Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Open-world pirate survival with a ship as your base
Lavaboots Studios · Released Nov 12, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 2,365
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 62% of 16 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 30
- peak 24h 33
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 14, 2026
What is Salt 2: Shores of Gold?
In this open-world pirate survival RPG, you begin stranded on an island, gather resources to build a raft, and sail through a procedurally generated world. Alone or with friends, you explore islands and caves, fight enemies, craft gear, and follow quests while using your ship as a traveling base.
For you if...
- +you prefer a relaxed pace and self-directed exploration
- +you enjoy crafting and decorating your ship
- +you want PvE adventures without attacks from other players
Not for you if...
- −you expect ship-to-ship combat in a pirate game
- −you want demanding combat and high-stakes survival
What players say
85% of 2,365 reviews are positive · 62% of 16 in the last 30 days
Players praise the sailing and the freedom to choose where to explore. The most common complaints are repetitive island trips and simple combat; co-op players also report having to enter locations together.
Screenshots and trailer
Salt 2: Shores of Gold system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8 or later
- Processor
- 2.5 Ghz Quad Core or Similar
- Graphics
- GTX 660 or Later With Shader Model 5.0
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Processor
- i5 3 Ghz
- Graphics
- GTX 1060 or Later
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.
Tags
- Open World
- Survival
- Sailing
- Pirates
- Crafting
- Exploration
- Sandbox
- PvE
- Action-Adventure
- Naval
- Procedural Generation
- Character Customization
- 3D
- First-Person
- Action
- Adventure
Recent updates
- Sep 14, 2026 · Beta Update
- Aug 10, 2026 · Update Preview: Survival Skill Tree and Legendary Animals
- Jun 22, 2026 · Update: New Islands, Quest, Loot, and More
- Jun 9, 2026 · Beta Branch Update: New Islands, Quest, Loot, and More
- May 12, 2026 · Update Preview: New Islands, Quests, Loot, and More
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