Sanctum 2

Sanctum 2

Steam Deck Verified

Coffee Stain Studios · Tower Defense · May 15, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

90%
Very Positive
14k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 14k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
73% of themes are praise27% are divided0% are caveats
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Sanctum 2 is a game that defies genre barriers, and possibly the only game of its kind: a tower defense FPS.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
That is, the scale is more intimate (close and smaller) while the player characters are specialized for certain utilities (sniper vs.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
So it visually holds up, and looks pretty, what about gameplay?
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
This is a pretty entertaing solo or co-op Tower-defense/shooter game.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The music, atmosphere, graphics, and strategy are still as good as I remember and still to this day are just as impressive and immersive feels like a weird fusion of Mirrors Edge and Destiny 2 in terms of vibes and i love it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Plus, it’s multiplayer, so it’s a blast with friends.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Performance118 reviews
Story and characters59 reviews
Gameplay57 reviews
Co-op46 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Multiplayer23 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat71 reviews
82%
Difficulty35 reviews
94%
Interface9 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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