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Games like Saltsea Chronicles

2023PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive24.50 €

A story-driven adventure set across a flooded archipelago, where you sail with your crew, meet distinct island communities and unravel a conspiracy. Your choices shape relationships and how the tale unfolds, all in a hand-drawn style.

Choices with consequences
Strong, story-driven narrative
Distinctive, stylised art style
Cosy, great for unwinding

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The closest matches for Saltsea Chronicles are Closer the Distance, Kentucky Route Zero and Afterlove EP. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Saltsea Chronicles special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Saltsea Chronicles

Best alternative overall: Closer the Distance 87% match – Choices with consequences
Newest alternative: Afterlove EP 87% match – released 2025

Best match

Closer the Distance

87 %Match

2024PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable88 % positive19.99 €

An emotional small-town life sim in which you step into the shoes of different residents after a loss, nurture relationships and uncover hidden secrets. The focus is on story and human bonds rather than combat.

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Kentucky Route Zero

Accessible and relaxed

A magical realist adventure about a secret highway beneath Kentucky, putting atmosphere, characters and poetic storytelling ahead of puzzles or skill challenges. Its minimalist, theatrical look and sound make it a singular experience.

Afterlove EP

Choices with consequences

A narrative slice-of-life adventure set in Jakarta, where you play musician Rama dealing with grief, love and self-discovery. Dialogue, choices and music take center stage in a stylish presentation.

Heaven's Vault

Lots to discover

As archaeologist Aliya you sail the rivers of the Nebula and gradually decipher an invented ancient script. Your translations and decisions shape the tale of a vanished civilisation.

Welcome to Elk

Accessible and relaxed

A handcrafted narrative adventure on an island where every resident shares a true-life story, ranging from quirky to sombre. Its stop-motion-style look and dry humour give it a distinctive charm.

King's Quest

Choices with consequences

A warm, funny adventure reboot in which an aged King Graham tells his granddaughter about his past exploits. Puzzles, charm and small choices shape this fairy-tale story told across five chapters.

Mutazione

Cosy, great for unwinding

A gentle, story-driven adventure on an island of mutants where you talk with locals, tend gardens and nudge their relationships. A charming hand-drawn look and distinctive music carry its warm, soap-opera mood.

Unavowed

Accessible and relaxed

A story-driven point-and-click adventure set in a magical New York, where you play a formerly possessed hero solving cases with a rotating cast of companions. Your choices and party selection noticeably change dialogue, puzzle solutions and the ending.

Lil' Guardsman

Choices with consequences

You play a twelve-year-old stepping in as castle gate guard, deciding who gets inside. Interrogation, deduction and witty dialogue make for a funny puzzle adventure where your decisions shape the story.

Betrayal At Club Low

Choices with consequences

A quirky RPG adventure set in a nightclub that used to be a coffin factory, where rolling the Pizza Dice decides success, failure, or bizarre detours. Absurd humor and branching outcomes shape the rescue mission.