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91% | Very Positive
4.5 out of 5
'Excellent'
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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
- Link:
- 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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Play Time Statistics
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Time Played
< 1 Hour
3.45%
~1 Hour
0%
~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!
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
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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