Choose Salt and Sanctuary
Choose Salt and Sanctuary if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.1% positive across 7,119 reviews.
Salt and Sanctuary vs Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Salt and Sanctuary and Death's Gambit: Afterlife both land in Action, Indie, RPG 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 Action, Indie, RPG on Steam. Salt and Sanctuary (2016) is 2 years older than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018). Salt and Sanctuary scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive). 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 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 2,088 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Salt and Sanctuary and Death's Gambit: Afterlife sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam, 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
 Salt and Sanctuary |  Death's Gambit: Afterlife | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 17.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.1% positive (7,119 reviews) | 80.4% positive (2,088 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ska Studios | White Rabbit |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Salt and Sanctuary (2016) is 2 years older than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018).
- Salt and Sanctuary scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive).
- Salt and Sanctuary is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Salt and Sanctuary vs Death's Gambit: Afterlife — FAQ
- Which is better, Salt and Sanctuary or Death's Gambit: Afterlife?
- On Steam reviews Salt and Sanctuary scores higher (88.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Salt and Sanctuary is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Salt and Sanctuary or Death's Gambit: Afterlife first?
- If you want chronology, Salt and Sanctuary (2016) came out before Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018). 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 Salt and Sanctuary and Death's Gambit: Afterlife similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, RPG 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.
- Does Death's Gambit: Afterlife have multiplayer like Salt and Sanctuary?
- No. Salt and Sanctuary supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Death's Gambit: Afterlife is listed as single-player only.
- Do Salt and Sanctuary and Death's Gambit: Afterlife both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.