One-off purchase
Slay the Spire cost to play
What Slay the Spire costs on Steam UK and the Nintendo eShop UK, its PEGI rating and Steam player numbers.
Slay the Spire gameplay, images and trailer
© Mega Crit, Slay the Spire trailer “Launch Trailer” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £19.99: Cheapest standard price: Slay the Spire (Steam UK, standard price)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 12.5 h to beat: Main story: 12.5 hours (HowLongToBeat)
- £1.60 an hour: £19.99 ÷ 12.5 hours (main story)
- 11k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 7: Age rating
- Released
- 23 January 2019
- Developer
- Mega Crit
- Platforms
- PS4, Linux, Android, PC, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- Modes
- Single-player
On this page
Slay the Spire player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 11,634
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 12,181
- 6,628 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- +9%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 56,201
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Is Slay the Spire dead?
No. Slay the Spire peaked at 12,181 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 6,628 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 42% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS4, Linux, Android, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6,628 | 12,181 | +8.8% |
| August 2026 | 6,856 | 11,197 | −16.2% |
| July 2026 | 7,622 | 13,360 | −14.9% |
| June 2026 | 8,821 | 15,708 | −28.8% |
| May 2026 | 11,270 | 22,048 | −13.4% |
| April 2026 | 13,257 | 25,451 | −42.2% |
| March 2026 | 22,626 | 44,044 | +35.7% |
| February 2026 | 19,526 | 32,468 | −40.4% |
| January 2026 | 27,176 | 54,505 | −3.0% |
| December 2025 | 20,870 | 56,201 | +193.4% |
| November 2025 | 11,691 | 19,152 | −6.8% |
| October 2025 | 12,175 | 20,556 | – |
What Slay the Spire costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slay the Spire (Steam UK, standard price) | £19.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| Slay the Spire (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK) | £19.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
How long is Slay the Spire?
Slay the Spire takes about 12.5 hours to finish the main story, and about 191 hours to complete everything.
- Main story12.5 h
- Main + extras47.5 h
- Completionist191 h
Cost per hour (main story)
£1.60
£19.99 on Steam UK ÷ 12.5 h
Source: HowLongToBeat, read 5 Nov 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How Slay the Spire is rated
GamesChart Score
86.1, #73 of 3,236 rated games
#3 of 2019 · #39 of the 2010s · #1 in Card & Board Game · #14 on Mobile
Critics
Players
Built from 202,815 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #72
Grand Theft Auto IV2008 · Rockstar North86.1 - #73
Slay the Spire2019 · Mega Crit Games86.1 - #74
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker2002 · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development86.1
Slay the Spire questions
How much does Slay the Spire cost in the UK?
Slay the Spire (Steam UK, standard price): £19.99. Slay the Spire (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK): £19.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is Slay the Spire free to play?
No. Slay the Spire is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
How long is Slay the Spire?
Main story: about 12.5 hours. Main + extras: about 47.5 hours. Completionist: about 191 hours (HowLongToBeat). At £19.99, that's £1.60 per hour (main story).
What age rating is Slay the Spire?
Slay the Spire is rated PEGI 7.
How many people play Slay the Spire?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 11,379, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 56,201.
What is Slay the Spire's all-time Steam peak?
56,201 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Slay the Spire (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 11,634. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Slay the Spire dead?
No. Slay the Spire peaked at 12,181 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 6,628 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 42% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS4, Linux, Android, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Slay the Spire player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on PS4, Linux, Android, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Slay the Spire?
Slay the Spire is developed by Mega Crit.
Slay the Spire is a single-player strategy game in which you build a deck of cards and fight turn-based battles. It was made and published by Mega Crit, and its full release came out on 23 January 2019 on Steam. It is sold at a one-off price. It ranks #73 in our best games of all time ranking.
How it plays
Slay the Spire is a single-player deck-building game that combines card games with roguelikes. Each attempt to climb the Spire is a new run, and the layout is different every time: the player chooses a risky or safe path, faces different enemies, picks different cards, finds different relics and even fights different bosses.
Fights are played with cards. Along the way the player adds cards to their deck from hundreds on offer, choosing ones that work together to beat enemies efficiently. Relics, powerful items found throughout the Spire, can strengthen a deck through their interactions, though Mega Crit warns that getting one can cost more than expected.
There are four characters, each with their own set of cards, over 350 cards in all, more than 50 combat encounters and more than 50 events that can help or harm. Daily Climbs let players compare results with everyone else, and a Custom mode mixes run modifiers. Steam lists Workshop support, leaderboards and a mouse-only option.
What it costs
The game costs £19.99 on Steam UK and the same £19.99 on the Nintendo eShop UK for Switch. Steam shows one DLC item for the game. Steam had it discounted on the day we checked; we record the standard price.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 11,379 concurrent players, read on 21 October 2026. Its all-time peak on Steam Charts is 56,201. Players on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and mobile aren't counted.
Age rating
Slay the Spire is rated PEGI 7 for violence and fear. It was rated for Nintendo Switch on 6 June 2019 and PlayStation 4 on 28 May 2019.
How we checked
Prices are the Steam UK and Nintendo eShop UK listings, read on 21 October 2026, at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day. The PEGI rating is from pegi.info. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page.
Card art and page images: screenshots from Mega Crit's Slay the Spire Steam store page. © Mega Crit. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Mega Crit.
Official links: megacrit.com · Steam · nintendo.com
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Sources
- Card art and page images – Slay the Spire Steam store screenshots (Mega Crit), published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam UK – Slay the Spire, published by store.steampowered.com
- Nintendo UK – Slay the Spire, published by nintendo.com
- PEGI rating – Slay the Spire, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Slay the Spire, published by steamcharts.com
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