Saltsea Chronicles

Saltsea Chronicles

October 12, 2023

Adventure Nintendo SwitchPCPlayStation 5

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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Allison McDaniel The Punished Backlog Oct 2023
85.0 /100

Graphics

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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Andres Aviles NoobFeed Oct 2023
84.0 /100

Graphics

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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Christian Donlan Eurogamer Oct 2023
100.0 /100

Graphics

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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Christie McQualter WellPlayed Oct 2023
60.0 /100

Graphics

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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Emily Price Paste Magazine Oct 2023
97.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

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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Giovanni Colantonio Digital Trends Oct 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

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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James Wood Press Start Oct 2023
85.0 /100

Graphics

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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Jerry Williams RPG Fan Oct 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

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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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Oct 2023
72.0 /100

Graphics

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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Kieron Verbrugge WellPlayed Oct 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

20.0

Story

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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Sarah Maria Griffin Guardian Oct 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

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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Stephen Tailby Push Square Oct 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

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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