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Slay the Spire 2 Hits 3 Million Sales in Week One as Developer Opens Public Beta, Outlines Next Features

Mega Crit sets a live Early Access plan with a public beta, frequent balance patches, forthcoming mod support, new accessibility tools.

Overview

  • Mega Crit reports 3,000,000 copies sold in the first week alongside more than 25,000,000 attempted runs, with tracking starting shortly after launch.
  • The studio declines to commit to a strict schedule, saying main-branch updates will ship when ready while the public beta receives more frequent changes.
  • Upcoming additions include a scoring and badge overhaul, a friends-only leaderboard filter, a phobia accessibility mode, Steam Workshop support, multiplayer quality-of-life upgrades, and official Twitch integration.
  • A new beta patch caps health values below one billion to curb an exploit, alongside ongoing bug fixes and art and VFX updates.
  • Third-party tracking reports peak concurrent players above roughly 570,000 on Steam, underscoring strong early engagement.