Slay the Spire 2 surpasses Elden Ring Nightreign as Steam's biggest roguelike, as early access sequel sees launch players rise 162,000% over the original game

Slay the Spire 2 character in a skull mask looking shocked.

Well, Slay the Spire 2 is out, but going by the monumental launch numbers, you probably already knew that. Developer Mega Crit celebrated by showing us the contrast between the sequel and its forebear in terms of audiences and, um, the team's picked up a few fans.

In 2017, the first Slay to Spire arrived to a whole 193 concurrent players. The community grew in the intervening years, but it started small. Fast forward to now, and the sequel has brought in 314,425 concurrents within 24 hours of going live, per SteamDB. That's a hefty increase – and rising still.