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Saltsea Chronicles

Die Gute Fabrik · Oct 12, 2023

PC · PS5 · Switch

Everyone10+

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Saltsea Chronicles is a new story-driven adventure game from the award-winning indie studio Die Gute Fabrik (Mutazione, Sportsfriends). Captain Maja’s misfit crew must heist their impounded ship and mount a rescue. Guide the crew across islands of a post-flood world known as ‘Saltsea’. Explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, choose where to go and which crew members to investigate with, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights. A Post-Flood World Visit different island communities as you investigate the mystery at the heart of the game. Each built on pre-flood ruins – in beautiful and beguiling ways. As you explore you will uncover different pathways through a rich and varied series of islands. This flooded world, betrayed by the so-called Hoarders, barely remembers a time before the Flood. They rebuilt on the ruins of what came before, and new talents and technologies took the place of the old. Many surprises await!

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  • Nintendo World Report

    Willem Hilhorst · Oct 30, 2023

    8.0
    Don’t expect much else in terms of gameplay outside following the narrative and making decisions with your crew and characters. While the Switch version stutters at times, the writing makes for a deeply satisfying story that you may want to replay several times.
  • GamesCreed

    AndresPlays · Oct 17, 2023

    8.4
    Saltsea Chronicles stands out as a unique narrative adventure with deeply personal characters and a stunning art style that irradiates peacefulness in a market flooded with cozy indie games. A creative tale of the sea that will keep you coming back for different outcomes.
  • Digital Trends

    Giovanni Colantonio · Oct 12, 2023

    7.0
    Saltsea Chronicles is a poignant nautical adventure about the distances between us and what we gain from crossing them.
  • WellPlayed

    James Wood · Oct 12, 2023

    8.5
    The game’s writing shines as a crown jewel, doubly impressive given how polished the rest of its adornments are. Your little crew grows to mean so much to you over the course of the game, its cosy sheen giving way to compelling drama and genuine personal stakes that made my choices feel important, not by way of red or blue binaries but simply by considering feelings and needs.
  • AnaitGames

    Óscar Gómez · Oct 10, 2023

    8.0
    Es un placer ver cómo el estudio danés sigue creciendo cada vez más mientras entiende las preocupaciones y la diversidad de todas las personas que se acercan a su trabajo, y es capaz de hablar de la preservación de nuestro propio mundo sin caer en el tropo de la culpabilidad del ser humano en sí mismo. Saltsea Chronicles, de hecho, prefiere guardarse un mensaje de esperanza y de unión. De que ese gran cambio es posible. Al menos, siempre y cuando nos pongamos de acuerdo.
  • Multiplayer.it

    Giulia Martino · Oct 25, 2023

    9.0
    Saltsea Chronicles è un'opera necessaria nell'Antropocene, capace di indicare direzioni diverse e di mostrare, tramite la potenza dell'interazione, un mondo e dei sistemi valoriali differenti da quelli oggi dominanti. La sua storia parla del potere della gentilezza come atto rivoluzionario: gli oggetti non si raccolgono, semmai si ricevono in regalo, o si ottengono tramite scambi equi tra pari.

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