Slay the Spire has just kicked off the 2025 Steam Winter Sale with an unprecedented 90% price drop. This aggressive pricing strategy has sent concurrent players skyrocketing to a new all-time high. It is quite the spectacle for an indie veteran that has been around for several years now.

The game was included in a special deep-discount list, with the 90% slash bringing its price down to a mere 2,700 won. Despite having seen 75% discounts in its six-year history, this new price point has triggered a massive influx of players. While the average concurrent player count typically hovered around the high 10,000s, it surged to 52,642 as of the 24th, marking a record-breaking peak since its launch six years ago.

While Mega Crit has effectively wrapped up official content updates, the community is far from dormant. The Steam Workshop remains a hive of activity, with mods like 'Downfall'—which is essentially a massive expansion—continuing to keep things fresh. In fact, the Downfall mod just added a new character on the 21st.

The game essentially defined the modern marriage of roguelike and deck-building mechanics. With Slay the Spire 2 slated for a March release, now is the perfect time to dive in. The sequel promises new characters, a fresh engine, and refined systems to look forward to.

Meanwhile, the Steam global top-sellers chart remains dominated by the usual discount suspects. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 climbed to 4th place, while Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, fresh off its appreciation content update, secured 2nd place. Dispatch also crept up to 5th.

In the Top 20 daily concurrent player charts, Stardew Valley saw a slight uptick to 125,956 players. Conversely, Where Winds Meet dropped to 17th place with 107,015 players, a dip of over 20,000 from the previous day. It seems the long update cycle has led to a temporary exodus of players waiting for new content.