{"id":254798,"date":"2023-10-16T10:19:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=310516"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:57:42","slug":"the-creators-of-slay-the-spire-release-a-game-as-a-surprise-and-its-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-creators-of-slay-the-spire-release-a-game-as-a-surprise-and-its-free\/","title":{"rendered":"The creators of Slay the Spire have released a game by surprise, and it&#8217;s free!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The controversy with Unity hasn&#8217;t ended well for the company. While it&#8217;s true that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/unity-regrets-this-will-be-the-new-prices-and-rates-of-the-graphics-engine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">they eventually backtracked<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/unitys-absurd-measures-have-cost-the-companys-ceo-his-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">with their CEO even announcing departure from the company<\/a>, the damage is done. Many developers, especially small and medium-sized ones, have lost confidence in the company&#8217;s future prospects. It&#8217;s not surprising to see movements towards other graphic engines, especially those with open-source licenses, such as Godot.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Slay the Spire\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/90a6d62f-9fc7-44c6-89ff-4a8418bdd3cd\/3462070077\/slay-the-spire-3462070077.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Slay the Spire<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/slay-the-spire.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/slay-the-spire.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first major name to embrace Godot has been none other than Mega Crit, the creators of Slay the Spire, the popular card game that sparked the popularity of deck-building roguelikes. The studio has been working on their next project for two years, initially developing it under the umbrella of Unity. However, after the events, they&#8217;ve decided to switch game engines to Godot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning a game engine isn&#8217;t something that happens overnight. It requires study, effort, and a lot of dedication. Instead of trying to learn on the fly, they have opted to work on a small project in just three weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/jam\/jump-ship-jam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">for the Jump Ship Jam<\/a> called Dancing Duelists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dancing Duelists Gameplay (GameJam) v2\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocDoNhz5JkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Close to the sensibility of Slay the Spire, Dancing Duelists is a small deck-building game mixed with autobattle mechanics. Players choose a character and a set of cards that will make up their deck. That&#8217;s the extent of their interaction: whether they win or lose this unique dance competition depends on the cards they draw and the ones drawn by their opponent. It&#8217;s a curious but refreshing twist to the Slay the Spire formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only has this project helped them learn how to use Godot, but it&#8217;s also available for free download <a href=\"https:\/\/megacrit.itch.io\/dancing-duelists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">on their itch.io page<\/a>. It&#8217;s a much-appreciated gift that, while unlikely to occupy us for the hundreds (or thousands) of hours that Slay the Spire did, surely compensates for the delay their next game might experience due to the need to be ported to a new game engine.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Slay the Spire\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/90a6d62f-9fc7-44c6-89ff-4a8418bdd3cd\/3462070077\/slay-the-spire-3462070077.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Slay the Spire<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/slay-the-spire.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/slay-the-spire.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mega Crit, the creators of Slay the Spire, have decided to stop using Unity, and to learn how to use Godot they have decided&#8230; to create a free game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9268,"featured_media":254801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[5562,5259,5563,1990],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-254798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-dancing-duelists","tag-godot","tag-slay-the-spire","tag-unity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317207,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254798\/revisions\/317207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254798"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=254798"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=254798"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=254798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}