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The Neowsletter - April 2026
Hi everyone! Casey here. Slay the Spire 2 has been out for about a month and the majority of our work has been fixing up major issues, improving our feedback systems, polishing up visuals, and reworking/balancing conten…
Slay the Spire: The Board Game - Downfall Expansion Kickstarter Now Live!
It's finally here!! The Kickstarter campaign for the Slay the Spire board game Downfall expansion is LIVE NOW! The fan-favorite community mod for Slay the Spire 1 is getting its own OFFICIAL expansion to Slay the Spire:…
The Neowsletter - March 2026
Hi everyone, Casey here! Our excellent community manager, Demi, has been in charge of the majority of Neowsletter writings for a while now but I wanted to stop by to say a few words: 🐟HOLY MACKEREL🐟! But in all seriou…
Slay the Spire 2 is out NOW in Early Access!!
The Spire has finally reawakened. Slay the Spire 2, the long awaited sequel to the original genre-defining roguelike deckbuilder, is available now on Steam Early Access! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868840/Slay_t…
Slay the Spire 2 Releases in Early Access on March 5, 2026!
Your wait is nearly over. The Spire awakens once more on March 5, 2026. Learn more about what Slay the Spire 2 has in store in our official Early Access trailer: https://youtu.be/PW22jwFNxU8 And if you haven’t yet, you…
The Neowsletter - February 2026
It's February, everyone. You know what that means... SLAY THE SPIRE 2 IS OUT NEXT MONTH!! That also means if your goal was to hit A20 on all characters before StS2's release, you're running out of time. That also also m…
The Neowsletter - January 2026
Happy Slay the Spire 2 year, everyone! Tomorrow, January 23rd, 2026, is the 7th anniversary of Slay the Spire 's 1.0 launch! Also, in just a couple of months, it will have been 8.5~ years between the early access launch…
The Neowsletter - December 2025
The last Neowsletter of 2025 is here! For those who didn't hear, Slay the Spire 2 was recently ranked the number one game on the PC Gaming Show's Most Wanted list! We want to thank the voting council as well as all of y…
The Neowsletter - November 2025
Greetings, Slayers! It's November. Just a few more months until the sequel is available in Early Access. To get hyped, we've got another big content sneak peek. Last month, we properly introduced you to one of Slay the…
The Neowsletter - October 2025
It's October, the month of tricks, treats, and... spooooky things~🦇💀 For those who missed it, we announced a delay last month. Slay the Spire 2 is coming to Early Access in March 2026. I know, I know, it's hard to wai…
The Neowsletter - September 2025
Hi everyone, it's time for the September Neowsletter. This one comes with a pretty big update right off the top, so let's dive right into it. Early Access Timeline Update After a lot of internal discussion, we've made t…
The Neowsletter - August 2025
Greetings! This month's issue marks the 1-year anniversary of The Neowsletter!! Thank you to everyone who has been reading along since the beginning. The Mega Crit team is still hard at work on the sequel. We're on that…
The Neowsletter - July 2025
Hi again everyone, it's time for a July update! I don't have any clever things to say in this intro, let's just get into it. This month we'll take a sneak peek at Colorless Cards! The Cards Without Color Hey everyone, A…
The Neowsletter - June 2025
Summer's here and so is a new Neowsletter! We're out enjoying the sun during the day, and killing the night... during the uhh.. night (that was a Nightreign reference). Anyways, it's true- we were not part of Summer Gam…
The Neowsletter - May 2025
Good day! It's the fifth month of the year and Slay the Spire 2 isn't out yet. We're quite picky about the game's quality, despite it coming to Early Access. I want other game developers to fear releasing low quality ga…
The Meowsletter - April 2025
Oh hey, it's the April Meowsletter... I mean Neowsletter! (This is as close to an April Fool's joke as you're gonna get from us this year.) Thank you again for all the fantastic cover art submissions, this one is brough…
The Neowsletter - March 2025
Happy March everybody, It's time for another Neowsletter! Wow, thank you for the March Neowsletter banner image, melohdy. It's so nice, beautiful, and featured! You too can get your art up here if you submit something t…
The Neowsletter - February 2025
Winter has arrived in Seattle❄️... in February! While it's intermittently snowing, it is not sticking. Pft, typical Seattle weather (please don't actually snow too much, I don't have time to shovel the driveway). Did yo…
The Neowsletter - January 2025
Happy New Year everyone 🎉 Some of you keen-eyed players are aware that we're launching Slay the Spire 2 into Early Access this year! The rumors are true, we're still on track to release. But what day? What month?? Well…
Slay the Spire 2's First Official Gameplay Trailer Is Here!
You didn’t think yesterday’s Neowsletter was *all* we had for you, did you? ;) It’s been 1000 years since the Spire last opened its doors… and since we first announced that Slay the Spire 2 was in development! At long l…
The Neowsletter - December 2024
Let us all welcome winter in this month's Neowsletter! *applause* An end-of-year wrap-up seems appropriate so let's keep it simple and focus on that. Still, looking back at all the work which was accomplished by the tea…
The Neowsletter - November 2024
It's the November Neowsletter! Unsurprisingly, work continues on Slay the Spire 2. Though we're not quite ready to reveal gameplay footage yet, let's have a sneak peek at some quality of life and UI changes that come wi…
The Neowsletter - October 2024
Happy spooky month everybody :) As fall descends upon us and I'm eating strange mushrooms found in the forest, we're still hard at work on Slay the Spire 2. This month, let's touch on the art direction and how we're pla…
The Neowsletter - September 2024
New month, new Neowsletter :) As all of us at Mega Crit are hard at work on Slay the Spire 2, we figured we’d start shifting these posts towards news about the game. Starting this issue, we're also posting on Steam! If…
Limited Edition Time Eater Plush Available Now!
Looking to eat up the time until Slay the Spire 2 comes out? We have just the thing! While away the hours with your very own limited edition Time Eater plush from Makeship by your side! Plus, the next time Time Eater ru…
