Slay or Lay is an adult roguelike deckbuilder from SlayStudio, built in Unity. Its visuals use animated 2D CG and AI CG art. The game takes place in a lush, dangerous medieval fantasy world where combat and monster girls are central. You play a male protagonist whose deck drives both survival and desire, making each run a mix of strategy and adult themes. The design puts engaging, strategic gameplay first.
The current build is Act 2 Update 7, released on October 10, 2026. Development is ongoing, and the current version is not labeled final. It is available on Windows and offered in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. The game is uncensored. This update adds new animated Live2D scenes and includes fixes and adjustments.
Developer's description
Slay or Lay is a roguelike deckbuilder set in a lush, dangerous medieval fantasy world. Here, your deck dictates not just your survival, but your desires.
Slay or Lay puts engaging, strategic gameplay front and center.
Act 2 Update 7
New animated Live2D scenes
Fixes and adjustments
Act 2 Update 6
New animated Live2D scenes
The game has been translated into Russian, Chinese and Spanish
Act 2 Update 5
New animated Live2D scenes
Dirty talk before scenes
Slight retouch of main game loop (not final)
New UI
New BGs
Improved Android version.
Various fixes and improvements
Act 2 Update 4
Remastered Act 0 Live2D scenes.
New Act 0 models.
New backgrounds for older scenes, plus visual retouches.
Act 2 Update 2 Animated
First redrawn, animated, and voiced scenes for Act 0 — Fighting Trainer, Stealth Trainer, Magic Trainer, and Guild Master — plus the Act 1 Fox.
Stackable status effects when laying enemies.
Reworked and rebalanced statuses and the gameplay loop.
Improved Android version.
Windowed mode for desktop.
You can now exit the game at any time, and progress will save.
Act 2 Update 1
New shop, curses, upgrades, events, and deck interface.
Light introduction to the future romance (Nun NPC).
More interactive UI — relics, blessings, and curses now glow when activated.
Reworked damaging statuses.
Battle log to keep track of combat.
New blessings exclusive to the Nun.
Rebalancing, polish, and bug fixes.
Act 2
Act 2 release.
8 new enemies and 39 CGs.
Expanded Curses and Blessings system — 33 in total, including how they work.
~20 new cards, ~20 new relics, and new plus remade events built around Curses and Blessings.
Bug fixes and overall polish.
Act 1 Update 2
Expanded event system — 32 new events with new mechanics.
Curses and Blessings — a new way to customize and experiment with the game.
Act 0 with 4 enemies and 20 CGs to master the game before starting Act 1.
Improved map generation.
Bug fixes and overall polish.
Act 1 Update 1
Android version is now available.
Complete UI redesign for a sleeker, more modern feel.
New Collection tab in the main menu to browse enemies, cards, and relics.
Idle animations for characters.
Reworked card art.
Improved readability for text, stats, and UI.
Improved gameplay smoothness and responsiveness.
Balance adjustments to the core gameplay loop.
Bug fixes and overall polish.
Act 1
Act 1 release.
8 new girls and 38 CGs.
New scene unlocking mechanic.
21 new cards and upgrades.
20 new relics.
New VFX, SFX, and music.
Quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Demo QoL Update
Cards you don't have enough energy to play now gray out in your hand.
Upgrade previews before committing to an upgrade.
Status tooltips in combat.
Moved the energy cost indicator higher on the card frame for better readability.
Gallery — view cutscenes from the menu.
Continue run after you (s)lay the boss.
Gold rewards for winning battles.
Screen shake when using attack cards.
Bug fixes.
Demo
Demo release.
Player reviews
Player rating3.0 / 5 · 9 ratings
Written reviews9 · avg 2.9★
Positive (4–5★)44%
Latest review2026-09-06
What players say
Mixed: some praise playable card combat, while several criticize weak hentai rewards and punishing reward choices.
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Players like
Card combat is playable and varied
Functional and smooth for a demo
Players see potential for more content
Common complaints
Hentai rewards are minimal and generic
Reward-or-CG choice undermines gameplay
Presentation and depth feel barebones
Best for players who enjoy simple deckbuilding and can tolerate weak adult rewards.
Summarised from 9 written player reviews.
Imdd762026-09-06★★★★★
I love this type of game and I can't wait for more mechanic, card, enemies, zone, acte and difficulty maybe you could even go into some femdom would be a good plus, addind some random event coule be a good…
Jose57892026-07-25★★★★★
Hi. You make your way through a point-to-point map by collecting money, bonuses, curses... There are the usual merchants and rest stops, traps, battles, and little snippets of story... Game over mean roll back to the beginning of this map…
Krolarnin2026-06-22★★★★★
A hentai game that punishes you for viewing the hentai. Which would be more of an issue if there was any real hentai to see. After each combat you get to choose Slay or Lay. If you choose lay you…