The early access release of the roguelike deckbuilder Slay the Spire II has seen a remarkably strong player response since its launch last week on Steam. The game has surpassed 574,000 concurrent players in the last 24 hours and is poised to potentially break the 600,000 concurrent player mark soon.
These numbers are unusual for a game of this genre, and currently position Slay the Spire II as the fourth most-played game on Steam, competing with titles like DOTA 2 and PUBG. The game’s popularity also exceeds that of Apex Legends and Delta Force.
The success of Slay the Spire II, as reported by Google News, highlights the continued demand for innovative gameplay within the indie gaming space. Mega Crit, the developer, expressed surprise at the game’s performance, noting they hadn’t anticipated surpassing Marathon in concurrent players, according to IGN. The developer even stated a congratulatory post “seems a bit meaner than intended.”
Mega Crit is “totally blown away” by the game’s peak of over half a million players, as PCGamesN reports, further solidifying its position as an indie triumph.
