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Sanctum

Sanctum — Genres, rating & game data

An experimental game that tries to combine first-person shooters and tower defense genres. Players take control of the elite soldier Skye, who was sent to defend her hometown from a crowd of unknown alien-monsters. At the beginning of each map, the player has time to place the attacking towers and

Sanctum is a shooter game developed by Coffee Stain Studios, 2011. It stands out for casual gameplay, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 72/100, it ranks as a well received title in our catalog.

About Sanctum

An experimental game that tries to combine first-person shooters and tower defense genres. Players take control of the elite soldier Skye, who was sent to defend her hometown from a crowd of unknown alien-monsters.

At the beginning of each map, the player has time to place the attacking towers and build a maze along which hostile creatures will move. The main task is to protect the core, which can withstand a small amount of damage.

There are 8 types of the tower, which differ in functionality: attack towers, towers-teleports, and towers, which affect the characteristics of enemies. Also, the player can inflict damage with his weapon. there are 10 types of enemies in the game, 3 of which are and will require a special tower to defeat. At the end of each mission, a “fat” enemy appears on the map - the boss, which deals more damage to the core and which is harder to beat. Multiplayer is not available in this installment of the series.

How Sanctum was received

Of the 3,338 Steam player reviews, 89% are positive. Critics score it 70/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a mixed-to-positive reception.

Players

  • Steam players3,338 reviews89%Very positive
  • IGDB community32 reviews60/100

Critics

  • Metacritic70/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

72/100 ↗

Rating

👍 56%

190 votes

Type

Shooter, FPS, Tower Defense

Released

2011

Updated May 2026

Developer

Coffee Stain Studios

Avg. playtime

~2h

Platforms

PC, Apple Macintosh

Official trailer for Sanctum

Screenshots of Sanctum

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