Slay the Spire
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
The player chooses to make offerings for supernatural rewards — burning a card as an offering to spirits dancing around a bonfire, and giving up an idol at a blood-stained altar to a forgotten god — and can play a card that transforms the character into a demon. Curses, demonic bosses and a cursed book appear throughout.
Abstract combat against monsters and bosses with no blood or gore; the player character is shown in silhouette only.
The tower is littered with the remains of dead adventurers you loot, and cards let you pay your own health for extra power. It is all conveyed in short text and abstract card art rather than graphic imagery.
Act III includes unsettling imagery such as a child's corpse and an endless void, creating dread and unease rather than jump scares.
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What it is
Slay the Spire is a single-player deck-building roguelike where you climb a cursed tower and battle monsters using cards to attack, defend, and manage resources. Combat is abstract with no blood or gore; enemies are shown as silhouettes or icons rather than realistic figures. The game includes heavy dialogue about sacrifice and loss woven into its story. There is no voice chat, in-app purchases, or online interaction.
How it's framed
The narrative frames the player's journey through a cursed tower as one of perseverance against overwhelming odds, with themes of redemption and self-sacrifice that are presented through dialogue rather than graphic depiction.
Details
- Developer
- Mega Crit
- Publisher
- Mega Crit
- Released
- Jan 23, 2019
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