Faithful 2D Dark Souls experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I really didn't think I could ever experience that "Dark Souls 1 feeling" again, but I just did and I'm grinning ear to ear.”
Steam review · 27.2 h played ↗
Salt and Sanctuary
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Ska Studios2016Souls-like · Metroidvania · RPG
$17.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, atmospheric 2D Dark Souls with huge build variety and co-op, hurt by no map, janky platforming and uneven bosses. Skip it if you hate platforming or getting lost.
Great for
Dark Souls fans wanting a 2D take with deep builds, exploration and couch co-op
Main risk
No map plus punishing, janky platforming and falls make exploration frustrating
What changed in the last 30 days
25 recent reviews
Recent negatives cite clunky platforming, dull bosses and no map, and one dislikes the mage start. No new patch or bug stands out, so the cause is unclear.
25 recent reviews
What players love
Dark, atmospheric art and world
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Atmosphere is incredible. It's oppressive in all the right ways.”
Steam review · 68.1 h played ↗
Satisfying combat and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the combat is deeply satisfying. the game offering a wide range of weapons, magic, and builds that leans to re-playability.”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Huge build and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Massive Build Variety: The options here are huge. You have melee, ranged weapons, magic, summons, tons of weapon types with unique move sets, a massive skill tree”
Steam review · 58.2 h played ↗
Interconnected world and rewarding exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Exploration is a joy. There are a ton of locations each with their unique enemies, mechanics, nooks and crannies and shortcuts connecting everything together.”
Steam review · 68.1 h played ↗
Great couch co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Thank you for making this Couch Co-Op. My wife and I are having an absolute blast!”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky controls and bad hitboxes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the hitbox are completely random, the controls are slugghish and God the platforming is just pure luck on every edge to grab.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Janky platforming and deadly falls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The character keeps refusing to jump and falls into the pit.”
Steam review · translated · 10.9 h played ↗
Frustrating, unfair bosses and enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“jumping across the screen to command grab you, dropping down on your head to instantly poison you”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
No in-game map
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“What kind of psycho decided to not put a map in a metroidvania ?”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Ugly, murky visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Repulsive graphical style. No sense of taste in the use of effects and no options to disable them.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Poor balance and weak builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“2-handed ultra class weapons, having the same or almost the same attack speed as small weapons, while dealing 3-4 times more damage and having triple the reach”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows Vista
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
Storage2 GB available space
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