Slay the Spire 2 shatters Steam weekend records with 574k peak players
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Slay the Spire 2 drew a massive Steam crowd over the weekend, peaking at 574,638 concurrent players and selling at least that many copies in a few days, far surpassing Resident Evil Requiem's debut. It launched in early access on March 5, 2026 after a delay, with Mega Crit celebrating the response and promising further polish as the team shares their excitement on social media.
- Over half a million of us played Slay the Spire 2 this weekend Eurogamer
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- Slay the Spire 2 Early Access Review So Far IGN
- Slay the Spire 2 just set a new record on Steam, tripling the previous record Polygon
- Slay the Spire 2's launch has been so incredibly successful, the studio had to apologise for a joke about Marathon that now "seems a bit meaner than it was intended" Eurogamer
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