Rank 01Why this
Shares ship building and crafting with Salt.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Salt
- 25 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Salt also play
The closest matches to Salt: Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Stranded Deep, Valheim, Windward, and Starbound. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Salt.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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Windward
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Salt.
Rank 05 
Starbound
Why this: Shares crafting with Salt.
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Core Keeper
Why this: Shares fishing and crafting with Salt.
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Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Why this: Shares fishing with Salt.
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Windrose
Why this: Also Sailing and Pirates, like Salt.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Salt
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Lavaboots Studios
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 4
- 76% of 1,503 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Co op multiplayer is a standout feature
- Fishing and sea shanties enhance atmosphere
- Item combination puzzles are surprisingly deep
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Peaceful
More games like Salt, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Salt
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Thief of Thieves
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Salt.
Raft
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Salt.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Salt at current Steam store prices.
Savage Lands
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Salt.
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Why this: Shares fishing and crafting with Salt.
Forsaken Isle
Why this: Shares island exploration and crafting with Salt.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Salt, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Why this: Also Sailing and Pirates, like Salt.
CHKN
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Salt.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Why this: Shares ship building and crafting with Salt.
Valheim
Why this: Shares sailing and crafting with Salt.
Core Keeper
Why this: Shares fishing and crafting with Salt.
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Why this: Shares fishing with Salt.
About Salt
The closest matches to Salt: Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Stranded Deep, Valheim, Windward, and Starbound. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Salt is your kind of game, the closest matches are Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Stranded Deep and Valheim — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and peaceful, and single out its co op and crafting. 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.
Salt is an open-world sailing exploration game released in 2018 by Lavaboots Studios. Set across a vast oceanic expanse, players navigate between islands seeking loot and discoveries in a first-person perspective. The gameplay loop incorporates island exploration, crafting with item combinations, and fishing, alongside optional permadeath mode for added challenge. Multiplayer supports online co-op, which players describe as a standout feature, allowing friends to sail and explore together. The game offers a medium-length experience designed for a sit-down session pace. Currently priced at $14.99 USD, it holds a 76% positive rating from over 1,500 Steam reviews. Players highlight the immersive sailing mechanics, atmospheric sea shanties, and surprisingly deep item-combination puzzles as particularly engaging elements.
About Salt: 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.
Is Salt worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 76% of 1,503 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Co op multiplayer is a standout feature
- Fishing and sea shanties enhance atmosphere
- Item combination puzzles are surprisingly deep
- Permadeath mode adds challenge
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Salt, the cheap mans sea of thieves. This is an abandoned indie game with a short storyline, all this game will have you do is to travel from island to island and searching for loot. With no real character building or environment changing…”
“Typcical dev making good concepts and claims, but doesnt actualy deliver. now he wants money for salt 2 xDDD just laughable”
People who play it also play: Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Stranded Deep, Valheim
Frequently asked about Salt
Can I run it?
How much does Salt cost?
Salt is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Salt have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Salt supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Salt?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Salt are Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Stranded Deep, Valheim.
Who developed Salt?
Salt was developed by Lavaboots Studios.