Sanctum
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
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Overall Score / 100
8.9/10
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About This Game
Sanctum is a action/casual game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Coffee Stain Studios and released in 2011. With an estimated 167,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 3.3k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 89.2/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 7.99 hours, with side content bringing that to 18.79 hours, and a completionist run can reach 52.7 hours. The game has 5 DLCs available, expanding the base experience with additional content. Players commonly describe it as Tower Defense, FPS, Strategy, Co-op and Action.
Playtime Estimates
7.99h
🎯 Main Story
18.79h
⭐ Main + Sides
52.7h
💯 Completionist
Based on 13 player submissions
DLCs (5)
Sanctum: Map Pack 2
$5.99
Sanctum: Map Pack 1
$5.99
Sanctum: Yogscave (Free DLC)
Free
Sanctum: Official Soundtrack
$9.99
Sanctum: X-Mas Carnage (Free DLC)
Free
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Game Information
Release Date
April 15, 2011
Developer
Coffee Stain Studios
Publisher
Coffee Stain Publishing
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
167.2K
(133.7K 200.6K) VRI ScoreLearning
68.0
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Casual
Indie
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Co-op
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Partial Controller Support
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Family Sharing
Tags
Tower Defense
FPS
Strategy
Co-op
Action
Indie
Sci-fi
Multiplayer
First-Person
Online Co-Op
Shooter
Female Protagonist
Singleplayer
Casual
Great Soundtrack
Futuristic
Adventure
Tactical
Survival
Difficult
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
Danish
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Swedish
Japanese
Polish
Dutch
Italian
Russian
Turkish
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows XP (SP3)
- Processor: 1.6 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Free Space
- Video Card: Shader Model 3, 256 MB VRAM
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible, 16-bit
Recommended:
- OS *: Windows Vista, 7 or 8
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Free Space
- Video Card: Shader Model 3, 512 MB VRAM
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible, 16-bit
- OS: OS X 10.6.3
- Processor: 1.6 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB Free Space
- Video Card: Open GL 3.3, Shader Model 3, 256 MB VRAM