Slay the Spire

Single-player roguelike deckbuilder with shifting paths, cards, and relics

Mega Crit · Released Jan 23, 2019

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 219K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 1,000 in 30 days
Playing now: 7,165; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Slay the Spire?

A turn-based card game about climbing a Spire through a series of changing runs. You choose routes, fight creatures and bosses, add cards to your deck, and collect relics, using one of four characters with separate card sets.

For you if...

+you enjoy difficult strategy built around card interactions
+you want changing routes, encounters, and bosses each run
+you prefer single-player deckbuilding with four distinct characters

Not for you if...

−you dislike rebuilding your deck after failed runs
−you want strategy with little randomness in available rewards
−you want multiplayer card battles

What players say

97% of 218,680 reviews are positive · 94% of 1,000 in the last 30 days

Players praise the strategic depth, card and relic combinations, distinct characters, and long-term replay value. The most common complaint is that random card, relic, and encounter selections can make losses feel outside the player's control; some players also find repeated runs frustrating or repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

Slay the Spire system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10
Processor: 2.0 Ghz
Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 46
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Vietnamese.