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Mega Crit explained their patching approach for Slay the Spire 2 in early access: changes are tested, not permanent, and driven by player feedback, collected metrics, and design philosophy. The beta branch is the most useful place to provide input while updates are expected to be ongoing for 1-2 years to balance the game toward the feel of Slay the Spire 1.
Mega Crit revealed three Slay the Spire 2 plushies (Ironclad, Silent, Defect) sold through Makeship, available for a limited time until April 3 at $30 each with roughly $20 shipping to the UK and potential customs. The piece highlights Slay the Spire 2’s surge in popularity, including multiplayer and two new classes (Necrobinder and Regent), while noting the author’s own playful confession of ordering two plushies.
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.
Slay the Spire 2 had a blockbuster PC launch, peaking at 430,456 concurrent players on Steam—far ahead of Marathon's 88,337—prompting Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano to post a tongue-in-cheek apology for a Marathon jab that now seems a bit meaner than intended.
Slay the Spire 2 will launch in early access on March 5, 2026 via Steam, bringing four-player online co-op from day one alongside new cards, relics, abilities, events, and alternate acts while polishing visuals and keeping the core roguelike deck-building gameplay.
Mega Crit has officially announced Slay the Spire 2, the sequel to the popular roguelike deck builder, during the Triple-I Showcase. The game will feature the return of the Ironclad and Silent classes, as well as a new character called The Necrobinder. Slay the Spire 2 will not be using Unity but will instead be developed using the free and open-source engine, Godot. The game is set to enter early access in 2025.
Mega Crit, the developers of Slay the Spire, have released a new game called Dancing Duelists after switching from Unity to Godot Engine. Created for the Jump Ship Jam, Dancing Duelists is a deckbuilding autobattler dance off with a BUMPIN' soundtrack. The game was developed in just a few weeks and is available for free on itch.io. Mega Crit encourages players to check it out and suggests funding Godot instead of paying for the game.