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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.

Developer: Coffee Stain Studios
Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing
Genres: Action Casual Indie Strategy
Platforms: PC

Metacritic: 70
Steam reviews: 1,982
DLC: 5
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Release dates

Apr 15, 2011PCPCstore ↗

DLC & expansions

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Announced

$5.99store ↗

Already out

Oct 4, 2012$5.99store ↗
May 3, 2012Freestore ↗
Dec 15, 2011Freestore ↗

Soundtracks & extras

Aug 12, 2011$9.99store ↗

Players

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5

Peak today: 5
Peak we've seen: 5 20 Aug

1 day observed

Price and history

Price now

PC$9.99−80%$1.99

Historic low $1.99lowest ever

38 days observed

20 Aug$1.99 – $9.992 Oct

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System requirements

Windows

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

macOS

Minimum

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

More like this

Sanctum 2
Same series

playable

TBA

Map Pack 1

This map pack adds four action packed levels to your game!AftermathThings haven't gone quite as planned. What begun as a minor annoyance has since blossomed into a full-fledged threat. In spite of the military's questionable (Four soldiers? Really? Was there a budget cut?

Map Pack 2This map pack adds three action packed levels to your game!ChasmThe Chasm was going to be a hub of transport and mining operations. The plan was to create thousands of new jobs and strengthen the living standards of the people of Elysion One. The Chasm was a good sign of a great future for humanity but nowadays it's abandoned.

Yogscave (Free DLC)Coffee Stain Studios have teamed up with The Yogscast to bring their signature 'Joffo Cake' fuelled humour to Sanctum in the free DLC, Yogscave! As the ruling elite in Elysion One, the brightsiders live a life of decadence but this luxury comes at a terrible cost to the less fortunate members of society, who toil in factories below the...

X-Mas Carnage (Free DLC)The holiday season has arrived to Elysion One at last. Skye has the intention of enjoying a well deserved vacation. Tending to the lovely spruce, eating, drinking and opening a lot of presents. But the aliens have made a habit out of making her life miserable, and this time is no exception...

Official SoundtrackOSTThe Sanctum 1 soundtrack contains eleven beautifully composed tracks of soft, soothing and heart-pumping electronic battle music.