Slay the Spire — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Slay the Spire is currently the #72 most-played game on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 21K concurrent players — holding steady at #72 for a second week.
Last official update Jul 17, 2026 (4 days ago) · 3 updates in the last 90 days · 12 tracked here.
- Steam rank
- #72 ＝
- Peak (24h)
- 21K
- Genre
- Indie, Strategy
- Developer
- Mega Crit
- Released
- Jan 23, 2019
- Price
- $24.99
- Metacritic
- 89
- Steam reviews
- 192K
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Latest updates & patch notes
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News
The Neowsletter - July 2026
The July Neowsletter is here, Slayers! Last month we bid farewell to the Doormaker, but you know what they say: when one door closes... a giant floating hourglass creature appears! In this issue we're taking a look behind the scenes at the process of bringing the Doormaker's…
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News
The Neowsletter - June 2026
Hey Slayers, it's time for the June Neowsletter! In this issue we're covering a couple of big roadmap items we've checked off our list as of yesterday's main branch patch and answering some of your recent questions. Let's dive in... Dev Update The first feature we want to…
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The Neowsletter - May 2026
Hey, Slayers! Demi the CM here with this month's Neowsletter! Dev Update We wanted to start off with an update from last month's roadmap, especially for those who only play StS2's main branch. The first big update is that we have moved from a weekly to a bi-weekly cadence for…
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The Neowsletter - April 2026
Hi everyone! Casey here. Slay the Spire 2 has been out for about a month and the majority of our work has been fixing up major issues, improving our feedback systems, polishing up visuals, and reworking/balancing content so that all of the cards and items feel interesting and…
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Release
The Slay the Spire board game is getting an expansion based on one of the PC game's most popular mods
When I tried out the Slay the Spire board game in 2024 , I was really impressed by how well it adapted the videogame to the tabletop—and especially its clever addition of a co-op mode (nearly two years before Slay the Spire 2 did it!)... Read more.
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Release
Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall Expansion Kickstarter Now Live!
It's finally here!! The Kickstarter campaign for the Slay the Spire board game Downfall expansion is LIVE NOW! The fan-favorite community mod for Slay the Spire 1 is getting its own OFFICIAL expansion to Slay the Spire: The Board Game, allowing you and your friends to play as…
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The Neowsletter - March 2026
Hi everyone, Casey here! Our excellent community manager, Demi, has been in charge of the majority of Neowsletter writings for a while now but I wanted to stop by to say a few words: 🐟HOLY MACKEREL🐟! But in all seriousness, the response to Early Access has been incredible…
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Release
Slay the Spire 2 is out NOW in Early Access!!
The Spire has finally reawakened. Slay the Spire 2, the long awaited sequel to the original genre-defining roguelike deckbuilder, is available now on Steam Early Access! We're so excited for you all to see for yourselves what we've been working on for the past 5 years. If you've…
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Release
Slay the Spire 2 Releases in Early Access on March 5, 2026!
Your wait is nearly over. The Spire awakens once more on March 5, 2026. Learn more about what Slay the Spire 2 has in store in our official Early Access trailer: And if you haven’t yet, you can wishlist it here to keep it on your radar: About Slay the Spire 2 Ascend the Spire…
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The Neowsletter - February 2026
It's February, everyone. You know what that means... SLAY THE SPIRE 2 IS OUT NEXT MONTH!! That also means if your goal was to hit A20 on all characters before StS2's release, you're running out of time. That also also means that this Neowsletter is a little lighter again. So no…
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The Neowsletter - January 2026
Happy Slay the Spire 2 year, everyone! Tomorrow, January 23rd, 2026, is the 7th anniversary of Slay the Spire's 1.0 launch! Also, in just a couple of months, it will have been 8.5~ years between the early access launches of Slay the Spire 1 and Slay the Spire 2. If you've been…
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Release
Slay the Spire gets the best Christmas present a deckbuilder could ask for: a new all-time concurrent player peak on Steam nearly 7 years after release
Slay the Spire certainly turned heads when it released, immediately cementing itself as one of the best deckbuilders in town and helping to kick off a trend that persists today. That was nearly seven years ago at this point, but the game is turning even more heads today: it just…
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About Slay the Spire
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire! Features Dynamic Deck Building : Choose your cards wisely! Discover hundreds of cards to add to your deck with each attempt at climbing the Spire. Select cards that work together to efficiently dispatch foes and reach the top. An Ever-changing Spire : Whenever you embark on a journey up the Spire, the layout differs each time. Choose a risky or safe path, face different enemies, choose different cards, discover different relics, and even fight…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Storage: 1 GB available space
- Languages
- English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Korean, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Vietnamese
- Controller
- Full controller support
- DLC
- 1 available on Steam
- Official site
- www.megacrit.com/
Frequently asked questions
- Is Slay the Spire free to play?
- Slay the Spire is a paid game ($24.99) on Steam.
- What is the latest Slay the Spire update?
- The most recent official update is "The Neowsletter - July 2026" (Jul 17, 2026), categorized as News. The July Neowsletter is here, Slayers! Last month we bid farewell to the Doormaker, but you know what they say: when one door closes... a giant floating hourglass creature appears! In this issue we're taking a look behind the scenes at the process of bringing the Doormaker's…
- How many people play Slay the Spire?
- Slay the Spire peaked at 21K concurrent players in the last 24 hours, ranking #72 on Steam's most-played chart (it was #72 the previous week).
- When was Slay the Spire released?
- Slay the Spire was released on Jan 23, 2019 by Mega Crit.
- What kind of game is Slay the Spire?
- Slay the Spire is a Indie, Strategy game, featuring single-player, steam achievements, full controller support.
Live player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Jul 22, 2026). Excerpts are from official announcements; follow the source links for full notes. Slay the Spire and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.