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Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletterSlay the Spire 2 – the long-awaited sequel to developer Mega Crit's beloved deckbuilding roguelike – is just as good as we all hoped, which is proving to be great news or awful news depending on who you ask over at Palworld studio Pocketpair.
Over the weekend, Slay the Spire 2 entered Steam's top 20 most-played games ever with over 573,000 concurrent players. One of those players was likely Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe, who has already been scolded for his love of the game.
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"Yes, I scolded my ceo but in my defense…we had A LOT of work to do that day and instead he stayed up all night playing Slay the Spire 2," Bucky says. "Next time I'm confiscating his Steam Deck."
He came to the office after that and immediately set up shop as far away from everyone as he could…and continued playing.Slay the Spire 2 has taken over his life:sob: pic.twitter.com/7A0Xc5JgzeMarch 8, 2026
As per Bucky himself, Mizobe did turn up to the office for work, only to find a nice wee corner for himself to keep the deckbuilding roguelike momentum going. "Slay the Spire 2 has taken over his life."
Mind you, I doubt Bucky is truly surprised by it all. Last week, the chatty Palworld community lead said he was "genuinely surprised" by how many people on Twitter were shocked to see Slay the Spire 2 dominating the Steam charts.
Sign up to the GamesRadar+ NewsletterContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over."This was never up for discussion," he said at the time. " It was written in the stars. Slay the Spire is an all-time masterpiece. The gamers have been activated."
Unfortunately, it would appear that Mizobe agrees.
Slay the Spire 2 has a "very worrying" OP character, and one player with over 10,000 hours in the original is certain Silent's "numbers need tweaking."
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Iain HarrisSocial Links NavigationNews Editor, GamesI joined GamesRadar+ in May 2022 following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, RockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When I'm not running the news team on the games side, you'll find me putting News Editor duties to one side to play the hottest JRPG of 20 years ago or pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a swanky new cloak – the more colourful, the better.
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