After close to 140 hours with it, I think Slay the Spire 2 feels more like a sequel than a DLC, even if Megacrit was forced to make it

Games Roguelike Slay the Spire 2 After close to 140 hours with it, I think Slay the Spire 2 feels more like a sequel than a DLC, even if Megacrit was forced to make it Features By Harvey Randall published 15 May 2026 Not just a shuffle of the deck. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Mega Crit) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 1 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Harvey RandallStaff WriterI've beaten Ascension 10 on every character other than the Necrobinder and Defect (and their day is coming), and I'm having a much better time than I did trying to climb the difficulty ranks in Slay the Spire 1.Slay the Spire 2 has—among some of my coworkers—been a bit of a contentious little game. Back when it first came out, my fellow writer Robin Valentine wrote that Slay the Spire 2 felt more like a remake than a sequel after beating it with an eight year old deck, calling it "a really impressive late expansion pack." Still good, but treading over old ground.Here are my creds: I've since been consumed by Slay the Spire 2, I've put nearly 140 hours into it (a number that shocked me when I went to check it for this article), and I've currently squeaked out Ascension 10 wins on Ironclad, Silent, and Regent (and am working on my wins with the Necrobinder and Defect now).And while I do agree with Robin that a lot of the same decks can win those earlier ascensions, the more I play, the more I'm deeply taken by Slay the Spire 2 in a way that I was never absorbed by the original—which I went back and played a bit of before this and just didn't have the same zest for.Latest Videos From You may like After beating Slay the Spire 2 with an 8 year old deck, I'm starting to feel like this is more of a remake than a sequel Slay the Spire 2 devs weren't going to make a sequel, but then the publisher handling the first game's ports shut down and things got 'very murky' Is roguelike deckbuilder sequel Slay the Spire 2 worth playing in early access? Sla [Conteúdo truncado para controle de custo.]