5 Offline games like Salt and Sanctuary that you should try

It comes from the same genre as Salt and Sanctuary and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and an anime aesthetic.

With Salt and Sanctuary it shares deep RPG systems, melee combat and offline play. Both also lean on loot and gear systems. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Its point of contact with Salt and Sanctuary is deep RPG systems, melee combat and offline play. To that it adds loot and gear systems. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings a third-person camera.

Held in common with Salt and Sanctuary: deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and 2D presentation. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings an isometric view.

What carries over from Salt and Sanctuary is deep RPG systems, melee combat and offline play. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: a third-person camera.