Slay the Spire News

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.

We already knew the folks behind Slay the Spire mod Downfall were making their own standalone game, Tales & Tactics, and now we know when we’ll be able to play it. Tales & Tactics, in case you’ve forgotten, is best pitched as a mixture of Slay the Spire and Dota Auto Chess; in other words, it’s a fantasy roguelike (like StS), where you can pick up abilities, gear and whatnot during each run, with auto-battling combat (like Auto Chess) - except here it’s on a hex board.

A limited Neow Plushie appears!

Buckle up, a Neow plushie PRE-ORDER page is available right now! We teamed up with Makeship to do a limited plushie production. Once the campaign is over, you won't be able to get this plushie ever again 😱.

A plushie isn't simply a lifeless husk filled with cotton. For instance, you can ask Neow to give you advice and you can choose which one of three choices will impact the rest of your run day.

"Choose... wisely..."

Wow, very useful. Thanks Neow! You can get one of your own by simply clicking on any of these high quality drawings of Neow:

Help Neow explore social media!

We're uploading Neow with a transparent background to explore the world outside the Spire!

"I... want... to be... free"

Just download the image and make your own!

[h3]Some High Quality Examples[/h3]

Let us know via e-mail ([email protected]) or our Twitter (@MegaCrit) and we'll give you a shoutout even if you're evil!

That's all for now, have a nice day.

Oh, are you still scrolling? Well, here's Neow exploring the overgrowths.

Little known fact. Neow is also a ruthless mahjong shark.

Okay, we took all these pictures for you. Be sure to buy one!