95
Slay the Spire is the very definition of a game that's simple to learn and difficult to master. The core mechanics and gameplay are so easy that anyone can pick it up and have a relatively fun time, but learning how to survive takes time and effort. No matter the level, it remains engaging throughout by making every choice meaningful, and victory is decided by your skill and just a dash of RNG. There are many clones out there, many of which are excellent on their own right, but the original Slay the Spire is still one of the most addictive deck-builders ever made.
95
Slay the Spire proves that tactical games can glue the player to the chair for long hours without depriving them of mental comfort. At this moment Mega Crit’s debut doesn’t seem to have any competition – neither in the card game genre, nor in the roguelike. [03/2019, p.68]
90
Deck-building RPG + Roguelike, Slay the Spire is one of the most surprising, deep and engaging game you'll see this year. An absolute must play.
8
Игра пройдена на уровне сложности – нет уровня сложности. Хороший, действительно хороший карточный рогалик с минималистической графической частью, ни отнять, ни прибавить.
p.s. Игры должны быть не только интересными, но и красивыми.
10
Solo digo que llevo 49 horas nada mas en el juego y es un juegazo siento que es muy revolucionario al genero por turnos
8
Although I don't usually like card games (the only card game I've ever played and enjoyed was Gwent), this game proved me wrong. It's a world blended with cards, probabilities, and tactics. When you lose, you go back to the beginning, but when you win, that feeling of "this is it!" prevents you from giving up. It definitely deserves a chance
Slay the Spire
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Jan 23, 2019
Metascore
Generally Favorable
89
User score
Generally Favorable
8.0
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Jan 27, 2019
100
More than any other deck-builder game available, this is thee one, this is the must-play which may very well break the players who’ve otherwise bounced off of all the rest.
Jan 23, 2019
95
A fantastically gripping experience, Slay the Spire grabs you in with its ever-changing deck-building mechanics and presents you with a complex challenge to solve. Its core dynamic gameplay loop begs for experimentation and discovery, leading to thousands of possibilities to achieve victory and promising hundreds of hours of awesome, thrilling gameplay.
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Mar 1, 2026
10
Solo digo que llevo 49 horas nada mas en el juego y es un juegazo siento que es muy revolucionario al genero por turnos
Feb 1, 2026
10
I’m not sure how they could have made this game better… I don’t play roguelites or card games… I played hundreds of hours of slay the spire on my way to beating a20 heart on all of the characters… it’s impossibly deep and balanced… on the highest difficulty it’s punishing but fair and you know why you went wrong although it may be a while until you’re in a similar situation to adjust… each character has many unique ways to win… there are so many interesting interactions between cards and relics… it’s just brilliant… deep deep strategy that brings out a great sense of accomplishment when you manage to succeed… I’d want my kids to play it for the critical thinking it requires..
Feb 25, 2019
90
A brilliant single-player roguelike with awesome card battles at its core. Individual runs vary massively, resulting in almost endless replayability. There’s only one complaint - random luck plays too big a role in determining your success or failure. Other than that, this is simply a great, serious RPG.
Jan 30, 2019
90
Slay the Spire is one of the most satisfying games I’ve played in recent memory. Laying down a series of cards and watching as they wreaked havoc on enemies made me feel like a strategic mastermind, and that this could be done without spending hundreds of hours building a deck was refreshing. Slay the Spire has spent all its energy in order to firmly sink its claws into me, and I can’t envisage putting this game down for a long time.99
Jan 23, 2019
90
All in all, Slay the Spire is just a brilliant game. It opens its arms to you and holds you close to begin with, then pushes you away and practices throwing cards at you once you have found your footing. It really is a marvel of a genre mash-up and it is thoroughly deserving of your time. Just be prepared to start over and over again – it is a roguelike, after all.
Feb 4, 2019
85
By mixing a card game and rogue-like mechanics, Meg Crit Games made Slay The Spires a very addictive game in which only the graphics are a let-down.
Feb 19, 2019
80
Perhaps the most affirming praise to offer Slay the Spire is that instead of writing about it, I would prefer to be playing it instead. The game has an addictive quality where all the little choices made can pay off in big ways down the road. The combat is straightforward enough for anyone to grasp while also offering incredible depth, and the simple act of deck-building is entertaining in and of itself. Where the game needs to exceed it does so by multiple degrees, more than enough to outweigh the minor quibbles it garners after hours of play. Any opportunity to even try the game should be greeted with enthusiastic expediency.
Oct 4, 2025
10
Fantastic game. So addictive. I have 600+ hours in it. They just need to add more characters!
Nov 24, 2025
7
I like this game, but balatro is better. When i finished whole game by assasin my motivation to finish it another time with difference hero is less than earlier. Its good to play from time to time, but its not that good ive expected.
Jul 3, 2025
7
Sıra tabanlı kart oyunlarını seviyorsanız bu oyun sizin için biçilmiş kaftan. Oyunun bu kadar iyi bir oyun olmasının ana nedenlerinden ilki düşmanların oyuna uygun tasarlanmış olması ikinci olaraktan (Oyunu oynadığınızda bu dediğimi daha iyi anlayacaksınız) oyunun size verdiği kartların ustaca hazırlanmış olması.
Jan 27, 2026
4
i personally didn't like the game even tough i like card games like Balatro and such. the mechanics, art, story and overall the entire game are good but for some reason i didn't really enjoy playing this game. even tough i didn't like the game i indeed can get why people love this game so much.
Sep 27, 2022
4
Slay the Spire is a great **** a point. The problem is that the endgame -- once you have cleared the base quest with all three characters -- is preposterously difficult, even for a Roguelike. In a genre classic such as Hades, the player is rewarded for experimenting with different builds based on drops. In StS, if you don't luck out and get the exact right combination of cards, at exactly the right point in the game, you're totally effed. Enemies are idiotically overpowered, and minor mistakes can be catastrophic. This turns what was an absolutely thrilling and addictive experience into a lame, frustrating grind. Why bother to keep playing if it all comes down to dumb luck? An enormous disappointment. UPDATE: Dropped the score from a 6 to a 4 due to the absurd end-game difficulty. Your capacity to slay the heart has virtually nothing to do with skill, and is entirely based on luck. It is *possible*, but will require you to get every requisite card, in a particular order, while landing only on enemies that it is possible to defeat. The developers ruined an otherwise excellent deck-building experience with ridiculously imbalanced difficulty. A challenge is welcome, but rolling the dice -- which is all that the latter stages of Slay is -- gets very boring very fast.
SummaryWe 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!
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
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- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Initial Release Date:Jan 23, 2019
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