- Slay the Spire 2 has become one of the biggest indie launches in Steam history, selling 4.6 million copies in just a few weeks.
- The title has already generated more revenue than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2.
- Moreover, the game peaked at a whopping 2.2 million daily active users on Steam, with one-third of the audience coming from China.
After the historic records indie titles like Hollow Knight: Silksong set last year, the genre has continued its dominance in 2026. Slay the Spire 2, a roguelike deck-building game from developer Mega Crit, has resumed the indie golden age, becoming the biggest launch on Steam this year with over 500k concurrent players.
Now, sales numbers for the title have finally come out, and the roguelike is performing even better than some of the most successful indie hits of 2025.
Why it matters: Indie games feel like the most creative and refreshing avenue of the gaming industry right now, and titles like Slay the Spire 2 succeeding in a big way are necessary to keep this momentum alive.
As reported by Alinea Analytics, Slay the Spire 2 has sold over 4.6 million copies on Steam alone, becoming one of the biggest indie launches in the platform’s history.
The Mega Crit game has generated $92 million in revenue in under a month. To put this into perspective, Slay the Spire 2 has already surpassed the lifetime revenue of indie heavyweights Hollow Knight: Silksong ($83 million) and Hades 2 ($82 million).
In addition, the roguelike has an excellent wishlist-to-buyer conversion ratio on Steam, convincing 31% of its 2 million wishlisters to purchase the game within one week of release, much higher than the 10% average.
The indie title also peaked at a whopping 2.2 million daily active users on Steam and hasn’t dropped below 2 million in over a week. Furthermore, half of the 4.6 million buyers have already put in more than 20 hours into Slay the Spire 2.
As per the analysis, the game’s co-op mode and brilliant gameplay depth are a big reason for this success, with features like Mending and card synergies making Slay the Spire 2 a team RPG experience. Chinese players have especially liked the indie title, making up one-third of the game’s audience.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devotedly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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