There’s some unhealthy information for these of you who had been enthusiastic about trying out the early entry launch of Slay the Spire 2. In a latest Steam news post from developer Mega Crit, it has been introduced that the upcoming sequel has been pushed to a “secret Thursday” in March 2026. The roguelike deckbuilder was initially slated for launch a while in 2025.
Within the submit, Mega Crit acknowledged that this is not information anybody needed, together with itself, however stated that the staff in the end wants a bit longer to get it prepared for its early entry launch. “There is not any single dramatic motive,” the submit explains. “Some private life stuff hit the staff (everybody’s okay!), we stored saying, ‘would not it’s cool if …’ one too many instances, and actually, the sport simply wants extra polish to fulfill our requirements.”
The submit did include an FAQ to get forward of some probably questions, the primary of which asking whether or not the delay is because of famous sport delayer Hole Knight: Silksong. Mega Crit defined that the staff had truly mentioned the sport’s delay previous to Silksong’s launch date being introduced, saying, “however on the brilliant aspect, everybody can hold busy taking part in Silksong through the wait!”
It additionally clarified once more that part of the rationale for the delay is how way more content material there’s in Slay the Spire 2 in comparison with the primary sport. In reality there was a teaser for one new function, Alternate Acts. Upon unlocking them, “you can be randomly greeted with one in every of two doable acts. These acts differ radically of their environments, enemies, occasions, and executives, all of which drastically improve the number of gameplay between runs.”
For instance, Act 1a known as Overgrowth, which options an overgrown spoil with unusual natural world, whereas Act 1b known as Underdocks, “a miry waterway linked to the Spire’s sewer system, from which all method of mutant sea creatures and vagrants may emerge.”
Whichever “secret Thursday” in March 2026 Slay the Spire 2 launches in subsequent 12 months, it’s going to be accessible in early entry through Steam on PC.