We Know Why They Did It

Slay The Spire 2 has been review bombed twice on Steam, and Mega Crit's indie hit is caught in something far bigger than a balance patch. Over half the game's reviews are now Chinese-language, and for that audience, leaving a negative review is the only feedback channel they have left.

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00:00 Bigger Than A Patch
01:29 Slay The Spire 2
03:07 Two Review Bombs
06:46 The Tools Available
12:43 Megacrit Understands
14:41 The System Is Barely Holding

Sources:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2868840/view/502852451136700526?l=english
https://alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/slay-the-spire-2-one-of-the-best
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2868840/view/503978984819655259
https://web.archive.org/web/20210904201055/https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/18/slay-the-spire-passes-1-5-million-copies-sold/
https://www.togeproductions.com/SteamScout/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/china-blocks-steam-community-features
https://gizmodo.com/best-vpn/unblock-discord-china
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39947442
https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/inside-the-chinese-steamconsole-companion
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1017634
https://kotaku.com/makers-of-popular-horror-game-pulled-from-steam-say-its-1836375382
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/stardew-valley-dev-forced-to-roll-back-latest-update-for-some-players-over-issues-that-broke-the-life-sims-chinese-translation/
https://www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/2025/09/05/silksongs-real-final-boss-the-translator-who-broke-his-nda-and-wrote-like-a-dead-poet/
https://x.com/MegaCrit/status/2035125930876678627?s=20
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/mega-crit-co-founder-says-he-wasnt-bothered-by-the-steam-backlash-to-slay-the-spire-2s-beta-balance-patch-its-difficult-for-players-to-feel-like-theyre-heard/
https://bellular.games/remedy-gambled-on-an-ex-ea-exec-to-save-them/
https://bellular.games/valves-steam-reviews-rethink/