Salt 2: Shores of Gold

by Lavaboots Studios

The Developer Says...

Salt 2 is an open world pirate game focused on exploration, survival, and crafting. Set sail across an infinite procedural world with just you and your ship. Explore islands filled with quests, caves, towns, pirates, and secrets. Level up skills, craft, hunt, fish, loot, and decorate your ship.

Players Like...

❤ Endless Oceanic Exploration

Players can freely sail across the game's vast, procedurally-generated ocean, using a compass and sextant to navigate the open waters. Reviewers highlight the joy of setting a course and discovering new islands, caves, and points of interest along the way, with the game's world generation ensuring a fresh experience with each playthrough.

❤ Customizable Ship as Mobile Home

One of the core gameplay loops involves customizing the player's ship, which serves as a mobile base of operations. Players can craft and place over 100 unique decorative items throughout the vessel, from candles and skulls to more practical furnishings. Reviewers praise this ship personalization as a rewarding and immersive aspect of the experience.

❤ Engaging Survival and Crafting

While not a hardcore survival sim, the game does task players with gathering resources, hunting wildlife, and cooking meals to sustain themselves. The crafting system allows for the creation of a wide variety of weapons, armor, and other useful items, with the progression of unlocking new recipes and leveling up skills keeping the loop of exploration, resource gathering, and crafting engaging.

❤ Satisfying Combat and Questing

Combat in the game, while relatively simple, is described as satisfying, with players able to utilize melee weapons, bows, and other tools to defeat enemies such as pirates, skeletons, and wildlife. Alongside the combat, the game features a variety of quests and story content, allowing players to join different guilds and factions to undertake missions and uncover the secrets of the world.

❤ Atmospheric Presentation

Reviewers commonly praise the game's overall atmosphere and visual presentation, highlighting the beautiful water and weather effects, as well as the serene and immersive nautical setting. The game's art style and musical scoring are also noted as contributing to the relaxing and atmospheric experience.

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