Is Slay the Spire 2 on mobile?
Not yet. Here is what Mega Crit has said about a phone version, the one official way to play it on your phone today, and what to play while you wait.
No. Slay the Spire 2 has no iPhone, iPad or Android version, and Mega Crit has not given a date for one. The sequel has been in Steam Early Access on Windows, macOS and Linux since March 5, 2026, for $24.99, and asked which platforms it will come to, the studio's own FAQ answers "as many as possible", with console and mobile versions likely coming only after Early Access ends.
We're a small team making a roguelike for phones, so we follow this one closely. Below is what Mega Crit's answer means in practice, the one official way to get the sequel onto your phone today, and five games to play on iPhone and Android while you wait.
When will Slay the Spire 2 come to iPhone and Android?
Mega Crit hasn't said, and anyone giving you a date is guessing. What the studio has said is that Early Access will last "until the game feels great", "perhaps" one to two years. Last time, it says, it planned about a year and took about a year and a half.
If that estimate holds, Early Access ends somewhere between spring 2027 and spring 2028, and a phone version comes after that. That's our reading, not an announcement. The first game left Early Access in January 2019 and reached iPhone in June 2020 and Android in February 2021, so the wait after 1.0 can be long too.
A phone version is planned, though. Mega Crit's April roadmap lists ports to "consoles/platforms/mobile" under "further off in the future", without dates, which the studio says aren't how it works. And in the August newsletter, asked to bring back the first game's touchscreen mode, co-founder Casey Yano answered that touch controls will "likely be part of the push for mobile ports".
The first game's phone versions are also sold separately on each store, not included with the Steam copy. Mega Crit hasn't said how the sequel will work.
How to play Slay the Spire 2 on your phone today
There's one official way: stream it from your own computer with Steam Link, Valve's free app for iPhone, iPad and Android. The game runs on your PC or Mac, and your phone shows the screen and sends your taps. You need to own the game on Steam, keep the computer on, and have a good connection. On home Wi-Fi a turn-based card game streams well, since nothing depends on split-second timing. On a train it won't be the same.
Search for "Slay the Spire 2 mobile" and you'll also find unofficial Android launchers and APK downloads. Mega Crit doesn't make them, they ask you to sign in to your Steam account inside someone else's app, and a game update can break them overnight. We don't link to them, and we wouldn't put our own Steam account in one.
Is Slay the Spire 2 on Switch or other consoles?
No. It's not on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation or Xbox either. Mega Crit gives consoles the same answer as phones: likely after Early Access. If you want it in your hands sooner, it is Steam Deck Verified.
What to play on your phone while you wait
| If you want | Play |
|---|---|
| The closest thing to the sequel | Slay the Spire |
| A different deckbuilder that plays as well on a phone | Monster Train |
| Short runs on a short break | Balatro |
| A party of heroes instead of one | Slice & Dice, Path of Orren (ours, not out yet) |
| A card game about timing | Wildfrost |
The five after ours are all on both iPhone and Android. Prices are regular US prices on the App Store and Google Play on the day we checked, and every card links to the store. For a much longer list, including the PC and console games, see our guide to games like Slay the Spire.
Our game
Path of Orren
- Free, coming soon to iPhone and Android
- Join the waitlist
Full disclosure: this one is ours, so it isn't ranked with the others. Path of Orren is the game our small team is making, a free dark-fantasy party roguelike for iPhone and Android, built for a phone screen from the start. You gather a party of unlikely heroes, set them on the field and lead them down a road of fights, forges, treasures and strange events. The battles play out on their own, and the choices you make between them decide who makes it to the end. It isn't a deckbuilder: you draft heroes, gear, relics and banners instead of cards. If what you love in Slay the Spire is building something that suddenly clicks, that part is the same. It isn't out yet, and you can join the waitlist to play it first.
1Slay the Spire
- iPhone
- Android
- $9.99, no ads
- PC: $24.99
The obvious answer, and still one of the best games on a phone. The original climb is all here: four characters, all four acts, every card and relic, and 20 Ascension levels. It's bought once, with no in-app purchases. If you started with the sequel, this is the finished game it grew from. Apple Arcade subscribers can also play it as Slay the Spire+.
2Monster Train
If you want Slay the Spire's card fights with more on the board, start here. Your cards play onto the three floors of a train, where monster units hold the line while enemies climb toward the pyre at the top, so placement counts as much as the card. Each run pairs two clans, and every pairing plays differently. On iPhone it's bought outright; on Android it's free to try before one unlock.
3Balatro
- iPhone
- Android
- $9.99, no ads
- PC: $14.99
The pick for a short break. Each round you play poker hands to reach a score, and between rounds you buy Jokers that bend the scoring until the numbers get silly. Like a great Slay the Spire run, it's about spotting the combination that breaks the game, and the touch controls feel made for it. Bought once on both stores, with no in-app purchases.
4Slice & Dice
The closest thing on phones to reading intents: every enemy shows what it will hit for before you act. You lead five heroes, each one a die, rolling, rerolling and locking faces until the turn works out, and they level up into new classes between fights. The first part is free, and one purchase unlocks the full game.
5Wildfrost
Your companions are cards on a small battlefield, and each one attacks when its countdown runs out. Reading those timers, yours and the enemy's, is the whole game, and the cozy winter look hides a real challenge. It's free to try, then one purchase unlocks the full game.
For more phone games beyond cards, see our list of the best roguelike games on iPhone and Android. We'll update this page as soon as Mega Crit announces a phone version. Also waiting for The Bazaar? Here is where The Bazaar on mobile stands.
Questions
Is Slay the Spire 2 on mobile?
No. Slay the Spire 2 has no iPhone, iPad or Android version. It has been in Steam Early Access on Windows, macOS and Linux since March 5, 2026, for $24.99. Mega Crit says console and mobile versions likely won't come until after Early Access ends.
When is Slay the Spire 2 coming to mobile?
Mega Crit has not announced a date. Its FAQ says it wants the game on as many platforms as possible, but that console and mobile versions likely won't release until after Early Access. It puts Early Access at perhaps one to two years from the March 2026 launch.
Can you play Slay the Spire 2 on iPhone or Android?
Only by streaming it. Valve's free Steam Link app for iPhone, iPad and Android streams Slay the Spire 2 from a computer running Steam, signed in to an account that owns the game. Unofficial Android launchers also exist, but Mega Crit doesn't make them and they ask for a Steam login inside a third-party app.
Is Slay the Spire 2 on Switch?
No. Slay the Spire 2 is not on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation or Xbox. Mega Crit says console versions, like mobile ones, likely won't release until after Early Access.
Is the first Slay the Spire on mobile?
Yes. Slay the Spire is $9.99 on the App Store and Google Play, with no in-app purchases, on iPhone since June 2020 and Android since February 2021. Apple Arcade subscribers can also play Slay the Spire+.
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