Slay the Spire 2 officially launches into Early Access next month

Slay the Spire is a highly addictive yet rather hardcore deck-building rogue-like. Released back in 2019, the game helped usher in the rise of unique genre-bending rogue-likes while still remaining relevant and popular all these years later. Following the announcement of its sequel back in 2024, Slay the Spire 2 is officially set to launch into Early Access next month.

Releasing an ‘Early Access Trailer’ the team at Mega Crit officially confirmed that Slay the Spire 2 will launch in Early Access on Steam on the 5th of March 2026 – less than two weeks from now.

Featuring “new characters, enemies, environments & more” Slay the Spire 2 adheres quite closely to the first game while still evolving on the formula with the addition of up to 4-player co-op (adding multiplayer specific cards, team synergies and more.

Alongside the release date, Mega Crit released an FAQ, claiming that Slay the Spire 2 will remain in Early Access “until the game feels great” – though they did then offer a bit more of a concrete timeline, suggesting that it could take around 1-2 years (based on the first game’s release schedule at least).

While no price has been provided yet, the team did also confirm that as with many Early Access releases, Slay the Spire 2 will receive a price bump following its 1.0 launch (though as stated above, it likely won’t be for quite some time.

Regardless, Slay the Spire was already an excellent game which felt complete in what it was trying to do. As such, it will be extra interesting to see all the various changes/additions coming with the sequel in order to separate the experience from its predecessor.

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