Slay the Spire 2 flies past 165,000 concurrent Steam players, instantly nearly tripling the all-time peak for the original roguelike icon and dethroning Marathon as Steam's top-selling game

Even those ardently apathetic to roguelike deckbuilders (hi, that’s me) can’t help but admire Slay the Spire (hello, also me). Hardcore genre fans have been waiting over half a decade for the sequel, but Slay the Spire 2 is finally here – and already outperforming both its predecessor and every other big new release on Steam.

Slay the Spire 2 hit Steam Early Access today and, as SteamDB shows, quickly reached a peak of 165,423 concurrent players – a number that’s continuing to rise. For comparison, the original Slay the Spire built its stature at a much slower pace. Its concurrent player peak is 57,025, and that number was set just a few months ago, when the game dropped to a lowest-ever price of $2.49 as part of the last Steam sale.