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Losses and invested effort

Slay the Spire: the character’s health reaches zero and a Death screen confirms the end of the attempt.The health pool is exhaustedThe game explicitly confirms defeat
Slay the SpireDeath ends the current run
  1. The health pool is exhausted
  2. The game explicitly confirms defeat
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Potential progress loss and past effort can influence continued play. Past investment does not automatically make future costs worthwhile.

Design tips

  • Allow saving state and choosing to stop.

Examples