I began playing Slay the Spire 2 shortly after my colleague wrote up a piece on how its phenomenal multiplayer makes it an early game of the year contender. Within an hour of starting it, I, too, was utterly hooked. In the time since, I have poured a whopping 40 hours into Slay the Spire 2, yet even after sinking that much time into the game, I can’t get over it. I adore how fast-paced, strategic, and immensely satisfying it is, regardless of if you’re playing solo or with friends. And that first time I hit the Spire and became aware of the greater gimmick at play? That’s definitely one of my favorite gaming moments of 2026 thus far.
However, my positive experience with the game and my colleague’s glowing words fail to reflect how Slay the Spire 2 is being received on Steam right now. Though we (and thousands upon thousands of others) are thrilled with Mega Crit’s latest deck-builder, the game’s Steam listing states its reviews are “Mostly Negative.” So, what’s going on here?
For the past month, Slay the Spire 2 has been subject to relentless review-bombing. Whereas the game sat at an “Overwhelming Positive” rating back in mid-March, with 97% of players recommending it to others, it is now listed as “Mostly Negative,” with 39% of its roughly 55,000 reviews in the last 30 days being unfavorable. Yet things get more intriguing when you look at where these negative reviews come from.
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