Games like Saltsea Chronicles
If Saltsea Chronicles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows, The Wreck and Dahlia View — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its branching paths feel consequential, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Saltsea Chronicles: It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Players who liked Saltsea Chronicles also play
Steam players who put hours into Saltsea Chronicles also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Top pick for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world. As a dragon detective, use your six senses to find evidence and hunt down the culprit.
The Wreck
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Second-strongest match for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Third-strongest match for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
No Longer Home
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Ranked #5 for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Life is Strange: Reunion
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Ranked #6 for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Life is Strange: True Colors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Ranked #7 for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Arcadie: Second-Born
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Ranked #8 for Saltsea Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Saltsea Chronicles at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Saltsea Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Saltsea Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Saltsea Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Saltsea Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Saltsea Chronicles on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saltsea Chronicles.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
No Longer Home
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Life is Strange: True Colors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Saltsea Chronicles.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Saltsea Chronicles.
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Frequently asked about Saltsea Chronicles
- Is Saltsea Chronicles verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Saltsea Chronicles is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Saltsea Chronicles cost?
- Saltsea Chronicles is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Saltsea Chronicles?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Saltsea Chronicles are Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows, The Wreck, Dahlia View.
- Who developed Saltsea Chronicles?
- Saltsea Chronicles was developed by Die Gute Fabrik.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Saltsea Chronicles.
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