Slay the Spire 2 gets a big patch: balance overhaul, Phobia mode, and UI tweaks
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Mega Crit has revealed Slay the Spire 2's first major patch in the Steam beta, delivering a huge balance pass to curb infinite loops, tweaks to classes (notably The Regent and Necrobinder), Phobia mode to neutralise fear-triggering enemies, and new art and energy visuals, plus UI tweaks and a broad set of bug fixes as the game remains in early access with more updates planned.
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- Slay the Spire 2 Dev Outlines First Big Post-Launch Patch: Huge Balance Pass, New Art and VFX, and a Phobia Mode IGN
- Slay The Spire 2 Is Getting Review Bombed On Steam Over Upcoming Balance Patch Kotaku
- Slay the Spire 2 players leave over 9,000 negative Steam reviews in one day over a card nerf that hasn't even gone live yet—but China's Steam restrictions might bear some of the blame PC Gamer
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