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Slay The Spire

Slay The Spire

Released: 1/23/2019

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 different bosses! Powerful Relics to Discover: Powerful items known as relics can be found throughout the Spire. The effects of these relics can greatly enhance your deck through powerful interactions. But beware, obtaining a relic may cost you more than just gold... SLAY THE SPIRE LEFT EARLY ACCESS AND COMES WITH: Three core characters that each have their own unique set of cards. 250+ fully implemented cards. 150+ different items to be found. 50+ unique combat encounters. 50+ mysterious events that can help or harm you. Daily Climbs allow you to compare yourself with every other player in the world. Custom mode that allows mixing and matching various crazy run modifiers.

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 different bosses! Powerful Relics to Discover: Powerful items known as relics can be found throughout the Spire. The effects of these relics can greatly enhance your deck through powerful interactions. But beware, obtaining a relic may cost you more than just gold... SLAY THE SPIRE LEFT EARLY ACCESS AND COMES WITH: Three core characters that each have their own unique set of cards. 250+ fully implemented cards. 150+ different items to be found. 50+ unique combat encounters. 50+ mysterious events that can help or harm you. Daily Climbs allow you to compare yourself with every other player in the world. Custom mode that allows mixing and matching various crazy run modifiers.

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 different bosses! Powerful Relics to Discover: Powerful items known as relics can be found throughout the Spire. The effects of these relics can greatly enhance your deck through powerful interactions. But beware, obtaining a relic may cost you more than just gold... SLAY THE SPIRE LEFT EARLY ACCESS AND COMES WITH: Three core characters that each have their own unique set of cards. 250+ fully implemented cards. 150+ different items to be found. 50+ unique combat encounters. 50+ mysterious events that can help or harm you. Daily Climbs allow you to compare yourself with every other player in the world. Custom mode that allows mixing and matching various crazy run modifiers.

Critics
89
Steam
98
Metacritic
80

Score Breakdown

89.4

Critic Average

52 reviews

98

Steam User Score

213,172 reviews

80

Metacritic User Score

1,328 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-8.2
Metacritic Disparity
+9.4
Combined Disparity
+0.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (2%)16 launch window (31%)35 late (67%)