Slay the Spire

Last updated: 2025-12-14
  • Masterful deck-building mechanics with depth
  • Highly accessible yet deeply strategic gameplay
  • Four distinct characters with unique playstyles
  • Well-balanced difficulty and progression system
  • Repetitive content with limited variety
  • High difficulty and RNG reliance frustrates
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
193,801
Positive
189,44997.8%
Negative
4,3522.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
14,077,301
Estimated revenue
$351,791,752
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
540.22%
Estimated copies lost
3,922
Estimated revenue lost
$98,011
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
540.2%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1050.4%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
7363%
Avg playtime 107.1h
24,00996.4%
Avg playtime 174.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day8.5 rev/day
Last 30d56.5 rev/day
Quarterly505.4 rev/qtr
Days covered2,933.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
24,904 total
Organic purchasers22,55790.6%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations2,3479.42%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
24,904 total
First impression0-2h3071.23%
Voted up: 80%
Mid game2-10h4,65018.7%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h3,65714.7%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+16,29065.4%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.22% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
95.3%
Global baseline 96.8%
554 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 193,801 total.