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Sea Salt cover art

Sea Salt

YCJY Games · 2019-10-17

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 22, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 17, 2019 (Xbox One), Oct 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.

Sea Salt is a 2019 Action, Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 734 reviews).

0
playing now
78%
positive of 734 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

"Over ashen mountains the village fisherman looks at the gleaming gold peaked towers of the grand cathedral as he feels his net filling. He silently thanks the high bishop and Dagon for all that they've done for them He comes home to the smell of fish stew and mold. His wife cradles a pale newborn that was graced with then fingers and ten toes, all interconnected by a film of skin. They hold hands and silently pray for the prosperity of the great city... ...and Dagon"(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (112 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 734 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at IndieGala Store (2024-12-05) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 64 of 127 observed days · $12.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
878720192026Week of 2019-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.242019-10-172026-10-142019-10-17 — best price $12.742020-04-20 — best price $14.992020-07-26 — best price $13.392020-09-09 — best price $9.292020-10-19 — best price $13.392020-11-28 — best price $11.992021-01-11 — best price $14.992021-02-18 — best price $7.492021-04-05 — best price $14.992021-05-26 — best price $14.992021-07-15 — best price $3.742021-10-28 — best price $3.742022-01-06 — best price $14.992022-04-21 — best price $14.212022-08-22 — best price $5.622022-12-27 — best price $11.802023-03-15 — best price $14.992023-07-11 — best price $7.502023-09-07 — best price $7.492023-11-06 — best price $14.992024-01-02 — best price $14.992024-03-04 — best price $6.742024-05-13 — best price $5.632024-07-29 — best price $14.992024-09-24 — best price $11.802024-11-27 — best price $5.092025-02-05 — best price $14.992025-04-29 — best price $14.992025-07-15 — best price $14.992025-09-12 — best price $7.002025-11-11 — best price $5.992026-01-03 — best price $14.992026-03-24 — best price $11.892026-09-02 — best price $3.752026-09-27 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
95.7%
earned "The Admiral"
14%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-10-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)3,8895%19
Steam (Steam)1,2013%19
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Steam (Steam)20%19
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RTSDarkGoreIndieActionGothicHorrorViolentStrategyAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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