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Salty Hounds

Open-world dating sim about running a bodyguard agency and building relationships

Topping Palette · Released Jun 27, 2023 · Early Access

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 300
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 21 in 30 days
Players
5
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 weeks ago
Oct 12, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 960
8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Salty Hounds?

An Early Access open-world dating sim in which you take over your father's bodyguard agency after his accident. You explore a city with a day-night cycle, find love interests on their daily schedules, and build relationships through conversations, activities, events, and dates.

For you if...

  • +you like romance built through conversations and daily encounters
  • +you want agency work alongside an open-world dating sim
  • +you enjoy pixel art and Korean voice acting

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer a linear story without open-world routines
  • −you want a finished game rather than Early Access

What players say

72% of 300 reviews are positive · 90% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise the character writing, pixel art, and Korean voice acting. Some say agency jobs remain unfinished and report bugs that interfere with dates or romance routes.

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Salty Hounds system requirements

Minimum: GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Win 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i5-5200U
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 960
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Win 10 x64
Processor
Core i5-9400F
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 1660s
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Salty Hounds have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Salty Hounds run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
3
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: Korean. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, German, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Salty Hounds use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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