Slay the Spire 2 has been delayed to March 2026.
Developer Megacrit stated the choice to push again the launch from late 2025 got here “after quite a lot of inside dialogue,” and whereas it appreciates “this is not the information anybody needed to hear,” the growth crew wants extra time.
“There isn’t any single dramatic cause. Some private life stuff hit the crew (everybody’s okay!), we saved saying ‘would not it’s cool if…’ one too many instances, and actually, the sport simply wants extra polish to meet our requirements,” the crew admitted.
“We all know this is not the information anybody needed to hear (ourselves included, we’re dying to get this into your palms!) Initially, we had been capturing for late 2025, however seems we had been unsuitable. We want some extra time.”
The delay can partly be attributed to including new options and content material, too, the crew added, together with new characters, extra playing cards/potions/relics/occasions/and so forth, extra visible polish, extra animation and VFX, high quality of life modifications, solely new mechanics, and “nonetheless a complete lot extra we are able to’t inform you about simply but.”
” what does reduce into sport growth time? Recreation growth!” the assertion continued. “In contrast to Slay the Spire 1’s early entry launch (and for that matter, its ultimate 2.0 type), this new sequel has much more content material that we won’t wait to share with you. As well as, we would like to be certain we’re upholding the high quality bar that each we and the gaming neighborhood have come to anticipate for Early Entry titles.”
And in case you had been questioning… no, the delay has nothing to do with Hole Knight: Silksong, or at the least that is what Megacrit stated, insisting it “received collectively as a crew to decide our new launch window earlier than Silksong’s date was introduced.”
“The timing simply labored out like that, however on the brilliant facet, everybody can maintain busy taking part in Silksong throughout the wait!” Megacrit continued.
Slay the Spire 2 is a sequel to the standard deckbuilder roguelite, that includes the Necrobinder, a wandering lich who seeks to bind the forgotten corpse. We thought the unique Slay the Spire was ‘Superb’, awarding it a formidable 9/10, writing: “Slay the Spire takes a few of the finest components of deckbuilding video games, roguelikes, and dungeon crawlers, and mixes them into an entirely new and extraordinarily satisfying package deal.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and guide with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.