Slay the Spire vs Balatro: Which Is Better on a Treadmill or Bike?

Slay the Spire takes this one on our scores, but both are about as workout friendly as games get because nothing happens until you make a move.

Slay the Spire

Slay the Spire is a turn based deck builder where you climb a tower one fight at a time. You can take as long as you want on every turn, which makes it easy to keep a steady pace. It got a 3 in every category.

Balatro

Balatro is a deck builder built around poker hands. It is turn based too, so you can stop and think whenever you need to. The only place it lost to Slay the Spire on our scores was computer requirements.

Which should you play?

Pick Slay the Spire if you want more going on, with different characters and bigger decisions in each fight. Pick Balatro if poker hands sound more fun than card battles. You really cant go wrong here, so go with the one that looks better to you.