Erik Wolpaw – best known for writing Psychonauts, Half-Life 2’s episodes, and the Portal games – has revealed Slay the Spire is one of his favorite games of all time.
Speaking to PC Gamer, Wolpaw reveals that as of late, he is currently playing, exclusively, Slay the Spire 2. “I’m either playing it solo … or playing it co-op with my son,” he says. Obviously, the big chat around the game right now is how Slay the Spire 2 plummeted to 66% positive lifetime Steam reviews after its first major update earlier this month, but Wolpaw hasn’t been too bothered about balance right now.
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As for the first Slay the Spire, Wolpaw refers to it as “number one in my heart,” and that the game is by far his most played game on Steam at 1,500 hours. For context, second place is 571 hours of Dark Souls 3, to which he says “can’t be right,” but that his number three is Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen at 450 hours, which – aside from being a fire choice – is obviously significantly less than Slay the Spire.
Even as someone who absolutely sucks at the first game, it’s hard to argue that there aren’t many better deckbuilders out there than the original Slay the Spire – my love for Metal Gear Acid 2 aside – and I’d be shocked if his 1,500 hours of it are even in the top 10 highest playtimes for it worldwide.
