# Slay the Spire

> Deckbuilding Dungeon Crawl

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491530147](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491530147)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1491530147`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Balor Games
- **Category:** Roleplaying
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (3,219 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-05
- **First published:** 2020-06-13
- **Size:** 890 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slay-the-spire/id1491530147)
- **Website:** [https://balorgames.com/games/slay-the-spire](https://balorgames.com/games/slay-the-spire)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://balorgames.com/privacy](https://balorgames.com/privacy)

## Description

Slay the Spire is a beloved single-player deckbuilding dungeon crawler. This Chrome extension page highlights its core loop: build a unique deck from hundreds of cards, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics, and climb the Spire.

- Dynamic Deck Building: Choose your cards wisely as you climb; dozens to hundreds of cards become part of your strategy, enabling unique synergies and combos with every run.
- An Ever-changing Spire: Each ascent reshapes the layout, enemies, cards, relics, and bosses, offering a fresh challenge on every journey.
- Powerful Relics to Discover: Relics alter deck interactions and power, but collecting them can come with a cost, adding risk-reward to every decision.

## Rankings

- #34,022 — Overall
- #2 — Roleplaying (Paid)
- #3 — Card (Paid)
- #15 — Essential Card Games
- #39 — good
- #40 — group

## Review summary

Players praise Slay the Spire's deep, replayable roguelike core and its appeal across PC and mobile, noting hundreds to thousands of hours of enjoyment. However, the iOS port suffers from mobile-specific flaws: touch controls and UI poorly optimized for phones, tiny or hidden card text, and frequent input glitches. Performance is inconsistent, with stuttering and frame-rate drops (often 30fps) that can trigger nausea and mis-taps. While true fans may still recommend it for its core gameplay, many users report frustration and seek better mobile optimization or a unified touch-focused experience in a future update.

### Pros

- Deep, replayable roguelike with many synergies and varied runs
- Addictive, challenging core gameplay with tremendous replay value
- Mobile port allows playing on iOS, letting fans play on the go
- Long-time fans report hundreds to thousands of hours of enjoyment

### Cons

- Touch controls and UI not well optimized for mobile, leading to frequent misclicks
- Card text is hard to read or hidden, requiring taps to reveal details
- Performance issues: stuttering and frame-rate drops (often 30fps) on iOS
- Frequent input glitches and unresponsive actions (cards playing themselves, mis-taps)
- Overall UI/UX feels clunky compared to other mobile card games

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Slay Divinity](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6504731176) — 4.30 / 5
- [Dungeon Deck](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6781761220)
- [Slay the Titan : Deckbuild RPG](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6741893290) — 4.60 / 5
- [Cardinality - Infinite Decks](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6791798541) — 5.00 / 5
- [Tower Of Cards Monster](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6795834982)
- [Deck Dungeon: Card Battle](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6755230146) — 5.00 / 5
- [Dungeon Scoundrel: Solitaire](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760760140)
- [SolitaireSpire](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6775543504)
- [Dungeon Tales : RPG Card Game](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1463295997) — 4.30 / 5
- [Dungeon Crawlers: Card RPG](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6798327632) — 3.00 / 5
- [Dungeon Merge!](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6759970821) — 5.00 / 5
- [Deckbane: Deckbuilder & Poker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6783261806)

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491530147)