#slay-the-spire-2

Slay the Spire 2 beta patch v0.104.0 landed on April 24. Mega Crit reworked Conflagration, Drum of Battle, and Parry, added new badges, and said it is easing lower Ascensions while keeping the top end harsh.

Mega Crit’s official Steam post says Slay the Spire 2 beta patch v0.102.0 lays the groundwork for a new Badges system and reworks Ascension 6. It is a systems-first update aimed at making runs easier to read, compare, and balance during early access.

A beta-branch balance patch for Slay the Spire 2 triggered more than 9,000 negative Steam reviews in under a day, with PC Gamer arguing that China's platform restrictions likely amplified the backlash.

Megacrit says Slay the Spire 2 sold 3,000,000 units and logged over 25,000,000 runs in its first week, while outlining the next Early Access priorities without committing to a rigid roadmap.

Kotaku reports Slay the Spire 2 reached roughly 399K concurrent users on Steam and a 97% positive review ratio within its first day of Early Access.

The official trailer page states Slay the Spire 2 enters Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026, with new characters, enemies, and environments.