Games like Salt and Sanctuary
Looking for games like Salt and Sanctuary? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Salt and Sanctuary is a action game from 2016; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Hollow Knight with 496,178 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
496,178 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likePlatformer
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into great soundtrack.
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Blasphemous
2019 · Action
53,673 reviews · 90% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDark Fantasy
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Nine Sols
2024 · Action
44,015 reviews · 94% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficult
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into hand-drawn.
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ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
2025 · Action
16,789 reviews · 95% positive
Metroidvania2DSingleplayer
Same: shares Metroidvania and 2D. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
2013 · Action
14,226 reviews · 95% positive
ActionPlatformerMetroidvania
Same: shares Action and Platformer. Different: leans more into fantasy.
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Tails of Iron
2021 · Action
12,922 reviews · 88% positive
Action RPGSouls-like2D
Same: shares Action RPG and Souls-like. Different: leans more into action-adventure.
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2014 · Action
393,010 reviews · 97% positive
IndieDifficultSingleplayer
Same: shares Indie and Difficult. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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Dead Cells
2018 · Action
155,111 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMetroidvania2D
Same: shares Adventure and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
2021 · Action
42,590 reviews · 94% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDark Fantasy
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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LIMBO
2011 · Action
40,239 reviews · 92% positive
IndiePlatformerDark
Same: shares Indie and Platformer. Different: leans more into puzzle-platformer.
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Hyper Light Drifter
2016 · Action
15,380 reviews · 93% positive
AtmosphericAdventureIndie
Same: shares Atmospheric and Adventure. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
2015 · Action
13,651 reviews · 80% positive
ActionCo-opDark Fantasy
Same: shares Action and Co-op. Different: leans more into online co-op.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Salt and Sanctuary?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Salt and Sanctuary by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Hollow Knight (496,178 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Salt and Sanctuary" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Salt and Sanctuary, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.