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Games like Salt and Sails

If Salt and Sails is your kind of game, the closest matches are Captain Goose, Tales Of Eight and Dragons Reef — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Salt and Sails: Salt and Sails is a naval combat style game where you control a ship.

2021IndieAdventureSimulationCasual9.99 USDWindowsby DiaMMax
Salt and Sails — Steam game cover

Players who liked Salt and Sails also play

Steam players who put hours into Salt and Sails 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.

  1. Captain Goose

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Salt and Sails.

    Embark on a dangerous journey with the crew of the brave Captain Goose! The sailors will have to reach the very edge of the World to break a terrible curse. However, the Abyss will do everything possible to prevent this...

    2023ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Tales Of Eight

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    Tales of Eight is an action roguelite, naval battle game. As one of the last pirates you are fighting against the dreaded Feline Empire. Fight on the high seas with customizable magical canons, upgrade your ship, explore the ever-changing ocean, and trade with factions all to save Piratedom.

    2026ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Dragons Reef

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Salt and Sails.

    Start sailing adventure by defending the Dragons Reef land from pirates, manage unique artifacts, customize character magic skills, watch out for underwater creatures, admire the beautiful foreign nature, get own dragon, collect loot. Top-down action RPG, tower defense and cartoon ships naval combat

    2025ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Trouble in Pacifica

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    Explore the Pacifica archipelago, different islands, secrets and villages await you...Earn money by fishing in a fishing mini-game. Hunt down the sea monster with your upgraded boat and save your home!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sail of Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    Sail of Dreams is a vehicular combat game with pirates! Pilot and juggle with all parts of your ship, assisted by a mischievous feline crew. Raise your canons, bolster your prow and board enemy vessels in quest of gold and glory!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Roguebound Pirates

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    Loot, upgrade & dominate! Your inventory IS your ship in this action roguelike. Customize weapons, create game-breaking synergies, and claim your place as the most overpowered pirate across the seas!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Isle Of Pirates

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    Ahoy, Captain! Build your pirate tavern, explore hidden islands, find treasures, and expand your crew. Defend your island from enemies and rise to become a legendary pirate in Isle of Pirates!

    AdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Dreaming Isles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Salt and Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    A farming life sim with high seas adventure. Grow crops, grow ammo, grow a backbone! Side with the Pirates or help restore Global Trade. Feed the islanders, forge relationships, find romance, and call people "scurvy dog"! Raise the mainsail, fire the cannons, and set sail for adventure!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Salt and Sails at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Salt and Sails.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Salt and Sails.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Salt and Sails.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Salt and Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Salt and Sails.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Salt and Sails.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Salt and Sails.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Salt and Sails.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Salt and Sails

How much does Salt and Sails cost?
Salt and Sails is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Salt and Sails?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Salt and Sails are Captain Goose, Tales Of Eight, Dragons Reef.
Who developed Salt and Sails?
Salt and Sails was developed by DiaMMax and published by Piece Of Voxel.

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 Salt and Sails.

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