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Salt and Sanctuary

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.

Released May 17, 2016 Developer Ska Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Souls-likeMetroidvaniaDark Fantasy2DDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (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.

89.5%positive20,652 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 104 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 25 found this helpful

“Really enjoyed playing this game a lot. It's a really fun soulslike but in 2D, so definitely recommended for anyone that is into metroidvanias or any soulslike games in general. The combat is pretty fun and the designs is really nice as well. The music is also very underrated…”

— a player, Steam review · 273 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Simply put, this is the best souls-like ever made and the best 2d RPG too. I finished it several times on different platforms and once in a while I feel the urge to start a new playthrough from scratch.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I bought this game a few years ago and got backlogged. played it this week and was blown away. did 2 playthroughs in 3 days. Amazing game.”

— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

65playing at last check
11424-hour peak
2,422all-time peak
0 500 1k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 817 avg · May 2016

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.

37achievements
25.1%median completion
8.0%rarest: Fading Fast
91.1% of players 74.0% of players 72.0% of players 49.5% of players 48.4% of players 45.3% of players 43.3% of players 43.0% of players 43.0% of players 38.4% of players 38.0% of players 32.7% of players 32.2% of players 30.4% of players 28.3% of players 27.9% of players 26.5% of players 25.2% of players 25.1% of players 24.9% of players 24.5% of players 24.5% of players 23.5% of players 22.7% of players 21.8% of players 21.6% of players 19.5% of players 15.3% of players 15.0% of players 13.4% of players 13.0% of players 12.3% of players 12.0% of players 11.8% of players 10.4% of players 9.6% of players 8.0% of players 91.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.1%Find Sanctuary — Claim your first sanctuary.
74.0%The Three — Take an oath to The Three.
72.0%The Banquet — Defeat the Sodden Knight.
Rarest badges of honor
8.0%Fading Fast — Aid an unraveling sorceror.
9.6%Keepers of Fire and Sky — Take an oath to the gods of Fire and Sky.
10.4%Order of the Betrayer — Take an oath to the Order of the Betrayer.

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.

$17.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$17.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US17.99 USD
EU17.99 EUR
UK13.59 GBP
Australia25.95 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,780 JPY
Brazil33.99 BRL
China60.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$6.7 China Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$20

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 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.

Oct 21, 2025
Patch Notes for 1.0.2.2

Another small update. This patch is focused on bug fixes and internal cleanups. 1.0.2.2 - Fixed a DPI zoom issue when using multiple monitors. - Fixed a salt transfer bug. - Fixed a level-up transfer

Aug 16, 2024
Patch Notes for 1.0.2.1

Another update -- Now that the dust has settled on the last patch, it's time for some cleanup. This cleanup patch arrives with many bugs squashed and some wrinkles ironed out. 1.0.2.1 Bugs General - F

Aug 01, 2024
Patch Notes for 1.0.2.0

Highlights A momentous moment has arrived! A storm of chaos settles on the Isle of Salt with the addition of a Randomizer. Choose from three options how you wish to tackle this new challenge mode. Fee

Nov 05, 2023
Salt and Sacrifice comes to Steam November 7, 2023!

Wishlist Salt and Sacrifice now! A once-peaceful kingdom is plunged into chaos by encroaching tides of Mages: merciless embodiments of elemental chaos. The Marked Inquisitors, a doomed force of the co

May 26, 2023
Patch Notes for 1.0.1.1

1.0.1.1 Bugs - Sanctuary place icon prompt crash fixed. - Particle limit reached crash fixed. - Max resolution on Windows adjusted. - Witch of the Lake has a tighter leash to her arena. - Dried King i

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsSouls-like · Metroidvania · Dark Fantasy · 2D · Difficult · RPG · Action · Platformer · Indie · Local Co-Op · Atmospheric · Dark (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Remote Play on TV · Remote Play Together
LanguagesEnglish, German, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.saltandsanctuary.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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