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Salt and Sanctuary

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

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Indie, Adventure, 2D, Singleplayer, Action, Atmospheric, Side Scroller, Story Rich, Platformer, Horror, Dark, Action RPG, RPG, Gore, Difficult, Local Co-Op, Co-op, Dark Fantasy, Souls-like

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• Help me choose my next one to play (score: 3)

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• Hoping for an Igavania-like suggestion, preferred features listed inside. (score: 12)

• Unpopular opinion. (score: 0)

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• Nine Sols is a 10/10 masterpiece but it's not endearing enough. It doesn't feel special to me. (score: 0)

• Christmas Fun (score: 3)

• My metroidvania year in review (score: 3)

• My metroidvania year in retrospective (score: 6)

• Stocking up before the Steam sale ends. Any games I am missing? (score: 2)

• Favorite newer Metroidvanias? With examples for what I’m looking for. (score: 14)

• Recommendations to play on a basic (non gaming) modern laptop? Previous titles played on device in thread. (score: 7)

• Any reccomendations for games with a similar difficulty to Nine Sols/DLC Hollow Knight? (score: 2)

• Co-op Metroidvania Thread (score: 6)

• I love Metroidvanias but I find it difficult to like one. Can you suggest me anything? (score: 0)

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• JimmmDonuts list (score: 0)

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• Any metroidvania without doom and gloom for the Switch? (score: 40)

• Metroidvanias most similar to Salt and Sanctuary and Death's Gambit? (score: 1)

• Is there something wrong with me? (score: 0)

• Help me choose my next one (score: 1)

• Announcing A Handful of Dust! A new 2d Metroidvania releasing in 2026. (score: 18)

• what should i play next? (score: 9)

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• My top 15 MVs I’ve 100%ed. (score: 16)

• Would you recommend some games to me? (score: 7)

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