Games like Salt 2: Shores of Gold
If Salt 2: Shores of Gold is your kind of game, the closest matches are Salt, Windrose and ATLAS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lovely levelling system, atmospheric and immersive. 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 →Salt 2: Shores of Gold is a pirate-themed open-world adventure developed by Lavaboots Studios. Set in a procedurally generated ocean scattered with islands, the game combines exploration, quest-based adventure, and ship-building with survival crafting mechanics. Players can sail solo or team up with up to five friends online, using their ship as a mobile base to discover towns, caves, and hidden secrets across the sea. Reviewers highlight the fun exploration and gameplay mechanics, noting the levelling system feels satisfying. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and relaxing, suited to short bursts of gameplay. Available now in Early Access at $19.99 USD, the game holds an 86% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews and is verified for Steam Deck play.
About Salt 2: Shores of Gold: Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
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Salt
WHY THIS
Shares ship building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Top pick for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
Windrose
WHY THIS
Shares crafting, exploration and an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Second-strongest match for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
ATLAS
WHY THIS
Shares ship building with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Third-strongest match for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!
Neverseas
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Ranked #4 for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Neverseas is a tactical action-RPG set in an open sea world. Command your ship, engage in battles, explore the lands beyond the ocean gates, and shape a global conflict between empires. Will you uncover the secrets of the seas—or vanish with your crew in this ruthless war?
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Ranked #5 for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.
Pirates Republic
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Ranked #6 for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Build your pirate republic from nothing. Survive, cook, trade, and plunder your way through a procedurally generated Caribbean in this open-world survival sandbox. No fantasy - just history, grit, and freedom. Play solo or with friends in co-op.
Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Ranked #7 for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.
World of Sea Battle
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Shares crafting with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Ranked #8 for Salt 2: Shores of Gold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Set sail in World of Sea Battle, an action-packed open-world MMO in the Golden Age of Sail! Command historic ships, battle in PvP & PvE, shape the economy, and engage in territorial guild wars in your quest for glory across the high seas!
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Fallout: New Vegas
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Shares an immersive mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Stranded Deep
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Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
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Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Thief of Thieves
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
In Thief of Thieves you play as a cat burglar using stealth, social engineering and team members to pull off some high profile heists across the world. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, it’s time for Celia to make the leap from apprentice to master.
Raft
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Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Valheim
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Shares crafting, procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Reviewers of Salt 2: Shores of Gold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Salt 2: Shores of Gold at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~75% under Salt 2: Shores of Gold on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
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
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Priced ~50% under Salt 2: Shores of Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~50% under Salt 2: Shores of Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Salt 2: Shores of Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Priced ~50% under Salt 2: Shores of Gold on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
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The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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93, Kuindzhi
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
DORONKO WANKO
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Salt 2: Shores of Gold.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
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Frequently asked about Salt 2: Shores of Gold
- Is Salt 2: Shores of Gold verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Salt 2: Shores of Gold 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 Salt 2: Shores of Gold cost?
- Salt 2: Shores of Gold is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Salt 2: Shores of Gold have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Salt 2: Shores of Gold supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Salt 2: Shores of Gold?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Salt 2: Shores of Gold are Salt, Windrose, ATLAS.
- Who developed Salt 2: Shores of Gold?
- Salt 2: Shores of Gold was developed by Lavaboots Studios.
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