Slay the Spire 2's Steam domination was always written in the stars, according to Palworld dev who is "genuinely surprised by how many people" are blindsided

Slay the Spire 2 is absolutely ripping apart every Steam chart there is, but its mega success isn’t a surprise to one prominent Palworld dev who’s only shocked that the roguelike’s blindsided so many other people.

Slay the Spire 2 was always expected to be a big deal – it’s following up one of the most critically acclaimed deckbuilding roguelikes of all time, after all – but what was perhaps not expected is just how much of a big deal the indie has been. The sequel easily passed the concurrent Steam player peaks of several AAA games, like Elden Ring Nightreign, and now holds onto the highest peak for any roguelike on the platform, as well as overwhelmingly positive user reviews.