Reception and SalesSlay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week, per Mega Crit, and peaked at 574,638 concurrent Steam players on Mar 8, 2026. Its English Steam reviews are Very Positive (91% of 71,512) while all languages together are 59.4% positive after off-topic review waves during balance patches, and it has no Metascore yet; PCGamesN gave it 10/10.
• Release HistorySlay the Spire 2 came out in Steam Early Access on Mar 5, 2026 at 18:00 UTC for Windows, macOS and Linux. Mega Crit began it around May 2021, announced it on Apr 10, 2024 for 2025, delayed it on Sep 11, 2025 to March 2026 and named the date on Feb 19, 2026; it is still in Early Access with no 1.0 date.
• Slay the Spire 2Slay the Spire 2 is Mega Crit's roguelike deckbuilder, the sequel to Slay the Spire, in Steam Early Access since Mar 5, 2026 for Windows, macOS and Linux at $24.99. You climb the Spire with one of five characters, alone or with up to three friends online, building a deck from card rewards; it sold 3 million copies in its first week and has no 1.0 date yet.

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