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Are you ready for a new challenge?
Defy the perils of Cradle Island in Pokémon: Salt & Shadow. Explore a vast, interconnected world with dozens of possible paths to the end. Be warned, the challenges ahead are unfair and some may seem truly impossible.
![]() | 1. Summon the Legends The legendary Pokémon abandoned the world to ruin. Only offerings from those with the will to defy fate can bring them back. Catch specific sets of Pokémon to perform the summoning rituals, then call the legends to fight by your side. |
![]() | 2. No Grinding. Ever. Pokémon cannot be trained. They cannot gain XP from battle. The treachery of the former Champion ensured this. Players will have to use strategy to defeat powerful opponents in double battles with the Pokémon they have, making their way to higher level areas where they can catch a more powerful team. |
![]() | 3. Just 13 Days Remain Each time you rest to heal your fainted Pokémon, time advances one day. There are only 13 days left until the end of the world. Players will have to use their items, minimize damage, and make strategic sacrifices to get the most out of every day. |
![]() | 4. Non-Linear World Powerful trainers guard late-game areas; the moment you can defeat them you can go through. Even the Champion's throne room sits just above the starting area. |
![]() | 5. Unravel the Secrets of Cradle Isle Item descriptions and scattered journals slowly reveal the truth of the island's past. They also hint at hidden areas, secret objectives, and more. |
Quick Facts
- Playtime: ~10-20 hours.
- Uses Pokémon up through Gen 8 (Sword & Shield).
- TMs can be used on any Pokémon with a matching type! Some new movesets are available, strictly adding to existing ones.
- Run from trainer battles! Scout ahead and prepare for the foes to come.
- Created with Pokemon Essentials v19.1, featuring Generation 8 Project.
Thundaga's Stream
Thundaga streamed the first few hours of Salt & Shadow (formerly Perish Song) with the devs in chat. There are naturally some content spoilers, but Salt & Shadow was designed to be deeply replayable even with full knowlege. If you want to get a preview of what the game's about, check it out:
How to Download
- Click the link above.
- The PkmnSalt&Shadow.zip file should download automatically. (If it doesn't, there should be a "Download" button you can press)
- Once the PkmnSalt&Shadow.zip file has been downloaded, open it and press the Extract All button. (You can also open your Downloads folder, right click it, and click "Extract All...") It will extract the game files into the location of your choice.
- In the location you chose (default is Downloads/PkmnSalt&Shadow), run Game.exe. If Windows SmartScreen tries to stop you, you may need to press "More Info" and then "Run anyway".
Want to ask questions, leave feedback, or just chat with the devs? We'd love to have you. You can join the Salt & Shadow discord server here.
Who the heck are you guys?
We're a group of friends that did a game jam about "Pokémon meets Dark Souls" and it turned into a one-year-long project. We've had so much fun working on it, testing out all the various routes and finding new ways to overcome the game's many challenges. Each time we did, we made things a little harder.
Credits
Pokémon: Salt & Shadow:Created By:
Benjamin Arvey
Reuben Covington
Dan Felder
Will Kolada
Featuring art by:
Alice Fae
Pokémon Music from:
ENLS's Pre-Looped Music Library
Special Thanks to:
Zeu and the Pokémon Tectonic team
Aleco Pors
Benjamin Arvey
Reuben Covington
Dan Felder
Will Kolada
Featuring art by:
Alice Fae
Pokémon Music from:
ENLS's Pre-Looped Music Library
Special Thanks to:
Zeu and the Pokémon Tectonic team
Aleco Pors
Pokemon Essentials v19.1:
"Pokémon Essentials" was created by:
Flameguru
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno
With contributions from:
AvatarMonkeyKirby, Boushy, Brother1440, FL., Genzai Kawakami, Golisopod User, help-14, IceGod64, Jacob O. Wobbrock, KitsuneKouta, Lisa Anthony, Luka S.J., Marin, MiDas Mike, Near Fantastica, PinkMan, Popper, Rataime, Savordez, SoundSpawn, the__end, Venom12, Wachunga, and everyone else who helped out
"mkxp-z":
Based on MKXP by Ancurio et al.
"RPG Maker XP" by:
Enterbrain
Flameguru
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno
With contributions from:
AvatarMonkeyKirby, Boushy, Brother1440, FL., Genzai Kawakami, Golisopod User, help-14, IceGod64, Jacob O. Wobbrock, KitsuneKouta, Lisa Anthony, Luka S.J., Marin, MiDas Mike, Near Fantastica, PinkMan, Popper, Rataime, Savordez, SoundSpawn, the__end, Venom12, Wachunga, and everyone else who helped out
"mkxp-z":
Based on MKXP by Ancurio et al.
"RPG Maker XP" by:
Enterbrain
Generation 8 Project:
- Battler Sprites:
- Gen 1-5 Pokemon Sprites - veekun
- Gen 6 Pokemon Sprites - All Contributors To Smogon X/Y Sprite Project
- Gen 7 Pokemon Sprites - All Contributors To Smogon Sun/Moon Sprite Project
- Gen 8 Pokemon Sprites - All Contributors To Smogon Sword/Shield Sprite Project
- Overworld Sprites
- Gen 6 Pokemon Overworlds - princess-pheonix, LunarDusk, Wolfang62, TintjeMadelintje101, piphybuilder88
- Gen 7 Pokemon Overworlds - Larry Turbo, princess-pheonix
- Gen 8 Pokemon Overworlds - SageDeoxys, Wolfang62
- Gen 1-5 Pokemon Overworlds - MissingLukey, help-14, Kymoyonian, cSc-A7X, 2and2makes5, Pokegirl4ever, Fernandojl, Silver-Skies, TyranitarDark, Getsuei-H, Kid1513, Milomilotic11, Kyt666, kdiamo11, Chocosrawlooid, Syledude, Gallanty, Gizamimi-Pichu, 2and2makes5, Zyon17,LarryTurbo, spritesstealer
- Icon Sprites
- Gen 1-6 Pokemon Icon Sprites - Alaguesia
- Gen 7 Pokemon Icon Sprites - Marin, MapleBranchWing, Contributors to the DS Styled Gen 7+ Repository
- Gen 8 Icon Sprites - Larry Turbo, Leparagon
- Cry Credits:
- Gen 1-6 Pokemon Cries - Rhyden
- Gen 7 Pokemon Cries - Marin, Rhyden
- Gen 8 Pokemon Cries - Zeak6464
- PBS Credits:
- Golisopod User, Zerokid, TheToxic, HM100, KyureJL, ErwanBeurier
- Script Credits:
- EBS Bitmap Wrapper - Luka S.J.
- Gen 8 Scripts - Golisopod User, Maruno, Vendily, TheToxic, HM100, Aioross, WolfPP, MFilice, lolface, KyureJL, DarrylBD99, Turn20Negate, TheKandinavian, ErwanBeurier
- Compilation of Resources:
- Golisopod User, UberDunsparce
- Porting to v19:
- Golisopod User, Maruno
Plugin Credits:
Advanced HM Items (modified, v1.0.1)
Moyo, Marin, http404error
Auto Multi Save (v1.2)
http404error
v19.1 Hotfixes (v1.0.7)
Maruno
Moyo, Marin, http404error
Auto Multi Save (v1.2)
http404error
v19.1 Hotfixes (v1.0.7)
Maruno
Additional graphics:
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