Slay the Spire is one of the more popular indie roguelikes on the market. The reason it stands out from its competitors, like Hades, or The Binding of Isaac, is because its gameplay is focused solely around deck building and turn-based battles, as opposed to typical fast-paced action. Sony just revealed that Slay the Spire is one of April's free PS Plus games, but new players should be aware that the game takes a little more to get into than some of its contemporaries.
The gameplay loop in Slay the Spire is relatively simple: Players choose one of the game's four classes and ascend its titular Spire, all the while constructing a deck that will lead to victory. Every class has its own unique deck of cards to discover, meanwhile the many enemies and bosses all have unique strategies to learn and there are random negative events to overcome. The main thing to keep in mind is that experimentation and patience are key.
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Slay the Spire is a deck builder, so each of the game's four classes has unique cards to work with. The Ironclad is a brutish warrior whose cards revolve around building strength and dealing lots of damage quickly. The Silent, on the other hand, has a slower and more methodical play style, with cards focused on accumulating poison or unleashing a rapid burst of smaller attacks. Next is the Defect, a defective robot that manipulates the amount of actions it can take every turn, and can summon orbs to attack or defend. Finally, there's the Watcher, a mysterious monk who can swap between offensive and defensive stances depending on the situation.
All four of Slay the Spire's classes play completely different. Players start with only the Ironclad unlocked, but quickly receive the
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