Slay the Spire 2 Delayed to March 2026, Megacrit Promises More Content and Polish
- Sagar Mankar
- Sep 13, 2025
- 2 min read
Slay the Spire 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Megacrit’s hit deckbuilder roguelite, has been delayed from its planned late 2025 launch to March 2026.
The studio confirmed the news in a candid update, explaining that the game needs more development time to meet expectations.
“There’s no single dramatic reason,” the team said. “Some personal life stuff hit the team (everyone’s okay!), we kept saying ‘wouldn’t it be cool if…’ one too many times, and honestly, the game just needs more polish to meet our standards.”
New Features and Expansions
The delay isn’t just about smoothing out bugs; it’s also making room for a significant amount of new content. Megacrit outlined several areas that are expanding in the sequel, including:
New playable characters (aside from Necrobinder, Ironclad, and Silent)
Additional cards, potions, relics, and in-game events
Improved visuals, animation, and VFX
Quality of life updates
Entirely new mechanics
“You know what does cut into game development time? Game development!” Megacrit said.
Compared to the first game’s early access launch, the studio emphasized that Slay the Spire 2 is much larger in scope, and they want to uphold the quality bar both fans and the community expect from early access titles.
Clearing Up the Silksong Connection
In a somewhat playful aside, the developers clarified that the delay is not related to Hollow Knight: Silksong. “The timing just worked out like that,” the statement read. “On the bright side, everyone can keep busy playing Silksong during the wait!”
This acknowledgment comes as dozens of games delay their release dates following Team Cherry's announcement of Silksong's release date at Gamescom. These include titles like Demonschool, CloverPit, and Baby Steps, so fans' skepticism is understandable.
Why Fans Are Willing to Wait
Slay the Spire, released in 2019, is widely regarded as a groundbreaking game that inspired a surge of roguelike deck-builders like Monster Train, Griftlands, and Across the Obelisk.
Reviewers praised its strategic depth, replayability, and well-balanced gameplay. It boasts strong aggregate scores across platforms, often ranging from 85 to 90 on Metacritic, and received multiple Game of the Year nominations in 2019 and 2020.
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