{"id":1526629,"date":"2026-03-15T01:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fKpv6MjpcWRD99QVLaDuHQ"},"modified":"2026-03-15T01:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:45:14","slug":"even-though-i-threw-out-my-back-from-overworking-im-feeling-high-in-spirits-slay-the-spire-2-sold-3-million-copies-in-its-first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/even-though-i-threw-out-my-back-from-overworking-im-feeling-high-in-spirits-slay-the-spire-2-sold-3-million-copies-in-its-first-week\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Even though I threw out my back from overworking, I&#8217;m feeling high in spirits&#8217;: Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>It can be tricky to pull off a sequel, especially when you&#8217;re talking about a sequel to one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/slay-the-spire-review\/\">the most celebrated deckbuilding roguelikes<\/a> around. Slay the Spire 2 might be the result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/card-games\/we-ended-up-flipping-a-coin-slay-the-spire-devs-left-it-up-to-pure-chance-whether-theyd-make-a-sequel-or-something-else\/\">a coin flip<\/a>, but it sure seems to be resonating\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2868840\/view\/502852451136700526\" target=\"_blank\">a Steam community blog post<\/a> from developer Mega Crit has served up some details about how it&#8217;s doing.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most impressive of these details is that Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies just a week after launch, with 25 million runs already done and dusted. A note in the post states that the second figure is missing &#8220;at least a few million,&#8221; so it seems safe to conclude that the game isn&#8217;t just going straight into everyone&#8217;s backlogs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The response to Early Access has been incredible,&#8221; said Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano. &#8220;Even though I threw out my back from overworking, I&#8217;m feeling high in spirits. Thank you to the team for dealing with my constant shenanigans and working extra during this busy rush!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The sales figure is good news for a good game, but not exactly surprising given that Slay the Spire overtook Marathon and Resident Evil Requiem as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/card-games\/slay-the-spire-2-is-the-1-seller-on-steam-today-above-marathon-and-resident-evil-requiem\/\">the #1 seller on Steam<\/a> right after its release. It might be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/after-beating-slay-the-spire-2-with-an-8-year-old-deck-im-starting-to-feel-like-this-is-more-of-a-remake-than-a-sequel\/\">quite similar to its predecessor<\/a>, but it&#8217;s hard to blame anyone for playing the hits.<\/p>\n<p>That blog post teased some things for the future as well\u2014Steam Workshop support, a scoring system overhaul, a phobia accessibility mode, and so on. There&#8217;s no exact timeline, and Mega Crit says in the post that &#8220;new content and balance changes will come to the main branch whenever we feel they&#8217;re ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post also notes that the Slay the Spire board game&#8217;s expansion, Downfall, will release March 24, and shows off some merchandise for the swag-inclined. If you&#8217;re one of the good folks who got really into Slay the Spire, it seems like you&#8217;ve got plenty to look forward to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"8b9bf635-2e27-4cd0-b1ce-4a1c07bc1283\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/even-though-i-threw-out-my-back-from-overworking-im-feeling-high-in-spirits-slay-the-spire-2-sold-3-million-copies-in-its-first-week.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"8b9bf635-2e27-4cd0-b1ce-4a1c07bc1283\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/card-games\/even-though-i-threw-out-my-back-from-overworking-im-feeling-high-in-spirits-slay-the-spire-2-sold-3-million-copies-in-its-first-week\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be tricky to pull off a sequel, especially when you&#8217;re talking about a sequel to one of the most celebrated deckbuilding roguelikes around. Slay the Spire 2 might be the result of a coin flip, but it sure seems to be resonating\u2014a Steam community blog post from developer Mega Crit has served up some details about how it&#8217;s doing. Perhaps the most impressive of these details is that Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies just a week after launch, with 25 million runs already done and dusted. A note in the post states that the second figure is missing &#8220;at least a few million,&#8221; so it seems safe to conclude that the game isn&#8217;t just going straight into everyone&#8217;s backlogs. &#8220;The&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/even-though-i-threw-out-my-back-from-overworking-im-feeling-high-in-spirits-slay-the-spire-2-sold-3-million-copies-in-its-first-week\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1526630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[3083,748],"class_list":["post-1526629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-card-game","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Even though I threw out my back from overworking, I&#039;m feeling high in spirits&#039;: Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It can be tricky to pull off a sequel, especially when you&#039;re talking about a sequel to one of the most celebrated deckbuilding roguelikes around. 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