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role-playing video game
Salt and Sacrifice
By Ska Studios, released 1 Jan 2022
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- Metroidvania
- action role-playing game
- action game
What it is
Salt and Sacrifice is an action role-playing game and Metroidvania from Ska Studios. You play as a Marked Inquisitor hunting Mages across a large, maze-like world of scavengers, secrets, traps, and guardians. Defeated Mages provide flesh and bones used to craft weapons and armor, while dozens of weapons and runic arts offer ways to wield their power. The game supports single-player as well as online co-op, including drop-in quickplay, and PvP through different factions. Shared-screen co-op and PvP are also listed, alongside cross-platform multiplayer. Its setting centers on a kingdom threatened by elemental Mages and an Inquisition sent to stop them, with player choices remaining their own. Ska Studios developed and published the game. Listed platforms are Windows and macOS, and the store description calls it an online co-op successor to Salt and Sanctuary.
What players like, and what they don't
- Mage materials can be crafted into weapons and armor.
- Dozens of weapons and runic arts are listed.
- Online co-op includes drop-in quickplay.
- Shared-screen co-op and PvP are listed.
- Cross-platform multiplayer is listed.
- Windows and macOS are the only listed platforms.
- Online co-op and PvP require multiplayer access.
Who it suits
It suits players looking for exploration, Mage hunts, and crafting from defeated foes, with solo, co-op, and PvP options. Its shared-screen modes may also suit players gathering locally.
Salt and Sacrifice combines a maze-like world and Mage hunting with gear crafting. Its range of solo, co-op, and PvP modes gives players several ways to approach it.
