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Kaan Serin

"This seems a bit meaner than it was intended": Slay the Spire 2 lead backtracks on Marathon "small indie passion projects" joke as the roguelike unexpectedly dominates Steam

Slay the Spire 2.

Yesterday was a huge day for game releases between Bungie's Marathon and Mega Crit's early access release of Slay the Spire 2, leading to a real David and Goliath moment, but who's who in this scenario is now up for debate as the indie roguelike absolutely dominates Steam and causes the devs to backtrack on a joke aimed at the new extraction shooter.

"Congratulations to the Marathon team on their launch! Don't let small indie passion projects like this pass you by just because Slay the Spire 2 is out," Mega Crit cheekily wrote on social media when both games dropped within just a few hours of each other. Obvious friendly sarcasm there – Bungie's one of the longest-standing AAA institutions in the biz.

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