Games like Sanctum · Find similar →
We filtered the 50 games similar to Sanctum down to the 16 that fit the “Online” category. theHunter Classic, Tower Unite and Real Pool 3D - Poolians top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sanctum.
Did you find what you were looking for?
Quick answer
Within the “Online” category, the closest game to Sanctum is theHunter Classic — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Tower Unite and Real Pool 3D - Poolians follow close behind.
Help us build the best rankings
Community poweredVote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sanctum. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
Its point of contact with Sanctum is ranged combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is sports simulation and open world exploration.
Released 3 years after Sanctum.
Same family as Sanctum: a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is horror setting and a third-person camera.
Released 5 years after Sanctum.
It comes from the same genre as Sanctum and shares a casual, approachable feel, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a relaxing pace and horror setting.
Released 6 years after Sanctum.
Shelved next to Sanctum for good reason: ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and co-op play. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.
Same family as Sanctum: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a cartoon aesthetic and 3D presentation.
Released 6 years after Sanctum.
Genre puts it alongside Sanctum, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a third-person camera.
If Sanctum worked for you because of ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view, the same is here. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.
It shares the essentials of what Sanctum does: melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.
On paper it is what Sanctum is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere.
Same family as Sanctum: a sci-fi setting, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world.
Released 7 years after Sanctum.
With Sanctum it shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: stealth mechanics.
Released 4 years after Sanctum.
What brings it close to Sanctum is a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and visuals. The common ground extends to a first-person view and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.
Held in common with Sanctum: ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with skill tree progression and free-to-play access.
Held in common with Sanctum: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with PvP competition and skill tree progression.
The genre is the same as Sanctum’s, and with it a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: offline play and 2D presentation.
Released 6 years after Sanctum.
Found one on the list you already love? Open its own list: the games that play most like it, ranked, with the reason for each.
If Sanctum left you wanting more, this is where you narrow it down. Was it the casual or the sci-Fi that hooked you? There is a list of just that. And if you play on PS5, PlayStation and Xbox, filter by platform and skip the games you could not play anyway.
Sometimes what you want is not a Sanctum look-alike but simply the best FPS Games there are. That is what these rankings are for: no comparison to anything, just the highest-rated games. And if you feel like widening the net, the Shooter Games ranking is a good way to run into something you were not expecting.