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Sanctum 2

Image: Steam / Coffee Stain Studios

  • Tower defence
  • Shooter
  • Co-op

Tower defence with first-person shooting: between waves you put up walls and towers to lengthen the aliens' path to the core, then fight them yourself with your weapons. Online co-op for up to four.

Why play it now

When you're meeting up with friends online: co-op takes four, and players can drop in and out at any time.

Who it's for

For anyone who enjoys planning tower mazes but doesn't want to just sit and watch: here you shoot too.

When not to pick it

If you're after a story: it's weak, told through comic panels, and the waves end up feeling repetitive.

What it offers

  • Combat / action: 70 out of 100
  • Thinking: 65 out of 100
  • Building: 50 out of 100
  • Managing: 45 out of 100
  • Creating: 40 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Controller
Controller support
Online
Online co-op
Disk space
4 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Verified
Steam reviews
90% positive (14,395)
Metacritic
77/100
Developer
Coffee Stain Studios
Release date
15 MAY 2013
Steam genres
Action, Indie, Strategy

Based on what the game states on Steam.

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