Saltsea Chronicles
October 12, 2023
Saltsea Chronicles is a new story-driven adventure game from the award-winning indie studio Die Gute Fabrik (Mutazione, Sportsfriends). Captain Maja’s misfit crew must heist their impounded ship and mount a rescue. Guide the crew across islands of a post-flood world known as ‘Saltsea’. Explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a …
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80.2
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Critic Reviews (12)
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90.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
90.0
"I thoroughly enjoyed playing Saltsea Chronicles and will happily play through it again. I’m interested in finding out what else the story holds based on decisions I didn’t make in my first run. I loved meeting new characters and learning …"
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92.0
Gameplay
78.0
Story
95.0
"As the fanciful tale starts winding down and the end is in sight, Saltsea Chronicles’ metaphysical mysteries begin taking shape. It is a deeply moving story of love, loss, and understanding that no matter who you are or where you …"
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75.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
90.0
"A crew searches a watery world for a missing friend in this evocative game of exploration and conversation."
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58.0
Gameplay
57.0
Story
46.0
"My experience with Saltsea Chronicles was a very conflicted one. It’s unlike anything I’ve played before and I appreciated its genuine uniqueness. It boasts an intricately crafted world with an intriguing investigative system, colourful characters and seemingly endless choices. But …"
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50.0
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50.0
Story
50.0
"Saltsea Chronicles, put more simply, is triumphant. It’s up there (amongst very tough competition) for the best game I played this year. I found its measured and realistic portrait of the collectivist society it portrays extremely hopeful. It pushes the …"
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55.0
Gameplay
60.0
Story
85.0
"Saltsea Chronicles is a poignant nautical adventure about the distances between us and what we gain from crossing them."
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70.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
90.0
"Saltsea Chronicles crafts a striking storybook world and populates it with deeply human characters on a fantastical journey into the unknown."
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45.0
Gameplay
40.0
Story
65.0
"A relaxing exploration of a fictional world in which characters discover themselves as much as they do each other."
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75.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
85.0
"With an unusual art style and stable of characters you’ll embark on a very story-driven journey with plenty of choices to be made"
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20.0
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20.0
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20.0
"Saltsea Chronicles is unequivocal proof that Die Gute Fabrik is an unstoppable force in the industry. A team blazing brand new trails, wholly their own, with stories that are radical and thoughtful in equal measure and told in unexplored ways …"
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75.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
85.0
"Involving narrative game reveals little by little the complex relationships of a ship&s;s crew seeking their kidnapped captain"
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65.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
85.0
"There&s;s a lot to like about Saltsea Chronicles. It has a clever structure, low-pressure gameplay, and even a neat minigame to play in each location. Add on top an eye-catching style and meaningful decision-making, and you have a pleasant, ship-shape …"
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