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Sanctum - Steam Game

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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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About Sanctum

About this game

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.

Key Features:

  • Don’t just build towers. Build mazes!
  • Your way or the highway? The Customization System lets you have it all!
  • 4-player co-op support; why double the trouble when you can quadruple it?
  • 87 Achievements
  • Hidden Secrets & Easter Eggs. Have meta with your metal!

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
April 15, 2011
Developer:
Coffee Stain Studios
Publisher:
Coffee Stain Studios
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Sanctum
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Genres:
Tower Defense
FPS

Strategy

Action

Shooter

Casual

Adventure

Survival
Themes:
Sci-fi
Female Protagonist

Great Soundtrack

Futuristic

Tactical

Difficult
Play Styles:
Co-op
First-Person

Multiplayer

Online Co-Op

Singleplayer
Features:
CrossPlatform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements

Partial Controller Support

Steam Cloud

Steam Leaderboards

Singleplayer

Multiplayer

Co-op

Product Requirements

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

Product Requirements

  • 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

Sanctum Statistics

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~2 Hours
3.45%
~4 Hours
13.79%
~8 Hours
17.24%
~12 Hours
34.48%
~20 Hours
24.14%
~40 Hours
3.45%
~60 Hours
0%
>= 80 Hours
0%
Achievement Hunter?
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
1.52%
Easy
4.55%
Just Right
60.61%
Tough
31.82%
Unforgiving
1.52%
Relax & enjoy! 60.61%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
27.13%
Played It
28.68%
Halfway
10.08%
Beat It
27.91%
Conquered It
6.2%
Completionist! 6.2%  of players have Conquered It

User Ratings & Reviews

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User Rating

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100% of users would recommend this.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somewhere in the middle. 61% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 33% of GameFAQs users said Sanctum is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, Sanctum is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Sanctum is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
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
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 12 hours. 62% of users played Sanctum for over 12 hours.
Sanctum was released on April 15, 2011
Yes, Sanctum supports MacOS.
Sanctum is published by Coffee Stain Studios
Sanctum was developed by Coffee Stain Studios
Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as Tower Defense, FPS, Strategy, and Action
Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as Sci-fi, Female Protagonist, Great Soundtrack, and Futuristic
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as having Co-op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as having Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as having Online Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as Tower Defense
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as FPS
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sanctum as Strategy

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