The Saltbrand Ledger cover art

The Saltbrand Ledger

Pirate Interactive Fiction by feruis, released October 26, 2026. Free in your browser.

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Page by the PlayNewt team. Checked in our browser on October 26, 2026, still live on October 28, 2026.

PlayNewtThe Saltbrand Ledger is a free pirate story told as interactive fiction, released on itch.io on October 26, 2026. You wake on the black sand of Careen Cay with thirteen coins burned into your forearm: Captain Malrose's debt to the Drowned One, now yours. It has eight illustrated chapters and reads in about twenty-three minutes.

How it reads

  • At the end of each chapter a page shows the three choices offered at that point.
  • Pick the road this story took and the next chapter opens on that move.
  • Behind this story shows the path taken, the fourteen roads left behind, the cast and where everyone stands at the end.
  • After chapter eight, three untaken choices wait; Continue this story lets you play on from there on Nostyss, with no account needed.

Screenshots

The Saltbrand Ledger running in the browser, screen 1 captured by PlayNewt on October 26, 2026
Our capture: first screen after loading
The Saltbrand Ledger running in the browser, screen 2 captured by PlayNewt on October 26, 2026
Our capture: after the first click

Questions players ask

Is The Saltbrand Ledger free?

Yes. It is free and plays in your browser on this page.

How long does it take to read?

About twenty-three minutes.

How many chapters are there?

Eight illustrated chapters.

Can I continue the story?

Yes. After the last chapter you can carry on from turn eight on Nostyss.

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