What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~9.9M
(P10–P90: 3.9M – 21.7M)
Gross revenue: ~$202M
(P10–P90: $80.8M – $444M)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 92% positive across 982 stored reviews. Strategy games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 1991 games).
Story & writing86% positive · 71 mentions
“Slay the Spire – On Suffering, Redemption, and Being Body-Slammed by a Donut Playtime: 130 hours People always ask, "How do you understand the human condition?" Dostoevsky says it's suffering and redemption. Camus says we're just rolling a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 130 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics79% positive · 68 mentions
“Slay the Spire – On Suffering, Redemption, and Being Body-Slammed by a Donut Playtime: 130 hours People always ask, "How do you understand the human condition?" Dostoevsky says it's suffering and redemption. Camus says we're just rolling a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 130 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity81% positive · 64 mentions
“Slay the Spire – On Suffering, Redemption, and Being Body-Slammed by a Donut Playtime: 130 hours People always ask, "How do you understand the human condition?" Dostoevsky says it's suffering and redemption. Camus says we're just rolling a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 130 h played · Report / request removalDifficulty & balance81% positive · 57 mentions
“The game that started a whole trend of roguelike deckbuilders, and that still stands at the top of them. A good roguelike game essentially needs a balance of depending on two things: - RNG to make every run feel different, and to make you…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 229 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value93% positive · 28 mentions
“While I'm posting this review after I decided to stop playing the game due to getting bored, I still consider this a masterpiece in the roguelike and deckbuilder genre. The game has, simply put, an insane amount of variety with the…”
Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2026 · 55 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio86% positive · 28 mentions
“I'm trying to be as objective as possible and I genuinely believe this game is among the best of all time, offering hundreds of hours of content for extremely cheap. To elaborate, words cannot express how fun the gameplay loop is and how…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 121 h played · Report / request removalMultiplayer & community85% positive · 13 mentions
“Such a great game, with an amazing modding community, and one of the best games I've ever seen actually translate their game to a different format WELL (board game cooperative version)”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 940 h played · Report / request removal1,043 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
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