

Slay the Spire 2019
Developed by Mega Crit Games
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
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.
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureIndieCard & Board GameFantasymanagementvaporwarehip-hoproguelitedeck-buildingPlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
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Plot-driven, earnest, grave and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
9 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
Reviews
- tobyplaysThe Thrill Chaser★★★★★
Every run is a small argument with probability. The Silent is the best designed character in any deckbuilder.
About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Mega Crit Games
- Publisher
- Humble Games
- Released
- January 23, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- libGDX
- Time to beat
- 12 h rushed · 49 h main story · 295 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.8/10 from 547 ratings.
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