Can you trust Slay the Spire's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 97.1%
Genuinely great 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Slay the Spire is 97.1% (95% range 97.0–97.2%), in line with the official 97.5% on Steam. It is based on 400 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).
Positive reviews average 0.73 in trust and negative ones 0.83; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (50% overall).
Across 108 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 93.2% (last 30 days: 94.5%), close to the all-time figure.
Japanese-language reviews alone show 92.3% (2,168 reviews, 95% range 91.2–93.4%), 5.1 points below the overall rating. Players writing in Japanese are noticeably less positive. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 85.6%.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
Positive vs negative breakdown
Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 2% | 7% |
| Very short text | 51% | 27% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 6% | 7% |
| Received for free | 1% | 1% |
| Owns very few games | 18% | 7% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 3% | 5% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.73 | 0.83 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 30.8 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 94.5% | 1,153 |
| Last 180 days | 93.2% | 8,145 |
| All time | 97.5% | 219,365 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 85.6% | 97 |
About this verdict
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