How to play Slay the Spire 2 co-op with friends

One of the biggest additions to Slay the Spire 2 is optional co-op. Unlike the first game, you choose to have a shared adventure with your friends.

Already added to the game at its early access launch, allows you to play with up to three friends and have a shared journey. If you’ve been confused about how to play co-op, this guide will help you out./yoast

How to co-op with friends in Slay the Spire 2

For starters, you and your buddies will need to own Slay the Spire 2 since there’s no system of friends pass or anything similar. All of you must be added to Steam as friends. To play co-op, you’ll need to invite your friends.

• Load the game.
• From the main menu, choose multiplayer.
• You have two options: you can either host a game or join one that’s hosted by your buddy.
• Let’s assume you want to host a game.
• Select the type of game you want to host.

• Next, pick the save file to create the session. You can use one that you used to play solo, or create a new save. In-game progression, like unlocked characters, doesn’t carry across different saves.
• Now, you have to invite your friends from the Steam list.

Once your friend accepts your request, they will join your shared session. For co-op, the host must stay connected to the game at all times.

Does Slay the Spire 2 have matchmaking

While Slay the Spire 2 has co-op, there’s no matchmaking. You can’t host open sessions and play with strangers. However, you can add them as a friend on Steam and then send them the invite. This is a smart way to play with others if none of your friends are on Slay the Spire 2.

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Slay the Spire 2 isn’t your typical deckbuilder, where you don’t have to take care of your health.

While there are five different characters to pick from, none of them is immortal. They will all take damage, and they will perish if you’re not careful. Taking damage is inevitable; no matter what you do, you’ll always end up receiving damage.

What matters is whether you’re healing your character at the correct moments.

How to heal in Slay the Spire 2

Healing is a premium activity in Slay the Spire 2. You can’t heal whenever you want, and restoring HP comes at a price. You’ll occasionally come across Rest Spots that appear as a campfire on your path. These spots can be found only sporadically, so you’ll need to plan carefully. Their locations on every run is compeltely random.

When you’re at the spot, you’ll have two different options: Rest or Smith. If you choose the latter, you can improve a card by applying different upgrades. If you choose the former, you’ll be able to recover a percentage of your character’s lost health.

You can also find different Relics and consumables on your run, and some of them might allow you to restore HP. Potions are one-time use, and you can have a maximum of three at a time. This method isn’t a guaranteed solution since all runs are random. It could happen that you might be unable to find an applicable Relic or consumable.

Slay the Spire 2 has five characters, and one of them has a healing ability. The Ironclad’s default relic, the Burning Blood, allows you to recover 6 HP at the end of combat. This is an extremely useful relic to have, which ranks him well on our characters’ tier list.

Outside of these methods, there’s no other way to recover HP and restore the health of your character in Slay the Spire 2. The same methods also apply if you’re playing co-op with your friends.

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