Multiple endings and New Game+ provide ample reasons to play again. Also, there are curb stomps.Įpic Games Store kicked off continues its 15 days Holiday Giveaway fest, and for the next 24 hours you can get Salt and Sanctuary for free.Įach game will be free to claim for just 24 hours, but they’re yours to keep forever.

Each harrowing skirmish rewards patience.īasically, it combines two things: fast, precise 2D combat and super strategic RPG depth. Holy Prayers don’t have an element but offer defensive boosts. Magic wielders have their own tribulations: all of the games’ spells align with either Fire or Sky elements and casting too much of one causes an imbalance that damages the Saltborn. Every swing of the sword drains stamina, so calculated attacks often win out over desperate flails. A massive skill tree provides further options for progression.īattles play out in a tough-but-fair fashion. Sixteen weapon types and more than fifty sets of armor that both strengthen the Saltborn and visibly change their appearance can be upgraded with the right equipment. All character builds are worthy: a whip-wielding, crossbow-brandishing bandit and sorcerer wreathed in Fire and Sky magic have equal chances of survival. Hidden platforming abilities including air-dashing and wall-jumping help the Saltborn find and eradicate more than twenty horrifying bosses all drawn in Ska Studios’ stylized signature art style.ĭiscovering the truth behind this cursed land necessitates both a keen eye and a bloodlust, but all manner of implements of death await adventurers. Pressing on and cleaving through anyone or anything that rears its malformed head is the only way forward.

Whether braving this alone or with a friend via local co-op, the customizable hero, known as the Saltborn, can only persevere by navigating this grim, forgotten bastion. Upon drifting onto the shore, the journey to broker peace dissolves into a struggle for survival on a treacherous island rife with undead. While sailing across a stormy sea to transport a princess and strike a truce between rival kingdoms, a calamitous encounter with a sinister abomination wrecks the player’s ship.

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