Dust and Salt

Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with turn-based tactical battles, set in a gritty, low-power medieval fantasy world. You lead troops as a young warrior seeking revenge after his father is murdered and his village is burned. Your choices between force and diplomacy shape your alliances, your enemies and whether you overthrow the world’s oppressors or become one yourself.

Story and choices

The game combines story text, a world map and a tactical combat layer. You travel between locations on the world map, while the narrative branches around the choices you make. Your actions shape the world and your character’s development, influencing whether the future of the Sin Lands improves or you become a usurper. Interactive dialogues let you stand up to the cunning Lords of the Sin Lands.

Tactical battles

Battles take place on a tactical map and play out in turns. You command different troops, including the light-armored infantry known as the Nameless Wolves, who can move through the woods to attack the enemy from behind, and the armored, hammer-wielding Nameless Bears, who can hold off an attack.

Character and presentation

The abilities your character learns are defined by the choices you make at the beginning of the game, rather than by selecting abstract skills. The game also features detailed artwork on its zoomable world map and a Nordic soundtrack by Mike Olsen, also known as Danheim.