Rank 01Why this
Also Strategy RPG and Rogue-like, like Dust and Salt.
- $18.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Games like Dust and Salt
- 29 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Dust and Salt also play
The closest matches to Dust and Salt: Fabled Lands, Inkbound, Dark Deity, Rogue Waters, and The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Also Strategy RPG and Turn-Based Combat, like Dust and Salt.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
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Rogue Waters
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Turn-Based Combat, like Dust and Salt.
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Arco
Why this: Also Turn-Based Combat and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dust and Salt.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Dust and Salt
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- 24Legends of Eisenwald
Also Strategy RPG and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Dust and Salt.
- 66% of 464 reviews
- Released: 2018
- Developer: Prime Games
- Price: $7.99checked Nov 7
- 82% of 56 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Art and music create a strong atmosphere
- Moral choices have lasting consequences
- Replayability through multiple personality paths
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Epic
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The Age of Decadence
Why this: Also Turn-Based Combat and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dust and Salt.
The Banner Saga
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Dust and Salt.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dust and Salt at current Steam store prices.
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Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Turn-Based Combat, like Dust and Salt.
Pathway
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Rogue-like, like Dust and Salt.
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
Why this: Shares checkpoint based progression with Dust and Salt.
Othercide
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Turn-Based Combat, like Dust and Salt.
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Hand of Fate
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Dust and Salt.
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Free games the recommender matches to Dust and Salt, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Limbus Company
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Turn-Based Combat, like Dust and Salt.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Also Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based Strategy, like Dust and Salt.
Girls' Frontline
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dust and Salt.
Plays great on Steam Deck
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Fabled Lands
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Rogue-like, like Dust and Salt.
Dark Deity
Why this: Also Strategy RPG and Turn-Based Combat, like Dust and Salt.
Arco
Why this: Also Turn-Based Combat and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dust and Salt.
About Dust and Salt
The closest matches to Dust and Salt: Fabled Lands, Inkbound, Dark Deity, Rogue Waters, and The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Dust and Salt is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fabled Lands, Inkbound and Dark Deity — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and epic, and single out its checkpoint based progression and consequence driven storytelling. 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.
About Dust and Salt: Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. You decide where to go and whom to form alliances with. Force your will with either diplomacy or through war.
Is Dust and Salt worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 56 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.4 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Art and music create a strong atmosphere
- Moral choices have lasting consequences
- Replayability through multiple personality paths
- Tactical battles feel like a natural extension of the story
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Pros: - The game had a compelling, if slightly cliché story - The simple, text-based approach to the fantasy world was interesting Cons: - The length of this game was insulting. With one exception, if you take the time to look at the…”
“Beat it in 2.5 hours. Beautiful, well written, interesting game that is WAAAAY over-priced. Nice little book, no strategic depth at all. It's not quite a point and click, but it's the closest thing to it. Also, balance on troops is…”
People who play it also play: Fabled Lands, Inkbound, Dark Deity
Frequently asked about Dust and Salt
Can I run it?
How much does Dust and Salt cost?
Dust and Salt is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dust and Salt?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dust and Salt are Fabled Lands, Inkbound, Dark Deity.
Who developed Dust and Salt?
Dust and Salt was developed by Prime Games.