Twelve kinds of taste
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Rate five things you know, from any shelf. Your archetype shows up in about a minute, and gets sharper with every log.
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Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie, Drama
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
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Contemplative, richly built, meticulous and sincere.
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EurogamerChristian DonlanOct 20235/5A crew searches a watery world for a missing friend in this evocative game of exploration and conversation.
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Paste MagazineEmily PriceOct 20239.7/10Saltsea Chronicles, put more simply, is triumphant. It’s up there (amongst very tough competition) for the best game I played this year. I found its measured and realistic portrait of the collectivist society it portrays extremely hopeful. It pushes the medium forward, as cliche as that may be to say, in its insistence on theorizing the specifics of a social and political philosophy to its conclusion.
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Press StartKieron VerbruggeOct 20239/10Saltsea Chronicles is unequivocal proof that Die Gute Fabrik is an unstoppable force in the industry. A team blazing brand new trails, wholly their own, with stories that are radical and thoughtful in equal measure and told in unexplored ways that only video games could deliver.
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Digital TrendsGiovanni ColantonioOct 20233.5/5 starsSaltsea Chronicles is a poignant nautical adventure about the distances between us and what we gain from crossing them.
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GamesHubChristie McQualterOct 20233/5 starsMy experience with Saltsea Chronicles was a very conflicted one. It’s unlike anything I’ve played before and I appreciated its genuine uniqueness. It boasts an intricately crafted world with an intriguing investigative system, colourful characters and seemingly endless choices. But as much as I liked the narrative conceit, the way it unfolded felt long-winded in a way that struggled to keep a firm hold of my attention.
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“Is Saltsea Chronicles too earnest?”
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