Slay the Spire 2 beats Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem as March's biggest-selling game on Steam

Slay the Spire 2 was allegedly March'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 (£81.7 million).

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 Resident Evil 3 Remake sold 994,000 units.

"Mega Crit's Slay the Spire 2 moved a nuts (but deserved) 5.3M copies in March for its early-access debut," writes analyst Rhys Elliott. "To date, it has generated $108 million on Steam alone. All this is to say that Slay the Spire 2 easily takes Steam's #1 copies sold spot for March.

"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'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's defining success stories when all is said and done."

Bronze place went to Climber Animals Together. "After a relatively quiet debut in 2024, Climber Animals exploded in early 2026 following a successful self-release strategy in China," Elliott explains. "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] – a premium title – generated over 10x that revenue with nearly identical unit volume."

Requiem added another 1.2 million sales to the list, generating around $70 million (£53 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. "This is another reason for Capcom's PC-first mindset: the Steam audience is far more receptive to deep, aggressive discounting than other platforms," Elliott added.

Last week, Slay the Spire 2 pushed out another beta patch, reverting a number of changes the prior patch introduced, including changes made to the Prepared (Silent), Borrowed Time, and Capture Spirit (Necrobinder) cards.

Within two weeks of its launch, Slay the Spire 2 was estimated to have made more money than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam.