Mechanically exceptional but the art direction is ghastly.

So I'm reranking this since my previous review was from the early access before the third character was even added. It's freaking awesome. No holds barred, should be esteemed with the greats of the 2010's for no other reason than the tactical depth of its decision space.

Never thought I'd find a card game this addicting as it's not normally my genre. The relics and the countless strategies really do make this an exceptional game and one of those games that you think about and theory craft around even when away from your computer.

visuals are boring and the music is crap, but yeah. an incredibly tightly tuned combination of deck-builders and roguelites. as repetitive as binding of isaac and others but turn-based strategy is easier for me to deal with.

great roguelike, basically infinite replayability

Bullshit act 3 final boss. Had op deck with power cards + infinite lightning combos. But final boss conveniently counter my strat by powering up whenever I used power cards?! Imagine you study your test and pass all of them only to find out the final exam test you an entirely different subject. That's bullshit. Mech > warrior > huntress. Didn't bother to unlock the final character after that bullshit. Good luck defending 30-40 dmg every turn with RNG shields for 1 attempt in 2-3 hrs grind.

I only don't give it around 100 because the graphics suck.

Seriously addictive in a way most games aren't for me

It's always nice when I find a game that I both can't stop playing and also can't stop telling to go fuck itself. Slay the Spire is deliciously deep and dangerously addictive.

Not my cup of tea tbh, but I surely appreciate all the work it took to polish its gameplay to the brim, even though some of it could go to the aesthetics.

I didn't know I love deckbuilding rogue-like until playing slay the spire

Very unforgiving. It's not so much building your own deck and using to to beat the game, it's about knowing what deck the game WANTS you to build before it even tells you. It's fun but honestly it's so unforgiving that if you play a single wrong card your run is OVER.

Addicting deckbuilder that has definite replay value… B

It's rather good.