Slay the Spire 2

Slay the Spire 2

Steam Deck Verified

Mega Crit · Roguelike · Mar 5, 2026

It depends on what you're after.

At $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

61%
Mixed
195k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 195k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I know I'm forgetting some stuff, but so far, I've noticed: five characters (two new), a card enchanting system, "epochs," new bosses, new Acts (with possibly more than three?), new enemies, new events, new relics, new potions, new cards, new status effects, nicer graphics, new animations, new modifiers, better events, more lore, better rebalancing, run history (on each floor!), and multiplayer.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I know I'm forgetting some stuff, but so far, I've noticed: five characters (two new), a card enchanting system, "epochs," new bosses, new Acts (with possibly more than three?), new enemies, new events, new relics, new potions, new cards, new status effects, nicer graphics, new animations, new modifiers, better events, more lore, better rebalancing, run history (on each floor!), and multiplayer.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
It is a no-brainer buy though if you have friends who are also into deckbuilders, thanks to the addition of co-op.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
They offer 3 options for you to choose from at the end of each Act, which adds much more gameplay variety compared to simply gaining 1 energy with a downside like in the first game.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I know I'm forgetting some stuff, but so far, I've noticed: five characters (two new), a card enchanting system, "epochs," new bosses, new Acts (with possibly more than three?), new enemies, new events, new relics, new potions, new cards, new status effects, nicer graphics, new animations, new modifiers, better events, more lore, better rebalancing, run history (on each floor!), and multiplayer.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
✅ PLAYABLE ON MAC AND STEAM DECK?!
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters107 reviews
Multiplayer77 reviews
Co-op43 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty44 reviews
55%
Bugs12 reviews
75%
Combat11 reviews
82%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
61%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.