The Climate Impact of Saltsea Chronicles

Game Director Hannah Nicklin introduces an independent report into the climate impact of the development of Saltsea Chronicles.

Read the full report and its findings and methodology here.

We’re proud to share this independent report by Dr Benjamin Abraham (the author of Digital Games After Climate Change) into the climate impact of producing Saltsea Chronicles. We hope that by commissioning an expert to asses the game’s impact we will be able to learn more of how we can reduce our impact on the climate crisis, as well as hopefully providing a resource to enable other studios of our size to act.

Our game is set on a flooded world after a great disaster. Saltsea Chronicles is not precisely our world, although it could be, if we don’t take action.

There are no videogames on a dead planet. Net zero is an urgent target not just for big companies, smaller companies like ours need to act too. The report makes a number of recommendations for other indies at our scale, and shares resources for everyone making games to track their own impact, set targets, and track their progress towards net zero.

It also proposes a climate impact rating system that could sit along age ratings, keeping players aware of our efforts, and keeping game makers accountable as we all strive to hit net zero.

We’re really proud to have been able to support such an extensive assessment of the impact of Saltsea Chronicles’ production process. I hope this report offers means for smaller game organisations to find a hand-hold in how to begin to take action. Our survival depends on it.

Read the full report and its findings and methodology here.