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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 31845964
Last Record Update 22 October 2025 – 20:41:20 UTC ()
Release Date 17 May 2016 – 17:01:48 UTC ()
😎 87.49%
21k reviews
119
In-Game
💥 Souls-like 💨 Metroidvania 🧝 Dark Fantasy 🏽 2D 😓 Difficult

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 ()
osarch empty string
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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library_logoen
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height_pct48.860128235573505
osextended macos64
review_score 8
review_percentage 89
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
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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 📺 Side Scroller 😖 Gore 👤 Singleplayer 🗺️ Adventure 😱 Horror 📚 Story Rich

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Shared/Split Screen Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp23 October 2024 – 19:40:19 UTC

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timestamp 10 May 2016 – 16:56:42 UTC

Trailer 55923 ↴

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User File System

Key Value
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1 ↴
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rootoverrides
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/Salt and Sanctuary/savedata/ *.slv
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/Salt and Sanctuary/savedata/ *.rand
Linux (Override) $XDG_DATA_HOME/SaltAndSanctuary/
$XDG_DATA_HOME/SaltAndSanctuary/
MacOS (Override) ~/Library/Application Support/SaltAndSanctuary/
~/Library/Application Support/SaltAndSanctuary/
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