Dust and Salt

About this game

Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world.

When his father is murdered and his village burned to the ground, a young warrior swears vengeance. He has to choose between force or diplomacy to forge new alliances and subdue his enemies. Will he get rid of the oppressors of this world or become an oppressor himself?

The game consists of a story text, a world map, and a tactical combat layer. On the world map you can choose to travel to different locations. The story text builds around the constant choices you make. Once you engage in battle the game will switch to a tactical map where the actual fighting takes place as turn-based combat. Enjoy the vivid writings by the quill of the author Sycamore Bright.

• Story is king. Rich, non-linear story that reminds of D&D with a "flair of battle". We’d describe it as a choose-your-own-adventure book that meets an RPG.
  
• Tactical combats. This is not checkers, this is a grown-up combat simulation. Send your light-armored infantry, the Nameless Wolves, through the woods into the back of the enemy while your armored, hammer-wielding Nameless Bears stall the enemy attack.
  
• Decisions matter. The narrative branches based on your choices. Your actions define and shape the world you experience.
  
• Character development. Are your decisions black, white or gray? Will they lead to a better future for the Sin Lands or will you turn into a usurper?
  
• Memorable personalities. Stand up to the cunning Lords of the Sin Lands in well-written interactive dialogues.
  
• Art that gives more life to the whole story. Zoom-in on the world map and experience the detail of the artistic work.
  
• You don’t pick abstract skills. Instead the choices you make at the beginning of the game define what abilities your character will learn.
  
• Featuring a gorgeous Nordic soundtrack by acclaimed artist Mike Olsen a.k.a. Danheim.

Latest news

• Announcements·11 Nov 2018Official

  A Narrative Strategy Game That Confronts the Nature of Power

  A wonderful review by Cameron Kunzelman on Waypoint about Dust and Salt
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• Announcements·13 Jul 2018Official

  New! Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk is here!

  Extremely proud to present to you the next adventure from the Sin Lands! https://store.steampowered.com/app/835640/Dust_and_Salt_The_Battle_for_Murk/ To celebrate its launch it's 15% discounted. It adds another layer to the revenge story from the first and I am very curious to find out what you think of it.
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• Announcements·14 Jun 2018Official

  New Dust and Salt story coming in July!

  The next story from the world of the Sin Lands is right around the corner! Add it to your wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/835640/Dust_and_Salt_The_Battle_for_Murk In the first game you've battled numerous foes to build up an army and seek vengeance on the city of Murk. This time around you'll take the role of a corporal from the city watch of Murk itself! You'll experience the conflict from the enemy's point of view! Is the soul of the city as black as it seems? Is the path of vengeance at its end? All will be revealed in the final BATTLE FOR MURK!
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• Announcements·4 Jun 2018Official

  Updated to v.1.2.2

  Fixed a bug with disappearing story text after clicking 'Center player' button followed by a click on a map location flag. Anyone who notices any unusual behavior let me know, please, and I'll fix it asap. Thank you all for your support!
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• Announcements·21 Apr 2018Official

  Updated to v.1.2.0

  Major UPDATE! I've tested as much as I could to make sure that the old version won't break but, please, let me know if you encounter any kind of new issues! Added Steam Cloud integration! Share your story state and progression between your computers. Added additional checkpoints. Reworked checkpoints system! All checkpoints are now stored in the checkpoints vault which you can access from the chest icon at the top. Jump back and forth if you want to play all the possibilities without restarting the game. Added transition between story and map. Added functionality to Center Player button (flag icon at the top) that will bring you to the map while in story mode. Clicking back on the player figure will open up the story. Added new hints and tips. Added explanation when selecting your troops that the amount of squads in a unit don't result in damage increase but rather in "HP" increase. Fixed issue with tedious scrolling of text that was already seen when you resume game. Fixed issue with dyslexic font rendering with too much white space. Thanks to everyone who has supported me with constructive feedback and ideas.
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