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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 iRank 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.

iRank Score

72/100 ↗

Rating

👍 56%

190 votes

Type

Shooter, FPS, Tower Defense

Released

2011

Updated July 2026

Developer

Coffee Stain Studios

Avg. playtime

~2h

Platforms

PC, Apple Macintosh

Official trailer for Sanctum

Screenshots of Sanctum

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