~Negative WARNING

Post-incident wrap-up #18

Slay the Spire 2

The most recent tracked incident was a negative warning alert triggered by sustained conditions. Across the visible window, the game added 6,865 reviews, the current 1-hour directional delta sits at 403, and the incident peak reached 403 in 1 hour. 1 earlier incident have already resolved.

Incident opened Mar 21, 2026, 8:22 AM and resolved Mar 21, 2026, 9:10 AM.

Peak tier reached: WARNING.

Reported score change during incident window: -2.5%.

Estimated time to peak: -61 m.

Estimated time to resolve: 48 m.

Before / after

Window from Mar 20, 2026, 8:30 PM to Mar 21, 2026, 8:12 PM.

Score before

81.0%

Score now

78.0%

Change

-3.0%

Reviews added

6,865

Peak velocity

496/h

Composite impact score

moderate (50)

Tier severity

+14

Review volume delta

+20

Peak velocity

+11

Score movement

+5

Resolution duration

+0

Likely cause ranking

Probabilities are heuristic and derived from approved tag assignments, classifier confidence, and editorial overrides.

ClassifierRaw confidence 64%v2

Sustained negative flow pattern.

Incident FAQ

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What happened?

Slay the Spire 2 entered a negative warning incident with 6,865 additional reviews in the tracked window.

How severe was it?

Incident remained in warning severity without crossing critical threshold. Composite impact score is 50/100 (MODERATE).

What are the most likely causes?

Patch Backlash 100%

Is it resolving?

Resolved after 48 m with still elevated current sentiment state.

How far did sentiment move from normal?

Score moved by -3.0 points, from 81.0% to 78.0%. Peak velocity reached 496 reviews/hour.

Does it resemble a broader cluster?

No related incidents were detected across connected titles in the current comparison window.

External trigger timeline

Correlates model milestones with seasonal overlap and cause evidence to explain likely trigger context.

SEASONAL

Mar 19, 2026, 12:00 AM

Seasonal overlap: Steam Spring Sale 2026

Official Steam seasonal sale.

SYSTEM

Mar 21, 2026, 7:21 AM

Peak pressure window

Peak tier reached WARNING.

SYSTEM

Mar 21, 2026, 8:22 AM

Incident opened

Model opened a negative warning incident via sustained trigger logic.

SYSTEM

Mar 21, 2026, 9:09 AM

Baseline divergence

1h direction velocity ran at 5.04x slot baseline.

SYSTEM

Mar 21, 2026, 9:10 AM

Incident resolved

Incident exited alert thresholds and moved to resolved state.

CAUSE

Mar 21, 2026, 8:00 PM

Likely cause: Patch Backlash

Sustained negative flow pattern. (alerts + classifier v2 migration backfill)

Recovery tracking

Forecast ETA to normalize sentiment: Now (HIGH confidence)

Post-incident behaviour is close to expected baseline levels.

Time to peak

-61 m

Time to resolve

48 m

Score at start

81.0%

Score at worst

79.0%

Score drop

2.0 pt

Recovered +24 h

-2.0 pt

Recovered +7 d

n/a

Recovered +30 d

n/a

Sentiment stabilised

No

Alert timeline

Escalation history across active and resolved incidents for this game.

~Negative WARNING

Started Mar 21, 2026, 8:22 AM

Incident page
openedwarning

Incident opened at warning severity

Mar 21, 2026, 8:22 AM

Trigger: sustained

peakedwarning

Peaked at warning severity

Mar 21, 2026, 8:45 AM

resolvedwarning

Resolved

Mar 21, 2026, 9:10 AM