28 Narrative games like Salt and Sanctuary that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Salt and Sanctuary does: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Genre puts it alongside Salt and Sanctuary, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on skill tree progression and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and a medieval setting.

It meets Salt and Sanctuary on punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Salt and Sanctuary, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on co-op play and skill tree progression. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Salt and Sanctuary does: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a sci-fi setting.

Same family as Salt and Sanctuary: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: a medieval setting and a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Salt and Sanctuary and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Salt and Sanctuary for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: magic-based combat and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Salt and Sanctuary is punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Salt and Sanctuary, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings magic-based combat and an anime aesthetic.

Same family as Salt and Sanctuary: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings magic-based combat and a medieval setting.

Same family as Salt and Sanctuary: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings magic-based combat and a medieval setting.

Same family as Salt and Sanctuary: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Salt and Sanctuary’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Salt and Sanctuary and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is magic-based combat and a medieval setting.