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Games like Salt

2018PC75 % positive−75 % 14.99 € 3.74 €

A pirate survival adventure in an endless procedurally generated ocean, where you sail, explore islands, upgrade ships, hunt and craft. Freedom and discovery matter far more than any story.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Open world
  • Resources and survival
  • Pixel art

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In short: Games like Salt

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Salt special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Best match

Empyrion: Galactic Survival

89 %Match

2020PC, Steam Deck playable78 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Salt: a sandbox with your own goals, an open world as well as scarce resources and survival.

A space sandbox survival game where you build your own ships, stations and planetary bases while exploring planets and deep space. Gathering resources, defending your bases and playing solo or with friends are at the core.

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The Survivalists

Sandbox with your own goals

A co-op survival sandbox set in the Escapists universe where you explore islands, build, craft and even train monkeys to help you survive. Playable with up to three friends, its humorous pixel look keeps survival fairly laid-back.

Space Engineers

Lots to discover

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Necesse

Sandbox with your own goals

A 2D sandbox survival game in an endless procedurally generated world where you build a settlement alone or with friends, delve into dungeons, fight bosses and craft gear. Its appeal lies in blending base building and settler management with action-driven gear progression.

CryoFall

Sandbox with your own goals

A top-down 2D sci-fi survival sandbox on an alien planet, where players build bases, research technology, craft and compete for resources on persistent servers hosting up to 300 people.

PixArk

Sandbox with your own goals

You gather resources, craft, tame dinosaurs and mythical beasts, and build huge bases in a voxel world. Play solo or with a tribe in a colorful, blocky take on Ark's survival formula.

The Isle

Sandbox with your own goals

You play as a dinosaur that must grow, hunt, drink and survive against other players in a vast wilderness. It is a punishing, realism-focused multiplayer survival game where any mistake can be fatal.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Lots to discover

A physics sandbox where you build boats, helicopters and vehicles block by block, program them with microcontrollers, and use them on rescue missions in stormy seas. The appeal is in engineering and experimenting, solo or in co-op.

TerraTech

Lots to discover

You assemble custom vehicles from blocks to mine resources, build bases and fight your way across a procedurally generated planet. The appeal lies in creative tinkering and testing your own contraptions.

Force of Nature

Sandbox with your own goals

An indie open-world sandbox survival game that mixes combat, crafting, building and farming. Players gather resources and build up their own livelihood.

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