Slayblade

A mouse-controlled roguelite about building and battling spinning tops

Henry's House, Oscar Brittain · Published by Henry's House · Released Aug 20, 2026

Reviews: Mixed; 66% of 366
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 21 in 30 days
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 months ago; Aug 27, 2026
Minimum PC: 1080 GTX; 8 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Slayblade?

This single-player game takes place in a miniature, retro-styled city you are trying to save from a wealthy antagonist. You steer a spinning top through battles organized into runs, bet on your top, and spend winnings on new parts.

For you if...

+you enjoy experimenting with part combinations across repeated runs

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer battles against other people
−you expect a substantial story-driven campaign

What players say

66% of 366 reviews are positive · 71% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise the top controls, collision feedback, and visual style. The most common complaints are short length and limited depth or challenge, while several players say power cubes overshadow direct combat.

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Slayblade system requirements

Minimum: 1080 GTX, 8 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Slayblade?

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Graphics: 1080 GTX
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Does Slayblade have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Slayblade run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Slayblade use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam