Salty Hounds

Salty Hounds

Steam Deck Playable

Topping Palette · Dating Sim · Jun 27, 2023

It depends on what you're after.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $15.99.

69%
Mixed
307 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 307 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 124 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
lol At the time of writing this, Salty Hounds has not been abandoned by the devs (sad that I have to say this when early access came out yesterday, but I felt I should make it clear).
48 of 124 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It's simple yet cute, smooth gameplay movement and the OST\Soundtrack BGM is very chill, giving the lo-fi vibes which is every suitable for the pixel-graphic game.
18 of 124 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
>The music can be a little overwhelming at times, but I like the soundtrack.
13 of 124 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I have a huge monitor and smaller window mode would be nice for pixel graphics.
11 of 124 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Save File Management: There’s no delete button for save files in the load menu—only “Play” and “Cancel.”
7 of 124 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters48 reviews
Gameplay18 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs17 reviews
71%
Crashes5 reviews
40%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
3
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.