Slay the Spire 2

Mega Crit's roguelike deckbuilder sequel, currently in early access.

5 Mar 2026 · $24.99

About Slay the Spire 2

THE SPIRE AWAKENS The ultimate roguelike deckbuilder returns! For 1,000 years, the Spire lay dormant, its secrets buried and its horrors forgotten. Now, it has reopened, hungrier and more dangerous than ever, devouring all who dare to ascend. New perils demand sharper strategies, relentless cunning, and unwavering resolve. Outwit the Spire’s brutal trials and uncover the truths hidden at its peak. Will you attempt the climb alone or enlist the aid of your fellow adventurers? AN EVER-CHANGING SPIRE Step into the newly evolved Spire, a twisted labyrinth teeming with strange and deadly foes. Adapt to an arsenal of brand new cards, relics, and potions, each offering game-changing possibilities—or dangerous consequences. Climb the Spire with a new and returning cast of characters, each with their own cards, motives, and secrets. No two climbs are ever the same. Unpredictable challenges and evolving strategies await those brave—or foolish—enough to ascend. CLIMB ALONE OR WITH ALLIES Brave the ascent on your own, or play with up to 4 players and face the Spire together in the all new co-op mode. Discover multiplayer-specific cards, powerful team synergies, and carry your friends (or get carried) to victory!

• Roguelike deckbuilding runs
• New playable characters
• Expanded card pool and synergies
• New potion and world systems
• Early access roadmap
• Full controller support
• Steam Cloud
• Stats
• Steam Leaderboards
• Family Sharing

Gameplay

At the start of the game, players select one of five characters, each with a different deck of starting cards and different pool of cards that can be gained throughout a run. These include three returning characters from Slay the Spire: the Ironclad, a demonically-infused warrior; the Silent, a shifty huntress armed with daggers and poison; and the Defect, a robot with an arsenal of elemental orbs. Two all-new characters were also added: the Necrobinder, a vengeful lich with a large skeleton hand companion called Osty, which can attack and shield her from incoming damage; and the Regent, an arrogant cosmic being who can forge a sovereign blade and who uses and manages "stars" as an additional resource for many of his cards. Once a character has been picked, the player ascends multiple floors of a spire, with each randomly-generated act shown as a map with multiple routes to reach the act's boss. New in the sequel are alternate acts where each act has two different versions, randomly selected each run. Each environment offers a different range of enemies, events and bosses. Points on the map frequently are combat scenarios with monsters, but these can also include events, campfires where the player can rest and regain health, and a shop to buy or remove cards or acquire potions or artifacts. During combat, the player takes turns with the monsters. The player is informed of the planned attack each monster will make and takes actions during their turn, playing cards with the limited energy they get each turn. Cards include attacks, defensive moves, player buffs, enemy debuffs and other effects. Losing in combat ends that run, and the player must restart the climb of the spire. As part of the metagame, completion of runs, successful or not, can unlock entries on the new Timeline/Epoch feature, which presents the history of the titular Spire and how the playable characters came to encounter it, and is also used to unlock new characters and features in the game when certain metrics are met. New to Slay the Spire II is a co-operative mode for up to four players. Each player selects one of the characters at the start, and during combat, they can apply any healing,…