Slay the Spire 2
Ranked 3 of 3 roguelike deckbuilders by recommenders
People call it a fantastic, fun game and a favorite to replay. Critics agree on a randomness bug that skews seeded runs and can affect outcomes even for players who don't know about it.
People call it a fantastic, fun game and a favorite to replay. Critics agree on a randomness bug that skews seeded runs and can affect outcomes even for players who don't know about it.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, enjoyable game to play
“Slay the Spire 2 is a fantastic game though and I've had an absolute blast playing it.”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “The Locals Don't Know” “an amazing game, by the way”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “You Don't Look Like a Gamer: On Toxicity, Gatekeeping, & Women Who Share Gaming” Among favorite games
“Helldivers 2, No Rest For The Wicked, Slay The Spire 2”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins” “STS1 and STS2 are my favorite games”
Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Randomness bug skews seeded runs
“it does mean the potential for fun "high roll" seeded runs is much lower”
Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2” “This time it has a major impact on the possible RNG outcomes even for a player who doesn't know about the bug”
Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2” “StS2 got this problem because it was using C# System.Random in Godot”
Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2” - Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2”
Other roguelike deckbuilders people recommend
The two most recommended other roguelike deckbuilders, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balatro | 31 | 2 | 94% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Slay the Spire | 14 | 2 | 88% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Slay the Spire 2This page | 9 | 6 | 60% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it does mean the potential for fun "high roll" seeded runs is much lower”
“This time it has a major impact on the possible RNG outcomes even for a player who doesn't know about the bug”
“STS1 and STS2 are my favorite games”
“They did not address it in StS1, exactly the same bugs were reported there.”
“I knew this game was bullshit and it couldn't possibly have been a skill issue.”
“StS2 got this problem because it was using C# System.Random in Godot”
“gave me the same relic the first 3 times in a row”
“an amazing game, by the way”
“has some major issues running”
“Slay the Spire 2 is a fantastic game though and I've had an absolute blast playing it.”
“Helldivers 2, No Rest For The Wicked, Slay The Spire 2”
“Card games feel pretty natural with touch screens.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.