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slay the spire

Slay the Spire was developed by MegaCrit and is a roguelike deck-building game with similarities to the pioneer of deck-building games, Dominion.  Slay the Spire was nominated for PC Game of the Year at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards, though it lost out to World of Warcraft Classic.

Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire

Platform(s)
Android , iOS , PC , PS4 , Switch , Xbox One
Released
January 23, 2019
Developer(s)
Mega Crit
Publisher(s)
Humble Bundle
Genre(s)
Roguelike , Deckbuilding
ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Tobacco Reference
How Long To Beat
12 Hours

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