{"id":1866972,"date":"2026-04-05T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1866972"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:13:58","slug":"slay-the-spire-2-beats-crimson-desert-and-resident-evil-requiem-as-marchs-biggest-selling-game-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1866972","title":{"rendered":"Slay the Spire 2 beats Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem as March&#8217;s biggest-selling game on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Slay the Spire 2 beats Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem as March&#8217;s biggest-selling game on Steam<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Viral so-called &#8216;friendslop&#8217; game Climber Animals Together takes third place behind Crimson Desert.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/slay-the-spire-2-key-art.webp?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Slay the Spire 2 key art showing a collection of strange characters - some undead, some monstrous - circling around a giant spire that stretches into the clouds above.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"slay-the-spire-2-key-art.webp\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Mega Crit<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-05T15:13:58+00:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"10cf2e53-bea5-44e6-bc6c-98d8a341d473\" data-name=\"Crimson Desert\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" title=\"Follow Crimson Desert\"><br \/>\n  Follow Crimson Desert<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/slay-the-spire\">Slay the Spire<\/a> 2 was allegedly March&#8217;s biggest-selling game on Steam, shifting more units than other new releases like Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem, bringing an estimated revenue of around $108 million (\u00a381.7 million).<\/p>\n<p>According to a new analysis by Alinea Analytics, Slay the Spire 2 shifted an estimated 5.3 million copies, while Crimson Desert sold 1.9 million. Climber Animals Together and Resident Evil Requiem sold 1.2 million each, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-3-remake\">Resident Evil 3 Remake<\/a> sold 994,000 units.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Slay the Spire 2 - Official Early Access Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bdqubvcm8YI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Bdqubvcm8YI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Slay the Spire 2 &#8211; Official Early Access Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Slay the Spire 2 &#8211; Official Early Access Release Date Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bdqubvcm8YI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Mega Crit&#8217;s Slay the Spire 2 moved a nuts (but deserved) 5.3M copies in March for its early-access debut,&#8221; writes analyst Rhys Elliott. &#8220;To date, it has generated $108 million on Steam alone. All this is to say that Slay the Spire 2 easily takes Steam&#8217;s #1 copies sold spot for March.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crimson Desert sold nearly 2M copies on Steam last month. The initial launch was a bit of a mixed bag. Real talk: the stock market is typically a bollocks barometer for sentiment. Crimson Desert word of mouth has continued to spread, and the game&#8217;s community management has been frankly incredible so far. Crimson Desert is now firmly established as a permanent IP and will go down as one of 2026&#8217;s defining success stories when all is said and done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">March&#8217;s top 5 Steam games by copies sold (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alineaanalytics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alineaanalytics<\/a> estimates).<\/p>\n<p>Mega Crit\u2019s Slay the Spire 2 moved a nuts (but deserved) 5.3M copies in March for its early-access debut. To date, it has generated $108 million on Steam alone. All this is to say that Slay the Spire 2 easily\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/27hTyalLaN\">pic.twitter.com\/27hTyalLaN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rhys Elliott (@superhys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/superhys\/status\/2040113390358503454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bronze place went to Climber Animals Together. &#8220;After a relatively quiet debut in 2024, Climber Animals exploded in early 2026 following a successful self-release strategy in China,&#8221; Elliott explains. &#8220;So-called friendslop games often land on short-video-streaming platforms, then they blow up. And the same goes in China on platforms like Douyu or Bilibili, Even after the fact. Still, despite being #3 on the copies sold list, Climber Animals generated under $6M in March revenue due to its ultra-low price point. [Resident Evil Requiem] \u2013 a premium title \u2013 generated over 10x that revenue with nearly identical unit volume.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Requiem added another 1.2 million sales to the list, generating around $70 million (\u00a353 million), while Resident Evil 3 Remake sold just shy of a million copies, presumably bolstered by the success of Requiem. A heavy 90 percent discount also helped drive up interest. &#8220;This is another reason for Capcom&#8217;s PC-first mindset: the Steam audience is far more receptive to deep, aggressive discounting than other platforms,&#8221; Elliott added.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/slay-the-spire-2-beta-patch-rolls-back-some-prior-changes-following-player-feedback\">Slay the Spire 2 pushed out another beta patch<\/a>, reverting a number of changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/slay-the-spire-2-reminds-us-that-this-weeks-patch-was-the-first-of-many-to-come-over-the-next-1-2-years\">the prior patch introduced<\/a>, including changes made to the Prepared (Silent), Borrowed Time, and Capture Spirit (Necrobinder) cards.<\/p>\n<p>Within two weeks of its launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/slay-the-spire-2-sells-more-than-silksong-hades-2\">Slay the Spire 2 was estimated to have made more money than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/slay-the-spire\">Slay the Spire<\/a> 2 was allegedly March&#8217;s biggest-selling game on Steam, shifting more units than other new releases like Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem, bringing an estimated revenue of around $108 million (\u00a381.7 million).<\/p>\n<p>According to a new analysis by Alinea Analytics, Slay the Spire 2 shifted an estimated 5.3 million copies, while Crimson Desert sold 1.9 million. Climber Animals Together and Resident Evil Requiem sold 1.2 million each, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-3-remake\">Resident Evil 3 Remake<\/a> sold 994,000 units.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Slay the Spire 2 - Official Early Access Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bdqubvcm8YI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Bdqubvcm8YI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Slay the Spire 2 &#8211; Official Early Access Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Slay the Spire 2 &#8211; Official Early Access Release Date Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bdqubvcm8YI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Mega Crit&#8217;s Slay the Spire 2 moved a nuts (but deserved) 5.3M copies in March for its early-access debut,&#8221; writes analyst Rhys Elliott. &#8220;To date, it has generated $108 million on Steam alone. All this is to say that Slay the Spire 2 easily takes Steam&#8217;s #1 copies sold spot for March.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crimson Desert sold nearly 2M copies on Steam last month. The initial launch was a bit of a mixed bag. Real talk: the stock market is typically a bollocks barometer for sentiment. Crimson Desert word of mouth has continued to spread, and the game&#8217;s community management has been frankly incredible so far. Crimson Desert is now firmly established as a permanent IP and will go down as one of 2026&#8217;s defining success stories when all is said and done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">March&#8217;s top 5 Steam games by copies sold (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alineaanalytics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alineaanalytics<\/a> estimates).<\/p>\n<p>Mega Crit\u2019s Slay the Spire 2 moved a nuts (but deserved) 5.3M copies in March for its early-access debut. To date, it has generated $108 million on Steam alone. All this is to say that Slay the Spire 2 easily\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/27hTyalLaN\">pic.twitter.com\/27hTyalLaN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rhys Elliott (@superhys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/superhys\/status\/2040113390358503454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bronze place went to Climber Animals Together. &#8220;After a relatively quiet debut in 2024, Climber Animals exploded in early 2026 following a successful self-release strategy in China,&#8221; Elliott explains. &#8220;So-called friendslop games often land on short-video-streaming platforms, then they blow up. And the same goes in China on platforms like Douyu or Bilibili, Even after the fact. Still, despite being #3 on the copies sold list, Climber Animals generated under $6M in March revenue due to its ultra-low price point. [Resident Evil Requiem] \u2013 a premium title \u2013 generated over 10x that revenue with nearly identical unit volume.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Requiem added another 1.2 million sales to the list, generating around $70 million (\u00a353 million), while Resident Evil 3 Remake sold just shy of a million copies, presumably bolstered by the success of Requiem. A heavy 90 percent discount also helped drive up interest. &#8220;This is another reason for Capcom&#8217;s PC-first mindset: the Steam audience is far more receptive to deep, aggressive discounting than other platforms,&#8221; Elliott added.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/slay-the-spire-2-beta-patch-rolls-back-some-prior-changes-following-player-feedback\">Slay the Spire 2 pushed out another beta patch<\/a>, reverting a number of changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/slay-the-spire-2-reminds-us-that-this-weeks-patch-was-the-first-of-many-to-come-over-the-next-1-2-years\">the prior patch introduced<\/a>, including changes made to the Prepared (Silent), Borrowed Time, and Capture Spirit (Necrobinder) cards.<\/p>\n<p>Within two weeks of its launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/slay-the-spire-2-sells-more-than-silksong-hades-2\">Slay the Spire 2 was estimated to have made more money than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Slay the Spire 2 beats Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem as March&#8217;s biggest-selling game on Steam Viral so-called &#8216;friendslop&#8217; game Climber Animals Together takes third place behind Crimson Desert. 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