Slay the Spire News

Limited Edition Glow-in-the-dark Corrupt Heart Plush Available for Pre-order!

tu-thump, tu-thump, tu-thump...

A deep glowing dread can be felt throughout the room...

It's the heart of the Spire! Looking considerably... squishier than usual?

That's right, we've teamed up with Makeship once again to bring you another exclusive, limited edition plushie: the glow-in-the-dark Corrupt Heart!!

And bonus--this plush doubles as a stress reliever that you can squeeze every time you fail to slay the Heart ^-^

As a reminder, Makeship plushies are limited run only, meaning once the pre-order campaign ends in 21 days they'll be gone for good! Be sure to nab yours soon so you don't miss out!

Slay the Spire, Signalis and Unpacking publishers Humble are the next video game makers to suffer layoffs

Humble Games, the Humble Bundle-owned label responsible for publishing indie hits including Slay the Spire, Signalis, Unpacking, Temtem and this year’s recently Grammy-nominated RPG musical Stray Gods, have confirmed a number of layoffs.

Dancing Duelists, a Jammin' Game Jam Game from Mega Crit is Available Now!

Get ready to rumble to the rhythm in Dancing Duelists, a deckbuilding autobattler dance off with a cast of fantastical characters and a BUMPIN' soundtrack!

Due to recent events, the Mega Crit team has been looking for an engine to migrate our next big game to from Unity, so we've been working on this little game for a few weeks now to acquaint ourselves with Godot, our new official engine of choice! It also just so happens to coincide with the Jump Ship Jam, an event that encourages game developers to branch out and create something with new engines & tools!

We're super proud of how this project turned out in such a small timeframe, and we'd love for you to check it out!

You can download Dancing Duelists now for free on itchi.io here!

Slay The Spire devs say Unity "f****d up" in first-ever statement

Slay the Spire developer Mega Crit publishes its first ever public statement after game engine creator Unity outlined changes to its fees and pricing structure. The developer of the roguelike deckbuilder says that its next project is being developed using Unity and has been in production for over two years. Nevertheless, the Slay the Spire developer says it will change game engines unless Unity reverses the planned restructuring of how it charges users.

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Apple Arcade is adding Stardew Valley and more must-play games this July

Apple Arcade grants you access to dozens upon dozens of games for a monthly fee, without having to pay for them individually. I tried it out a while back, and keep revisiting the service from time to time to give new games a go; it’s a nice way of discovering distinct, fresh games from the comfort of literally anywhere, and has plenty of charming, casual titles to sink your teeth into.

The service continually keeps on giving too, hence regularly revisiting it. One month, Apple may add a few titles that I couldn’t care less about. During another month, Apple will stuff the Apple Arcade stocking with indie gems that I have been eyeing up since forever.

This month, June, is one of the latter months for Apple Arcade, seeing multiple indie gems being added to the service. The service will be opening its digital doors to Slay the Spire, Stardew Valley, and a remaster of Ridiculous Fishing, all of which are fantastic games. There’ll also be the likes of LEGO Duplo World and Hello Kitty Island Adventure added to the service on July 7 and July 14 respectively, if you have any iPad-loving children around who’d be into that.