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Game entry

Slay the Spire

2019 · Roguelite, Card & Board, Strategy, RPG, Adventure · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android · Humble Games

After 411 duels settled by the community, Slay the Spire stands no. 379 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,730 ELO points and 80% of wins. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Hades: 13 wins to 5 across 18 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 6 out of 86 (Roguelite).

World rank

no. 379

ELO score

1,730

Wins

80%

Duels played

411

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About Slay the Spire

Slay the Spire is a single-player roguelike deck-building game. Players choose from four characters, each with a unique set of cards, and attempt to climb a procedurally generated spire consisting of multiple floors of increasingly difficult enemies and bosses. Combat uses a card-based system where players build and refine their deck on the fly from rewards earned through encounters. Between battles, players collect relics that provide permanent buffs and make strategic choices about which paths to take, which cards to add or remove, and how to spend limited resources. The game is widely credited with popularizing the roguelike deck-building genre.

The community says

I'll admit I'm not neutral here, but next to Hades this one just rewards patience differently, and I'll pick that every time.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,730 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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  2. 39 Balatro2024 · Roguelite 1,878
  3. 63 Darkest Dungeon2016 · Roguelite 1,855
  4. 220 Hades2020 · Roguelite 1,780
  5. 356 Risk of Rain 22020 · Roguelite 1,737

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Around this spot

The games Slay the Spire sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 376 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 1,731
  2. 377 Super Mario Odyssey 1,730
  3. 378 Max Payne 1,730
  4. 379 Slay the Spire 1,730
  5. 380 Pillars of Eternity 1,730
  6. 381 SoulCalibur II 1,729
  7. 382 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 1,728

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The standing

Where Slay the Spire ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Slay the Spire stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 6 out of 86 (Roguelite).

Where Slay the Spire ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 379 5,046
Roguelite 6 86
2010s 160 2,050
2019 15 222

The community

The debate

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  1. Hortense_24

    I'll admit I'm not neutral here, but next to Hades this one just rewards patience differently, and I'll pick that every time.

  2. BossRex

    Why does this game sit at 21st when it keeps beating everything near the top? Or maybe I'm just biased because I've sunk way too many runs into it. Every ascension teaches you something new about deckbuilding, and the win rate speaks for itself, doesn't it? I genuinely don't get why people rank strategy games with slower loops so much higher when this one rewards mastery so directly.

    RetroSamurai

    ¿Alguien lleva la cuenta de cuántas veces ha ganado contra Darkest Dungeon en los duelos? Me da curiosidad si el patrón se repite siempre.

  3. LuckyMaster

    Merece estar mucho más arriba de lo que está. Cada partida enseña algo nuevo aunque pierdas, y eso pocos roguelites lo logran.

    wrodarte

    Juego poco, media hora aquí y allá, y aun así siento que cada partida corta me deja algo.

  4. IronKid2

    Ah sí, claro, un juego de cartas indie que nadie recuerda y que por casualidad sigue vivo años después. Qué curioso, ¿no?

    Vinyl_Alfonso

    No es cuestión de suerte de mazo, he perdido partidas por decisiones mías y lo sé perfectamente.

  5. Aaron_85

    Creo que fue un fin de semana lluvioso, no recuerdo bien, pero me quedé horas construyendo el mismo mazo una y otra vez.

    ArcadeMaster

    mi detalle es que aprendí a jugarlo explicándoselo a mi hermano, y terminé entendiendo mejor las cartas al enseñarlas que al jugarlas solo.

    Faivre4

    La pluie, ça tombe bien, moi c'est pareil pour les sessions qui n'en finissent plus, impossible de lâcher avant la victoire.

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