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Salt 2: Shores of Gold

Salt 2: Shores of Gold

Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.

Released Nov 12, 2025 Developer Lavaboots Studios Platforms Windows Early AccessOpen WorldSurvivalSailingPirates
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.1%positive1,330 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“I'm at 260 hours and realized I should probably recommend this game, and I do. Chill and relaxing. Sometimes it's just nice to sail. Anyone expecting Assassin's Creed Black Flag or Sea of Thieves won't find it here. Think more of a bit of Skyrim mixed with a bit of LOZ Windwaker…”

— a player, Steam review · 285 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“It's a very chill experience, and that is appreciated. I get that the devs wanted it to be this and they hit their target. I'd like more to do, I love exploring but nearly every island is some kind of locked door requiring some kind of token. It's become just a game of finding…”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
Not recommended · 25 found this helpful

“This could’ve been a great pirate survival game, but it just isn’t. The idea is solid and there are some nice touches, but everything feels half-finished and overly simple. It gets boring really fast. You keep doing the same thing over and over: sail to an island, loot…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:44 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

82playing at last check
8024-hour peak
948all-time peak
0 250 500 2023 2024 2025 2026 328 avg · Sep 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

36achievements
4.1%median completion
0.3%rarest: Edge of the Earth
31.1% of players 26.7% of players 24.1% of players 24.1% of players 22.7% of players 18.3% of players 17.2% of players 13.0% of players 11.3% of players 11.1% of players 9.0% of players 8.4% of players 6.4% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 31.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
31.1%Well Well Well — Find and enter a well cave.
26.7%Truffle Hunter — Obtain a white truffle mushroom.
24.1%Scuba Sailor — Enter an underwater cave.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Edge of the Earth — Use a sextant past the 1,000 unit mark.
0.5%Pirate Legend — Reach skill level 50 in all primary skills.
1.0%Master Crafter — Reach level 50 in all crafting skills.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 22, 2026
Update: New Islands, Quest, Loot, and More

This update contains a number of fixes, improvements, and new content. Some new small islands can now be found past the 30 unit mark in any direction. These contain new quests, items, and points of in

Jun 09, 2026
Beta Branch Update: New Islands, Quest, Loot, and More

We've just pushed our latest update to the Steam beta branch. If you want to help us test the new content before it goes public, you can find instructions on how to opt into the beta branch here.This

May 12, 2026
Update Preview: New Islands, Quests, Loot, and More

Ahoy mateys!We wanted to give you a quick update on what's going on at Lavaboots Studios and what you can expect for the next update for Salt 2. Our current goal is to have the next patch hit the beta

Mar 10, 2026
Update: New Guild and Post Office Comissions

New guild - The Treasure Hunters A new guild and related quest line can be found within the world. Help the treasure hunters guild search the seas for buried treasure. Delivery Comissions Small post o

Feb 25, 2026
Beta Branch Update: Delivery Quests and New Guild

Our latest update is now available on the Steam beta branch. If you'd like to join the beta branch and help us find bugs before it's available on the default branch, you can find instructions on how t

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsEarly Access · Open World · Survival · Sailing · Pirates · Crafting · Exploration · Sandbox · Action-Adventure · PvE · Naval · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America *
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.saltthegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 or later Processor: 2.5 Ghz Quad Core or Similar Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 660 or Later With Shader Model 5.0 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space