2016

Salt and Sanctuary

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Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Platform Indie

PlayStation 4 PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux Mac PlayStation Vita

Developer: Ska Studios

Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Themes Action, Fantasy, Horror

Perspective Side view

Critics Score 85/100 (10 reviews)

Summary

Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D action role-playing game developed by Ska Studios and released in 2016. It combines side-scrolling combat with mechanics inspired by action RPGs, including stamina management and character builds. Players explore a dark, interconnected world filled with hostile enemies and challenging bosses. Progression is based on skill trees, equipment upgrades, and exploration-driven discovery.

Storyline

A doomed sailor is shipwrecked on an uncharted island. In fog-shrouded valleys, where grinning, mossy corpses cling to rusted arms, shambling figures begin to stir. Beneath crumbling, salt-worn structures, labyrinthine passageways lead to unspeakable evil, long forgotten by man.