Salt and Sanctuary
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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8.9/10
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About This Game
Salt and Sanctuary is a action/indie game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Ska Studios and released in 2016. With an estimated 1.1 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 21.4k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 89.3/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 15.27 hours, with side content bringing that to 23.08 hours, and a completionist run can reach 34.2 hours. Players commonly describe it as Souls-like, Metroidvania, Dark Fantasy, 2D and Difficult.
Playtime Estimates
15.27h
🎯 Main Story
23.08h
⭐ Main + Sides
34.2h
💯 Completionist
Based on 16 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
May 17, 2016
Developer
Ska Studios
Publisher
Ska Studios
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$17.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.1M
(851.3K 1.3M) VRI ScoreLearning
79.5
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Indie
RPG
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Shared/Split Screen
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
Tags
Souls-like
Metroidvania
Dark Fantasy
2D
Difficult
RPG
Action
Platformer
Local Co-Op
Indie
Atmospheric
Dark
Action RPG
Co-op
Side Scroller
Gore
Singleplayer
Adventure
Horror
Story Rich
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
German
Japanese
French
Italian
Spanish - Spain
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil
Polish
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional Notes: Xbox360 Gamepad recommended
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional Notes: Xbox360 Gamepad recommended
Minimum:
- OS: Lion 10.7.5
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported
Recommended:
- OS: Latest macOS Release
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+ support
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported
Minimum:
- OS: glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit. S3TC support is NOT required.
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported
Recommended:
- OS: glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+ support
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported
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