Sanctum

Buy89%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Coffee Stain Studios · Tower Defense · Apr 15, 2011

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
100
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles0 of 12

Should I buy Sanctum?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

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
78% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews22% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also has AAA graphics and co-op or single-user game play for the price of an indie puzzle game -- on sale.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Turrets and weapons can also be upgraded up to six times, granting strong increases in individual effectiveness at the cost of increasingly harsh resource prices.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game is fun, and it adds exciting gameplay with the merge of FPS and TD.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design is functional and the frame rate stays steady, though a couple crashes did hit.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The multiplayer option ramps this up by letting you set the game to 30 waves on any map, which easily means games going past 1 hour.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Many of the environments make use of a nice array of smooth metal architecture and soft yet vibrant hues with warm lighting.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op66 reviews
Combat58 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Performance49 reviews
Multiplayer30 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
74% still recommend
Story
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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