
Slay the Spire
Mega Crit Games
Taste attributes: adventurefantasyfresh & originallightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evil
Boxlist takeA fantastical strategy game that is original, smart and low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
IGDB rating
88 / 100
550 ratings
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About This Game
Slay the Spire is a single-player roguelike deck-building game. Players choose from four characters, each with a unique set of cards, and attempt to climb a procedurally generated spire consisting of multiple floors of increasingly difficult enemies and bosses. Combat uses a card-based system where players build and refine their deck on the fly from rewards earned through encounters. Between battles, players collect relics that provide permanent buffs and make strategic choices about which paths to take, which cards to add or remove, and how to spend limited resources. The game is widely credited with popularizing the roguelike deck-building genre.
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- Developer
- Mega Crit Games
- Publisher
- Humble Games
- Released
- 23 January 2019
- Series
- Slay the Spire
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Time to beat
- 12h rushed, 49h normally, 295h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
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- IGDB
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