Slay the Spire 2 launched in March 2026, quickly capturing the attention of hundreds of thousands of players and securing its spot among the year’s indie royalty. This article gathers all the details about the deckbuilding roguelike sequel’s latest patches alongside what we know about its 2026 update roadmap.
Below, you’ll find the full patch notes for the latest Slay the Spire 2 update as well as a list of its previous patches’ dates, providing a complete picture of how the title has evolved during its stay in Steam Early Access.
Slay the Spire 2 Latest Patch Notes – Hotfix v0.98.2
This second hotfix addresses several launch-related issues reported by players following the game’s Early Access release. It includes fixes for crashes (such as a black screen on startup), softlocks, and gameplay bugs involving relics and enemies, as well as improvements to translations and localization formatting across multiple languages.
View the full patch notes below:
WRITING:
- Updated various translations
- Fixed Russian and Turkish formatting errors
- Fixed Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Chinese translation errors
BUG FIXES:
General:
- Fixed blackscreen on launch caused by Sentry crash reporter mishandling log messages. Affected players no longer need to delete the Sentry folder to launch the game.
- Fixed softlock from Whispering Earring relic trying to play ally-targeted cards on Osty
- Fixed the Doormaker enemy’s music not transitioning when the portal opens
Multiplayer:
- Fixed an issue where, after playing a multiplayer run, some players were unable to unlock Epochs in the Timeline or start new runs
- Fixed two active Beacon of Hope powers infinitely proccing each other
- Fixed a state divergence related to Pael’s Wing relic timing
Slay the Spire 2 Latest Patch Notes – Hotfix v0.98.1
Slay the Spire 2 launched into Steam Early Access without a defined 2026 update roadmap. Hotfix v0.98.1, the first post-release, went live shortly after the game reached players worldwide.
As expected from a hotfix, its list of changes is relatively small, focusing on a nasty issue that could block progress, crashes, and a few other bits. Here are its full patch notes below.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where, if you played your first run in multiplayer and disconnected after defeating the Act 1 boss, you would be unable to start a new run or enter the Timeline screen
- Fixed crash from fast card play when card play is cancelled during targeting
- Fixed crash when displaying untranslated text for languages with complex plural rules
- Fixed intermittent crash with non-English languages
- Fixed localization-related crash in Japanese Knife Trap translation referencing non-existent Damage variable
- Fixed unsupported Steam languages showing all text as W’s instead of falling back to English
Slay the Spire 2 Roadmap of Updates for 2026
The handy table in this section gathers the full list of updates and patches that Slay the Spire 2 has received since entering Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026. Although rather small at the moment, it should steadily grow as the title’s development continues.
More details about Slay the Spire 2’s latest patch notes and roadmap of updates for 2026 will be shared over the coming weeks and months. If one roguelike isn’t enough for you, also check out our article covering updates for Mewgenics.
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