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Salt and Sanctuary

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App ID 283640
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Ska Studios
Franchise Salt and Sanctuary
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies FNA Engine, MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 29827037
Last Record Update 30 June 2025 – 17:09:14 UTC ()
Release Date 17 May 2016 – 17:01:48 UTC ()
😎 87.51%
20k reviews
90
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Ska Studios
metacritic_name Salt and Sanctuary
controller_support full
metacritic_score 84
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/salt-and-sanctuary?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Ska Studios
Store Release Date 17 May 2016 – 17:02:01 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/skastudios
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 17 May 2016 – 17:01:48 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 October 2019 – 22:27:35 UTC () (1572301655)
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Detected Technologies (?) FNA Engine, MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine, SharpDX SDK, SteamworksNET SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 8 December 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9928493
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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First seen on SteamDB 24 February 2014 – 15:51:16 UTC (), in changelist #413013

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
German Yes
Japanese Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Korean Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes
Turkish Yes

Tags

💥 Souls-like 💨 Metroidvania 🧝 Dark Fantasy 🏽 2D 😓 Difficult 🎲 RPG 💥 Action 🏗️ Platformer 🌱 Indie 👥 Local Co-Op 🌫 Atmospheric 😨 Dark 💥 Action RPG 🤝 Co-op 😖 Gore 📺 Side Scroller 👤 Singleplayer 🗺️ Adventure 😱 Horror 📚 Story Rich

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Steam charts

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  • 90 players right now
  • 90 24-hour peak
  • 2,430 all-time peak 22 May 2016
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Store data

  • 82,273 followers
  • 18,550 positive reviews
  • 2,179 negative reviews
  • 89.49% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 49 24-hour peak
  • 147,969 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.51% SteamDB Rating
  • 18,550 89.5% positive reviews
  • 2,179 10.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
17 May 2016 – 17:01 Steam Release -
28 April 2023 – 22:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Striking Soulslikes Bundle -

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How many players are playing Salt and Sanctuary right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 90 players live playing Salt and Sanctuary on Steam.

Salt and Sanctuary had an all-time peak of 2430 concurrent players on 22 May 2016.

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