{"id":354667,"date":"2025-12-09T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=403674"},"modified":"2025-12-09T03:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:25:11","slug":"the-most-anticipated-indie-game-of-2026-emerged-from-a-coin-toss-during-a-discord-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-most-anticipated-indie-game-of-2026-emerged-from-a-coin-toss-during-a-discord-call\/","title":{"rendered":"The most anticipated indie game of 2026 emerged from a coin toss during a Discord call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slay the Spire 2, the highly anticipated sequel to one of the most celebrated indies in recent years, will be released in March 2026, establishing itself as one of the most anticipated launches in the first half of the year. <strong>This news has generated a great stir among the gaming community, especially after the overwhelming success of the original title, which popularized the roguelike genre and card deck building<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fortune decided for the study<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The curious thing about the development of Slay the Spire 2 is that, despite its imminent arrival, the team at Mega Crit Games initially had no plans to continue the franchise.<strong> In an interview with PC Gamer, Anthony Giovannetti, co-founder of the studio, revealed that the team was immersed in other projects and that the decision to develop a sequel was made surprisingly casually<\/strong>: by flipping a coin during a call on Discord. If the outcome had been different, we probably wouldn&#8217;t have seen the continuation of this beloved series.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-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=\"Slay the Spire 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ttVtllHkb4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legacy of Slay the Spire is undeniable; its innovative gameplay proposal has influenced numerous titles in the industry. <strong>The decision to continue with the franchise came at a time when Mega Crit Games had several possible paths ahead of them<\/strong>. However, the trust in the judgment of their partner, Casey Yano, was crucial, as Giovannetti did not witness the outcome of the coin toss that determined the future of the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the release date approaches, expectations are rising.<strong> Slay the Spire 2 is shaping up not only as a sequel but as an opportunity to explore new mechanics and expand a universe that has captivated millions of players<\/strong>. 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This news has generated a great stir among the gaming community, especially after the overwhelming success of the original title, which popularized the roguelike genre and deck-building mechanics. Fortune decided for the studio The curious thing about the development of Slay the Spire 2 is that, despite its imminent arrival, the Mega team [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":354668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[19311,19312,2243,19313,10429,6239,8524,5563,19314],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-354667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-anthony-giovannetti","tag-casey-yano","tag-discord","tag-mega-crit-games","tag-pc-gamer","tag-roguelike","tag-roguelite","tag-slay-the-spire","tag-slay-the-spire-2","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354667","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\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354667"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354675,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354667\/revisions\/354675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354667"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=354667"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=354667"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=354667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}