Choose Salt
Choose Salt if you want an Indie game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,503 Steam reviews back the pick.
Salt vs About Gretel
Salt and About Gretel both land in Action, Adventure, 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Salt (2018) is 2 years older than About Gretel (2020). Salt scores higher on Steam reviews (75.8% positive) than About Gretel (73.9% 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 About Gretel
Choose About Gretel if it's currently about 73% cheaper on the Steam Store. About Gretel launched in 2020.
Both Salt and About Gretel sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75.8% vs 73.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Salt |  About Gretel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.8% positive (1,503 reviews) | 73.9% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lavaboots Studios | PAXERT GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Salt (2018) is 2 years older than About Gretel (2020).
- Salt scores higher on Steam reviews (75.8% positive) than About Gretel (73.9% positive).
- About Gretel is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Salt (3.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Salt has co-op; About Gretel does not.
Salt vs About Gretel — FAQ
- Should I play Salt or About Gretel first?
- If you want chronology, Salt (2018) came out before About Gretel (2020). 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 About Gretel similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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 About Gretel have multiplayer like Salt?
- No. Salt supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while About Gretel is listed as single-player only.