Fit check
Is Salt worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer self-directed open-world exploration over tightly guided progression
- Fans of sailing adventures who want quests, trading, and collectible loot
- Groups seeking cooperative exploration with ship customization and sea activities
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking tightly scripted progression may find the open-ended structure too loose
- Players who want frequent combat-focused encounters may find the emphasis on sailing, discovery, and collection slow
- Players looking for a compact, hand-authored world may not want procedurally generated islands
Our take on Salt
Rather than centering its adventure on a fixed route or conventional dungeon structure, Salt makes choosing a direction and sailing outward the main activity. Quests, trading, fishing, hunting, mapping, and ship decoration sit within an open-ended ocean that supports a self-chosen pace.
What is Salt?
Salt is an open-world exploration game built around sailing between islands in search of discoveries and loot.
Players begin with basic resources for building a raft, then choose their own direction across a procedurally generated ocean. The journey includes a main quest, more than 50 side quests, ancient ruins, merchants, pirates, cultists, wildlife, and other mysterious locations. Ships can be upgraded, decorated, and used as homes at sea. An RPG-style loot system includes hundreds of weapons, armor pieces, resources, and unusual items with different rarities. Players can chart discovered islands and notable locations on an in-game map, trade rare items, fish, hunt wildlife, or sail at a relaxed pace. Cooperative play allows adventures with friends.
How Salt plays
- 01Procedural Ocean
- The game generates an unlimited world of islands for exploration across the sea.
- 02Quest Content
- A main storyline and more than 50 optional quests provide lore, secrets, and loot.
- 03Ship Customization
- Players can improve large vessels and decorate them as homes on the water.
- 04RPG Loot System
- Hundreds of weapons, armor pieces, resources, and unusual items are divided by rarity.
- 05Exploration Mapping
- An in-game map records islands, rare loot, and other locations discovered during voyages.
- 06Sea Activities
- Fishing and wildlife hunting are available alongside sailing and island exploration.
- 07Cooperative Adventures
- Friends can sail together and exchange rare items found during exploration.
Salt compared to similar games
Salt centers on sailing between procedurally generated islands, ship customization, trading, fishing, and open-ended discovery. Ghost of a Tale focuses on an action-RPG adventure with stealth, disguises, and conversations in a medieval world populated by animals.
Salt: platforms & release
Is Salt worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer self-directed open-world exploration over tightly guided progression. Skip it if: players seeking tightly scripted progression may find the open-ended structure too loose.
Where can I download Salt?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Salt's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Salt on?
Windows and Linux.
