Choose Old Salt
Choose Old Salt if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and LAN PvP side of the pairing. Old Salt launched in 2025.
Old Salt vs SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Old Salt and SOVL: Fantasy Warfare both land in Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam. SOVL: Fantasy Warfare (2023) is 2 years older than Old Salt (2025). SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is free; Old Salt is paid (14.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Choose SOVL: Fantasy Warfare if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,964 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Old Salt and SOVL: Fantasy Warfare sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Old Salt |  SOVL: Fantasy Warfare | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 86.6% positive (1,964 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Kneeshaw Developments, Never Board Games | Dalen Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- SOVL: Fantasy Warfare (2023) is 2 years older than Old Salt (2025).
- SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is free; Old Salt is paid (14.99 USD).
- SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Old Salt has no Deck rating yet.
Old Salt vs SOVL: Fantasy Warfare — FAQ
- Should I play Old Salt or SOVL: Fantasy Warfare first?
- If you want chronology, SOVL: Fantasy Warfare (2023) came out before Old Salt (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Old Salt and SOVL: Fantasy Warfare similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is SOVL: Fantasy Warfare free?
- Yes — SOVL: Fantasy Warfare is a free-to-play Steam title. Old Salt is paid (14.99 USD).