Happy Holidays!

We've got exciting collaborations, support for wider aspect ratios, performance improvements, and made a few balance changes to some cards.

While we're awaiting news from our publishing and porting teams for the Android mobile release, we're bringing some more of the under-the-hood improvements to PC! This includes support for ultrawidescreen up to 21:9 and various hitbox and font size improvements for our touchscreen mode and general performance improvements.


The Watcher is making an appearance in McLeodGaming's upcoming title: Fraymakers. Check them out and maybe pitch in to their Kickstarter if you want to see a crossover fighting game starring indie characters and a character creator. We think it's pretty cool!


We collaborated with SteelSeries to bring lighting effects to your gaming peripherals. Very shiny stuff.


Our approximation of what the charts will look like.

We've been receiving a lot of requests for Slay the Spire run histories for data analysis projects. We've heard you! Our kind moderator and helper Jake/ilikeshiny (who's working on his own game PogoChamp by the way) has rounded up 27gb of data and pinned it to our #data-analysis channel at the Slay the Spire Discord server.

Do you want to see which cards are chosen most often in Act 2?
Which cards are picked more often for experienced players non-experienced players?
What's the winrate for Ascension 20?

All of these answers and more can be found in this archive of 77 million DEATHS runs of Slay the Spire.



Deck the Spire by Amanda Klein


Ironclad in Demon Form by /u/polyamorous_axolotl


This cultist engraving by /u/wildgearsart

Patch Notes

Fixed crash when playing game in aspect ratios taller than 4:3 (such as 5:4 resolutions like 1280 x 1024).

• Accuracy card buffed. Damage increased from 3 -> 4.
  
• Accuracy+ card buffed. Damage increased from 5 -> 6.
  
• Aggregate card buffed. Energy gained every 6 -> 4 cards.
  
• Aggregate+ card buffed. Energy gained every 5 -> 3 cards.
  
• Blade Dance card buffed. 2 -> 3 shivs.
  
• Blade Dance+ card buffed. 3 -> 4 shivs.
  
• Bloodletting card buffed. Energy gain increased from 1 -> 2.
  
• Bloodletting+ card buffed. Energy gain increased from 2 -> 3.
  
• Dramatic Entrance card buffed. Damage increased from 6 -> 8.
  
• Dramatic Entrance+ card buffed. Damage increased from 8 -> 12.
  
• Eviscerate card buffed. Damage increased from 6 -> 7.
  
• Eviscerate+ card buffed. Damage increased from 8 -> 9.
  
• Good Instincts card buffed. Block increased from 5 -> 6.
  
• Good Instincts+ card buffed. Block increased from 8 -> 9.
  
• Hemokinesis card buffed. Damage increased from 14 -> 15.
  
• Hemokinesis card buffed. HP loss decreased from 3 -> 2.
  
• Hemokinesis+ card buffed. Damage increased from 18 -> 20.
  
• Phantasmal Killer card buffed. Cost reduced from 2 -> 1.
  
• Phantasmal Killer+ card buffed. Cost reduced from 1 -> 0.
  
• Reflex card buffed. Card draw increased from 1 -> 2.
  
• Reflex+ card buffed. Card draw increased from 2 -> 3.
  
• Reprogram card Focus loss decreased from 2 -> 1.
  
• Reprogram+ card changed. Focus loss, Strength, and Dexterity changed from 1 -> 2.
  
• Rupture+ card buffed. Strength gain increased from 1 -> 2.
  
• Rupture+ card nerfed. Energy cost 0 -> 1.
  
• Sadistic Nature card buffed. Damage increased from 3 -> 5.
  
• Sadistic Nature+ card buffed. Damage increased from 4 -> 7.
  
• Scrape card draws 3 -> 4 cards.
  
• Scrape+ card buffed. Damage increased from 9 -> 10.
  
• Scrape+ card draws 4 -> 5 cards.
  
• Slice card buffed. Damage increased from 5 -> 6.
  
• Slice+ card buffed. Damage increased from 8 -> 9.
  
• Sneaky Strike card buffed. Damage increased from 10 -> 12.
  
• Sneaky Strike+ card buffed. Damage increased from 14 -> 16.
  
• Storm of Steel card buffed. Cost lowered from 2 -> 1.
  
• Storm of Steel+ card buffed. Cost lowered from 2 -> 1.
  
• Swift Strike card buffed. Damage increased from 6 -> 7.
  
• Swift Strike+ card buffed. Damage increased from 9 -> 10.

• Bursts can now be Bursted properly.
  
• Fixed Dropkick card not glowing under some conditions.
  
• Fixed Foreign Influence card messing up card rewards by affecting the seed.
  
• Fixed Grand Finale card not glowing under some conditions.
  
• Fixed Heel Hook card not glowing under some conditions.
  
• Fixed issue where the line below scores were always rendered (instead of fading in).
  
• Fixed issue where Watcher couldn't receive Stuffed or Well Fed bonus scores.
  
• Fixed No Block power allowing players to gain Block with Dexterity.
  
• Fixed Sneaky Strike card not glowing under some conditions.
  
• Fixed Spirit Shield's Block value not changing under some conditions.
  
• Keys for the final act could be skipped if you proceed extremely fast.

• Increased line spacing in events when bigger text mode is on.
  
• Main menu panel buttons now have a wider space for bigger and localized text to fit.
  
• Adjusted various fonts to improve legibility.

• Merged and adjusted fonts to improve performance and memory usage.
  
• When closing a Single Card popup or Single Relic popup, the font texture is cleared to save memory.
  
• When closing the Leaderboard screen, the font texture is cleared to save memory.
  
• Some code cleanup/sharing for death and victory screens.

• Updates for DEU, EPO, FRA, JPN, POL, SPA, TUR, VIE.

Hello hello,

While we're still working with our porting team to improve the mobile UX and prep for Android release, we've also addressed some MacOS compatibility issues and received many updates to localization. It's incredible to see Slay the Spire become so widely available on so many platforms and in so many languages (19 total!).

The game should no longer crash when playing on MacOS Catalina 10.15. The libgdx199 and libgdx199.main branch no longer has modding support.
For those wanting to run mods, please run the game on either the main branch or beta branch.

Crossover edition!


Slay the Spire x Animal Crossing by /u/loganlcs


Slay the Spire x Helltaker by Victorformat


Slay the Spire x Hades by lunchplus


Slay the Spire x Human Skin(??) by /u/SingleOrigin


Slay the Spire x Wall by /u/brunior


You can now play Slay the Spire via chat commands and voting (beta)!
https://www.twitch.tv/telnetthespire

Patch Notes

• Fixed bug where continuing a save at the event after the 3rd boss would resume the game timer if not going to the final act.
  
• Fixed bug where Controlled Chaos mod would give you Unknown cards.
  
• Fixed issue where Watcher data may not delete properly upon deleting a profile slot.
  
• Fixed letterboxing asset placed above Gremlin Wheel spin button at certain resolutions.
  
• Fixing highlight asset for View Upgrade button in card library when using controllers.
  
• If Bigger Text mode is on, the main tutorial's text raised so it's not hidden by the Next button in certain aspect ratios.

• Adding support for ultra high resolutions for various aspect ratios. NOTE: Font textures scale to resolution, increasing memory use.
  
• Dropdowns in Run History screen are now left aligned so it works with Bigger Text mode better.
  
• Locked characters are now grayscale in custom mode screen.
  
• Re-adding longpress support for mouse and touchscreen modes (enabled in Settings), off by default.
  
• Seed shown in the Run History Screen is now anchored in a specific location.
  
• Shifted much of the Run History screen slightly right so it's more spacious for some languages.
  
• Updating credits screen timing as there's more credits.
  
• Updating Gremlin Wheel event so arrow is placed better based on aspect ratio.
  
• Updating rich presence string so that Ascension and Floor number can be seen.
  
• In touchscreen mode, certain strings now say tap instead of click.
  
• In touchscreen mode, main menu text buttons are now larger and spaced twice as far apart.
  
• In touchscreen mode, target-based cards are in targeting mode, they are now rendered larger and slightly higher.
  
• In touchscreen mode, when dragging cards- the cards are now offset from the touchpoint.

• Indonesian language support added.
  
• Increasing card width space for CJK languages in Bigger Text mode.
  
• Updates for DEU, DUT, EPO, FRA, IND, FRA, ITA, JPN, KOR, PTB, RUS, SPA, THA, TUR, UKR, VIE, ZHS, ZHT.

Hey everyone,

We’ve got some great news to share. We’re happy to announce that Slay the Spire will be in your pockets this month on iOS! When specifically? We’ll have that news very soon, but as a hint, you should try to tune in to the Guerrilla Collective show on June 13th.


The Android version is still in the works but we’re not quite ready to talk about release yet. As we know a large part of our community are excited to play Slay the Spire on mobile we took the decision to launch the iOS version first.


Slay on iOS will cost $9.99 at launch and is the complete, spire-climbing experience you have already enjoyed on PC (okay, no anime mods, you got us).


Recently captured, hot off the iPhone.





Stay tuned for more updates @MegaCrit

Hey everyone,

We're adding a few tweaks and fixes to improve compatibility for certain resolutions, devices, and operating systems that have been trickling in while working with our porting teams.

Mod support for MacOS will become incompatible starting v2.1 due to updated notarization requirements.
To play modded Slay the Spire, the game must be played on v2.0 branches. This can be accessed via Steam's branches.

Patch Notes

• More MacOS notarization-related updates so future builds will run on MacOS Catalina and beyond.

• Fixed bug where continuing a save at the event after the 3rd boss would resume the game timer if not going to the final act.
  
• Fixed bug where Controlled Chaos mod would give you Unknown cards.
  
• Fixed issue where Watcher data may not delete properly upon deleting a profile slot.
  
• Fixed letterboxing asset placed above Gremlin Wheel spin button at certain resolutions.
  
• Fixing highlight asset for View Upgrade button in card library when using controllers.
  
• If Bigger Text mode is on, the main tutorial's text raised so it's not hidden by the Next button in certain aspect ratios.

• Re-adding longpress support for mouse and touchscreen modes (enabled in Settings), off by default.
  
• Adding support for ultra high resolutions for various aspect ratios. NOTE: Font textures scale to resolution, increasing memory use.
  
• Dropdowns in Run History screen are now left aligned so it works with Bigger Text mode better.
  
• Locked characters are now grayscale in custom mode screen.
  
• Seed shown in the Run History Screen is now anchored in a specific location.
  
• Shifted much of the Run History screen slightly right so it's more spacious for some languages.
  
• Updating credits screen timing as there's more credits.
  
• Updating Gremlin Wheel event so arrow is placed better based on aspect ratio.
  
• Updating rich presence string so that Ascension and Floor number can be seen.
  
• While in touchscreen mode, certain strings now say tap instead of click.

• Fixing issue with Fairy Potion displaying incorrect value for VIE.
  
• Increasing card width space for CJK languages in Bigger Text mode.
  
• Updates for DEU, DUT, FRA, IND, ITA, JPN, KOR, RUS, SPA, TUR, VIE, ZHT.
  
• Updates for DEU, IND, ITA, JPN, RUS, SPA, THA, TUR, and VIE.
  
• Updating credits for SPA, TUR.

Hey everyone,

Turkish language support was added last hotfix but wasn't enabled in the Settings and caused some other issues. This is quite embarrassing, but now it's fixed. Hooray!

As always, feel free to contact us at support@megacrit.com if you run into issues or have suggestions.

• Fixed Vietnamese displaying Ukrainian in the main branch.
  
• Fixed Turkish not showing up in main branch.
  
• Removing Upgraded tooltip from Cunning Potion as the Upgraded keyword isn't in the description.
  
• Adding updated logic so Fasting power's description works properly in various languages.
  
• Updated the main English font from Kreon v1 to Kreon v2.
  
• Updates for languages ITA, POL, PTB, TUR.

We've added a new branch, fixed some things, updated some translations, and more!

The mac version of Slay the Spire is now notarized so it won't expire on newer versions of macOS (Catalina) come February.


We added a separate branch "libgdx199.main". This is the updated engine version of Slay the Spire using the main branch save files. The other libgdx199 branch utilizes your beta save files. This version is incompatible with some older devices; this may be preferred for some users as it comes with a few features, fixes, and performance improvements:

• Mapping support for much more controllers. Such as the Steam controller.
  
• Improved display resolution recognition, preventing an annoying screen offset bug.
  
• Screenshake support for non 16:9 resolutions.
  
• Multi-monitor support, pick which monitor you want Slay the Spire to use from the Settings.

Previously, fighting the Act 4 boss was not possible unless you cleared a standard run. As this is not the case with the Watcher, some players unlocked Amethyst+ without Amethyst. How peculiar! This fix remedies this issue.

• Amethyst achievement now unlocks if you achieved Amethyst+ via opening Stats screen.
  
• If Amethyst+ achievement is unlocked, Amethyst is now also unlocked simultaneously.
  
• Weave card is now locked for the Watcher as the second set of unlocks contained a deprecated card. If this was unlocked previously, it will unlock when starting the game. Nope, apparently it's already Foreign Influence.

We've updated the Fasting and Pressure Points power icons with suggestions from the community!

• Fixing total unlock count for cards and relics on the stats screen (didn't account for Watcher).

While many mods will still need to be updated to be compatible with V2.0, we restored some old functions to make it easier.

• Adding back old ExhaustAction constructors (backwards mod compatibility).
  
• Adding getColor() helper method for CardHelper.

We received an updated translation for Brazilian Portuguese and Turkish! A big thanks to Felipe "Xcution" Requejo, Ertürk Yılmaz, and anyone who helped out with feedback and further refinement for those translations.

• Brazilian Portuguese is now available in main branch.
  
• Turkish is now available in main branch.
  
• Updates for Thai, translating the Strike and Defend cards for Watcher.
  
• Updates for Russian.

Hey everyone,

Patch 2.0 is finally here, hooray! This patch brings new cards, relics, potions, balance changes, reworks, bug fixes, performance improvements, and a 4th character.
The previous version of the game can still be played by selecting "v1.1 - 2019-17-07" found in the BETAS tab within Steam.

The Watcher has arrived to evaluate the Spire. She brings her training in the divine stances and a seeing staff to cast judgment upon the wicked Spire spawn.

Like the other characters, the Watcher comes with her own set of cards and a handful of unique relics.

A huge thanks to all the players who helped test the 4th character on the beta branch. All of your feedback, data, and reading various discussions really helped us test out new ideas and tweak the character rapidly!


We added many potions this time around so we also created a screen that allows you to view all the potions!
This can be found in the Compendium section of the main menu as the Potion Lab.
You can even look up the rarities of all the new and existing potions.

This patch brings many changes to the main game along with some improvements for modding support. Mods compatible with V1.1 will likely need to be updated to continue working for V2.0. Update those mods!

If you need assistance with updating or want to get into modding yourself, come visit the #modding channel at the Slay the Spire Discord Server!

Art is all around us. But there's also some fan art here, too!


This reimagining of the Defect by Alexander Coadou


The Silent by /u/AzoryKeron

Patch Notes

• GAMEPLAY: Amethyst achievement now unlocks if you achieved Amethyst+ via opening Stats screen.
  
• GAMEPLAY: If AMETHYST+ achievement is unlocked, Amethyst is now also unlocked simultaneously.
  
• MODDABILITY: Adding back old ExhaustAction constructors (backwards mod compatibility).
  
• MODDABILITY: Adding getColor() helper method for CardHelper.
  
• LOC: Adding localization support for Brazilian Portuguese.

In addition to a new character, many new relics and potions were added as well.

• Lots of Watcher cards.
  
• Watcher only, Starter Relic: Pure Water
  
• Watcher only, Common Relic: Damaru
  
• Watcher only, Uncommon Relic: Duality
  
• Watcher only, Uncommon Relic: Teardrop Locket
  
• Watcher only, Rare Relic: Cloak Clasp
  
• Watcher only, Rare: Relic Golden Eye
  
• Watcher only, Boss Relic: Holy Water
  
• Watcher only, Boss Relic: Violet Lotus
  
• Watcher only, Shop Relic: Melange
  
• Common Relic: Akabeko
  
• Common Relic: Ceramic Fish
  
• Uncommon Relic: Horn Cleat
  
• Uncommon Relic: Ink Bottle
  
• Uncommon Relic: Strike Dummy
  
• Rare Relic: Tungsten Rod
  
• Rare Relic: Captain's Wheel
  
• Boss Relic: Sacred Bark
  
• Boss Relic: Slaver's Collar
  
• Ironclad only, Uncommon Potion: Elixir
  
• Ironclad only, Rare Potion: Heart of Iron
  
• Silent only, Uncommon Potion: Cunning Potion
  
• Defect only, Uncommon Potion: Potion of Capacity
  
• Defect only, Rare Potion: Essence of Darkness
  
• Watcher only, Common Potion: Bottled Miracle
  
• Watcher only, Uncommon Potion: Stance Potion
  
• Watcher only, Rare Potion: Ambrosia
  
• Common Potion: Blessing of the Forge
  
• Common Potion: Colorless Potion
  
• Uncommon Potion: Distilled Chaos
  
• Uncommon Potion: Duplication Potion
  
• Uncommon Potion: Liquid Memories
  
• Rare Potion: Cultist Potion
  
• Watcher completion achievements: Amethyst and Amethyst+

Rarity changes, number tweaks, and overhauls!

• Calling Bell relic reworked.
  
• Hovering Kite relic reworked.
  
• Tiny Chest relic reworked.
  
• Shop rarity relics base price reduced from 200 -> 150.
  
• Black Blood relic buffed. Heal incrased from 10 -> 12.
  
• Eternal Feather relic rarity changed from Boss -> Uncommon.
  
• Lizard Tail relic rarity changed from Boss -> Rare.
  
• Meal Ticket relic rarity changed from Shop -> Common.
  
• Orrery relic rarity changed from Boss -> Shop.
  
• Toolbox relic buffed. Choose 1 of 3 Colorless cards instead of obtaining a random one.
  
• Toy Ornithopter relic rarity changed from Shop -> Common.
  
• White Beast Statue relic rarity changed from Boss -> Uncommon.
  
• Wrist Blade relic buffed. Additional damage increased from 3 -> 4.
  
• Fire Breathing card reworked.
  
• Reprogram card reworked.
  
• Sever Soul+ card buffed. Damage increased from 20 -> 22.
  
• Well-Laid Plans card cost increased from 0 -> 1.
  
• Powers that gain Block at end of turn activate before cards like Burn play themselves.
  
• Common potion droprate decreased from 70% -> 65%.
  
• Rare potion droprate increased from 5% -> 10%.
  
• Snecko Oil reworked.
  
• Blood Potion healing buffed from 10% -> 20%.
  
• Blood Potion rarity changed f rom Uncommon -> Common.
  
• Fairy in the Bottle healing buffed from 10% -> 30% HP.
  
• Focus Potion rarity changed from Uncommon -> Common.
  
• Ghost in a Jar rarity changed from Uncommon -> Rare.
  
• Poison Potion is now Silent only.
  
• Face Trader event can no longer appear past Act 2.
  
• Neow Colorless card choices now let the player choose 1 of 3 colorless cards.
  
• Plated Armor power now caps at 999.
  
• Mods for Custom Mode have been updated to account for the Watcher.
  
• Eternal One achievement now require Amethyst & Amethyst+ achievements.

• 4:3 aspect ratio support has been added.
  
• Adding SFX for Spit Web attack by Louse enemy.
  
• Bigger Text mode is now available in the Settings. This increases the font size slightly everywhere.
  
• Card preview tips now allow you to see cards such as Dazed when viewing Reckless Charge.
  
• Cards/powers/potions that generate Upgraded Cards now just describe them with a + in their name.
  
• Champ boss now recognizes if you have his belt.
  
• Fatal keyword added for cards which have effects upon killing a non-Minion enemy.
  
• Increased font size of tip text when unlocking cards/relics.
  
• Increased scroll speed by 3x when using mousewheel to scroll for Input Settings screen.
  
• Peek button has been added, allowing you to peek at the combat while a selection screen is up.
  
• Pressing 0 - 9 keys in some relic view screens now play some SFX.
  
• Pressing ESC no longer exits the card reward screen from another menu.
  
• Relics whose effects only trigger once per combat or run now gray out when inactive.
  
• Repositioned the 'Restart game for changes' text when changing various options in Settings screen.
  
• Scrollable dropdowns such as Run History can now be scrolled using scrollwheel and arrow keys.
  
• Several potions now have updated potion bottle assets.
  
• Some potions are rainbow colored now. It's groovy.
  
• Uncommon potions now have small circle particle effects.
  
• Rare potions now have gold sparkly visual effects.
  
• Several power icons have been cleaned up.
  
• Several relic assets have been cleaned up and have high resolution versions when viewing them.
  
• Speed of several cards/relics have been increased and normalized across similar items.
  
• Various cards with special requirements now emit a gold glow (like Dropkick).
  
• When hovering Map Legend icons, tips now appear in a fixed position, no longer obscuring the map.
  
• Wording updated for several relics, cards, potions, and powers to improve clarity.

• Custom Mode now unlocks even if you play a Daily Climb offline now.
  
• Dropkick card now resolves its actions in order of its description.
  
• Egg relics now update card rewards in reward screens upon pickup.
  
• Egg relics update card previews on Pandora's Box confirmation screen.
  
• Entropic Brew can now be used outside of combat.
  
• Fixed Armaments card not updating descriptions of upgraded cards.
  
• Fixed bug where after defeating certain enemies, Block would not work against thorn-like powers.
  
• Fixed Card Library scrolling up slightly when opened initially.
  
• Fixed cards sometimes glowing even when they cannot be played.
  
• Fixed Confirm/Cancel buttons requiring two taps in touchscreen mode for Rename Panel.
  
• Fixed Discovery card showing skip button when reopening screen from another menu.
  
• Fixed double-played Sunder gaining energy twice on Darklings and Awakened One.
  
• Fixed egg relics not upgrading card received from A Note To Yourself.
  
• Fixed elites slain scores not showing up properly in Endless mode.
  
• Fixed Entropic Brew filling potions slots with Sozu.
  
• Fixed ESC buttons causing unusual behavior on card reward screens (blank maps, hiding the reward screen).
  
• Fixed Escape Plan gaining Block when card drawn is blocked by No Draw power.
  
• Fixed Fear No Evil + Mental Fortress not gaining Block before Beat of Death.
  
• Fixed Juggernaut damage not changing targets if original target is dead.
  
• Fixed Mayhem, Havoc, Distilled Chaos, and Omniscience sometimes not playing cards if original target is dead.
  
• Fixed memory leak when initializing Merchant assets.
  
• Fixed memory leaks when initializing blights for Endless mode.
  
• Fixed on-enter-room relics activating again when loading a game to a post-combat rewards screen.
  
• Fixed Pocketwatch relic activating too early for effects like Foresight.
  
• Fixed Rebound card not working with Strange Spoon relic.
  
• Fixed Tingsha relic damage not changing targets if original target is dead.
  
• Heel Hook card now resolves its actions in order of its description.
  
• Slime and Heart enemy SFX no longer play when game is backgrounded.
  
• Stasis move from Bronze Automaton's Orbs is now seeded.
  
• Transmorgrifier event's options are now seeded.
  
• The Designer event's options are now seeded.

• Fixed card descriptions being initialized twice. Improving game start up time.
  
• Deleted several unused font files, reducing memory usage and start up time.
  
• Relics which gray out are now grayed out using a shader, rather than a grayscale image.

Again, a big big thanks to all of the translation help that kept the game translated while we patched and updated the beta builds for several months.

• Slay the Spire is now available in Vietnamese!
  
• Several strings such as time/date formatting is now localized.
  
• Added various logic to improve card descriptions for CJK languages.
  
• Patch V2.0 has been translated into the following languages!
  
• Dutch
  
• Esperanto
  
• French
  
• German
  
• Italian
  
• Japanese
  
• Korean
  
• Polish
  
• Russian
  
• Chinese (Simplified)
  
• Chinese (Traditional)
  
• Spanish
  
• Thai
  
• Ukrainian
  
• Vietnamese

Happy New Year!

We hope you had a pleasant holiday season, after a nice break- we're gearing up to release our 4th character.

Is when the 4th character will be in the main branch for PC/Steam!
Ported versions of this content will take a little longer as we merge the content in and have it fully tested.


This adorable X-mas card from /u/gazingforth. Also check out more of the calendar here


The Watcher by /u/slasher_lash


This impressive painting of Apotheosis by /u/Yainegva

Patch Notes

• Speed of various card manipulating actions are now the same and are affected by fast mode (if not before).
  
• Adding a light bulb VFX whenever you play an Insight card.

• Title casing fix for Flurry of Blows.

• Returning functionality of any number select for grid select screens (auto-confirms when count is reached).
  
• Heartbreaker score bonus no longer appears/calculates for modded Act 4s.

• Updates for EPO, ITA, JPN, POL, SPA, UKR, VIE, ZHS.
  
• Updating UKR credits.

Happy holidays!

Things are merry and rainy over in Seattle and we're just moving forward with bug fixes and visual flourishes in preparation to release the fourth character.



We've been nominated alongside other great games for Most Innovative Gameplay this year!
If you agree, give us a vote and also be sure to vote in all the other categories, too!

We're going to take a short break- and you should, too!
The next report will be January 3rd, 2020.



We teamed up with the fine folks at The Yetee and we've got some Slay the Spire shirts and pins up for pre-order!

Speaking of excellent community fan art, have you checked out the Slay the Spire subreddit? There's always an influx of art, videos, and Top Quality Memes™.


The Silent by /u/Eduriane


These pixel art slayers by /u/flameblast12

• Eternal One achievement now requires Amethyst & Amethyst+ achievements.

• Adding VFX for Watcher Empty cards if the effects trigger.
  
• Adding VFX to Wreathe of Flame card.
  
• Flame Barrier card resolves 0.4s faster in fast mode.
  
• If Follow-Up card effect triggers, there's an additional blue glow VFX + SFX.
  
• When Sanctity card triggers a yellow border effect also appears.
  
• Thanks to BDWSSBB for the following:
  
• Egg relics now update card rewards in reward screens upon pickup.
  
• Egg relics update card previews on Pandora's Box confirmation screen.
  
• Sneaky Strike glows yellow when the player has discarded a card this turn.

• SFX will play if the game is backgrounded now (if the option is on of course).
  
• Slime and Heart enemy SFX no longer play when game is backgrounded.
  
• Thanks to BDWSSBB for the following:
  
• Fixed double-played Sunder gaining energy twice on Darklings and Awakened One.
  
• Fixed egg relics not upgrading card received from A Note To Yourself.
  
• Fixed Establishment card not reducing cost of cards that cost 0 for turn.
  
• Fixed Establishment not working with Well-Laid Plans and Equilibrium.
  
• Fixed Eviscerate card having the wrong cost when drawn during enemy turn.
  
• Fixed Eviscerate card not setting its cost when generated in combat.
  
• Fixed Omega power vfx appearing on dead enemies.
  
• Fixed Rebound card not working with Strange Spoon relic.
  
• Stasis move from Bronze Automaton's Orbs is now seeded.

• Updates for ITA.

Greetings,

This week we now have all the card assets for the Watcher in the game!
A surprise trip to The Game Awards, ongoing sickness, and the general holidays has made it a slower week.


Good news however for our console friends, a patch for Switch, PS4, and Xbox should be out now or in the VERY near future, bringing the game version up to V1.1 + some console specific fixes and some features that are a part of the beta! This includes, Bigger text mode, an improved Game Settings screen, and Long Press options for the End Turn button.

For the rest of the patch notes for the V1.1 patch, please see our previous announcement here.



This showdown of the Defect against the Awakened One by "A Plant"


Shrug It Off by u/DaNaDaN5


A Cultist on a skateboard!!! Also, Hyper Light Drifter (left)!! by u/Lordoficewrack

Patch Notes

• Added new Watcher cutscene assets upon completing Act 4.
  
• Adding a portrait for Study card.
  
• Updating Slaver Collar asset + adding an info file to explain how outlines are created.
  
• Updating SFX used during Watcher Act 4 victory scene.

• Fixed elites slain scores not showing up properly in Endless mode.
  
• Fixed Watcher victory screen VFX blinking fps dependent.

• Updates for DEU.