Salammbô: Battle for Carthage
Point-and-click adventure in ancient Carthage, inspired by Flaubert's novel
Cryo Interactive · Published by Microids · Released May 30, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Salammbô: Battle for Carthage?
A point-and-click adventure set in ancient Carthage during a mercenary siege. You explore locations through 360-degree panoramic views as you try to deliver Salammbô's message.
For you if...
- +you enjoy mostly logical puzzles with occasional harder challenges
- +you prefer linear adventures built around a continuing story
Not for you if...
- −you prefer free movement to fixed panoramic viewpoints
What players say
78% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise the art direction and dialogue. Several report crashes, menu glitches, and awkward navigation, though a more recent player says the game runs without fixes.
Screenshots and trailer
Salammbô: Battle for Carthage system requirements
Minimum: DirectX compatible, 0.1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
- Processor
- 400 MHz
- Graphics
- DirectX compatible Video Card
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Mouse, Keyboard
Does Salammbô: Battle for Carthage have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Salammbô: Battle for Carthage run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Does Salammbô: Battle for Carthage 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam