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Slay The Spire 2 Is Fantastic, So Why Is It Being Review-Bombed?
I began playing Slay the Spire 2 shortly after my colleague wrote up a piece on how its phenomenal multiplayer makes it an early game of the year contender. Within an hour of starting it, I, too, was utterly hooked. In the time since, I have poured a whopping 40 hours into Slay the Spire 2, yet...
After Slay the Spire 2 update led to negative Steam review spike, Mewgenics lead jokes releasing balance patches for popular games is "the scariest thing a human can experience"
The inbred cat meta has taken a major hit
After Slay the Spire 2 update led to negative Steam review spike, Mewgenics lead jokes releasing balance patches for popular games is "the scariest thing a human can experience"
The inbred cat meta has taken a major hit
Slay the Spire 2 devs weren't going to make a sequel, but then the publisher handling the first game's ports shut down and things got 'very murky'
"I guess we were a little naïve."
Slay the Spire 2 devs wanted to keep updating the original instead of making a sequel, but then their publisher shut down: "I guess we were a little naive"
"I was like, 'We're not going to make a sequel! Why would we do that?'"
Slay the Spire 2 devs wanted to keep updating the original instead of making a sequel, but then their publisher shut down: "I guess we were a little naive"
"I was like, 'We're not going to make a sequel! Why would we do that?'"
I love Slay the Spire 2, I hate Slay the Spire 2
Opinion | The Spire giveth and the Spire taketh away
I love Slay the Spire 2, I hate Slay the Spire 2
Opinion | The Spire giveth and the Spire taketh away
Ball x Pit has a new update because who needs free time anyway?
I haven't become this obsessed with a roguelike since Balatro. Yes, Ball x Pit sits in esteemed company and, no, I'm not touching Slay the Spire 2 until its full release. Ball x Pit sat high up on my Game of the Year list for 2025, and any time developer Kenny Sun and Friends adds more to the game,...
Slay the Spire 2 "may not be perfectly balanced yet," Half-Life writer and Valve veteran Erik Wolpaw says, but with 1,500 hours in the first game he has no doubt Mega Crit will pull it off
The OG Slay the Spire is "number one in my heart"
Slay the Spire 2 "may not be perfectly balanced yet," Half-Life writer and Valve veteran Erik Wolpaw says, but with 1,500 hours in the first game he has no doubt Mega Crit will pull it off
The OG Slay the Spire is "number one in my heart"
Erik Wolpaw, co-writer of Portal and Portal 2 adores Burnout Paradise and has 1,500 hours in Slay the Spire: 'This is the perfect level of strategy'
"It's the exact, perfect level of decision making and cognitive load for my brain."
A Controversial Boss That Led To Slay The Spire 2’s Latest Round Of Review Bombing Wasn’t Even The Game’s Strongest
Even though The Doormaker is apparently the easiest Act 3 boss in Slay the Spire 2, Mega Crit still want to make sure the fight isn't "too abrasive against certain playstyles"
New Slay the Spire 2 Update Patch Notes Revealed
Slay the Spire 2 has rolled out a new patch that smooths out difficulty, introduces balance adjustments, and resolves several in-game bugs. Developed by Mega Crit, Slay the Spire 2 launched in early access on March 5, 2026, and has quickly gained traction within the gaming community. Players are...
New Slay the Spire 2 Update Patch Notes Revealed
Slay the Spire 2 has received a brand new patch in April 2026, refining the overall experience and introducing a range of gameplay updates.
Slay the Spire Meets Sekiro in This Quirky PS5 Deck Builder
But its ace is all those waifus. Witch the Showdown is not your average deck builder – this game rewards quick reactions just as much as big brain thinking. Coming to the PS5 in 2027, the anime-style “parry action deck builder” is being billed as a boss rush release with an emphasis on precision....
Slay the Spire 2 devs say the Doormaker boss that sparked so many negative Steam reviews is actually "slightly weaker than the other Act 3 bosses"
This is news to me
Slay the Spire 2 devs say the Doormaker boss that sparked so many negative Steam reviews is actually "slightly weaker than the other Act 3 bosses"
This is news to me
Slay the Spire 2 Patch Notes Address Base Game Difficulty and the Doormaker
Mega Crit has published Slay the Spire 2 patch notes for beta version 0.104.0 as it attempts to fine-tune balance to make the experience "more accessible for a wide range of players."
Mega Crit are tinkering with Slay the Spire 2's difficulty in a new patch, while weighing further changes to everybody's favourite villain, the Doormaker
Ho, doughty Ascenders and Door defeaters! There's a new beta patch out for roguelite deckbuilder Slay the Spire 2, following last week's thunderous rolling of various beta updates into the game's main release branch. This round of rebalancing takes specific aim at the game's "baseline" difficulty,...
New Slay the Spire 2 patch makes some terrible cards and relics actually good, Mega Crit agrees the game "is quite hard" and wants lower Ascensions to be "more accessible"
Don't worry, the higher ones are still hard as nails
New Slay the Spire 2 patch makes some terrible cards and relics actually good, Mega Crit agrees the game "is quite hard" and wants lower Ascensions to be "more accessible"
Don't worry, the higher ones are still hard as nails
New Slay the Spire 2 update reworks Ironclad's most unpopular card and makes lower Ascensions easier
The latest Slay the Spire 2 update gives Drum of Battle a new lease on life, nerfs certain enemies at low Ascensions, and much more.
Slay the Spire II Update 0.104.0 Reworks Difficulty, Cards, and Multiplayer
Mega Crit has announced that Slay the Spire II has been updated to version 0.104.0, implementing various substantial changes and additions. The update focuses heavily on difficulty tuning, particularly across Ascension levels. The team notes that the current base difficulty is higher than intended...