Sanctum
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.
- Price:$2.49
- Release Date:4/15/2011
- Developer:Coffee Stain Studios
- Publisher:Coffee Stain Publishing
- Last Updated:12/19/2024
- Steam App Id:91600
Sanctum
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Sanctum has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 94% lower than its previous all-time peak of 32 players achieved on 3/30/2024.
Sanctum Review
Sanctum has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 89 / 100. This score is calculated from 3,281 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 2,927 positive reviews, 354 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Sanctum has earned a metascore of 70 on Metacritic.
Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for Sanctum using the chart below.
Sanctum Price
Sanctum costs $2.49 in the Steam store as of 12/19/2024 which is a 75% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Sanctum - Complete Pack, Sanctum 1 & 2 Complete Bundle, or Coffee Stain Completionist Bundle which offers a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Sanctum.
Sanctum DLC
Sanctum has 3 downloadable add-ons available for purchase on Steam which include Sanctum: Yogscave (Free DLC), Sanctum: Map Pack 2, and Sanctum: X-Mas Carnage (Free DLC).
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sanctum: Yogscave (Free DLC) | DLC | 5/3/2012 | View |
 | Sanctum: Map Pack 2 | DLC | 10/4/2012 | View |
 | Sanctum: X-Mas Carnage (Free DLC) | DLC | 12/15/2011 | View |
Sanctum has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sanctum: Official Soundtrack | Music | 8/12/2011 | View |
About Sanctum
Sanctum is an Indie, Casual, Action, and Strategy game developed by Coffee Stain Studios. On 4/15/2011, it was released on the Steam Store by Coffee Stain Publishing.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Sanctum on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 12 languanges in-game including English, Danish, French, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Sanctum supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Co-op
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Multi-player
- Steam Leaderboards
- Partial Controller Support
- Single-player
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
From the Steam community, Sanctum has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Futuristic
- Difficult
- Great Soundtrack
- Multiplayer
- Tactical
- Shooter
- Co-op
- First-Person
- Tower Defense
- FPS
- Survival
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Indie
- Casual
- Online Co-Op
- Action
- Adventure
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Sanctum and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Sanctum is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sanctum - Complete Pack | 4 | 4 | $7.16 | View |
 | Sanctum 1 & 2 Complete Bundle | 10 | 10 | $68.30 | View |
 | Coffee Stain Completionist Bundle | 11 | 11 | $92.91 | View |
Related Packages
Sanctum is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctum 4-Pack | $4.49 | View |
| Sanctum | $1.49 | View |
Supported Languages
Sanctum is available in 12 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| Danish | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Sanctum data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 19). Sanctum on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/91600
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 19). Sanctum. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/91600
- Metacritic. (2024, December 19). Sanctum for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sanctum-2011
- Coffee Stain Studios. (2023, July 7). Sanctum. Sanctum. http://www.sanctumgame.com