Games like Sanctum 2
If you like Sanctum 2 (tower defence, shooter and co-op), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Orcs Must Die! 2
- In common: co-op and action
When you fancy working through it level by level, trying out trap combinations, solo or with a friend online.
Orcs Must Die!
- In common: action and thinking
- Difference: less co-op
When you want to think a bit and then watch your traps shred waves, in twenty-minute levels.
Dungeon Defenders
- In common: co-op and progression
When you get together with friends to plan your defences as a team, with classes that complement each other.
Bloons TD 6
- In common: progression and co-op
- Difference: less action
When you want relaxed strategy with substance: a game lasts as long as you like, from a short while to an afternoon.
PAYDAY™ The Heist
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less building
When you have three friends online and fancy a tense heist where you have to work together to get out.
Gunfire Reborn
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less building
When you have an hour or a bit more: each run lasts between 45 and 90 minutes, solo or with up to three friends online.
Killing Floor
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less building
When you have friends online and an hour: a match is an escalation of waves up to the final boss.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
- In common: thinking and progression
- Difference: less co-op
When you have a short break and want to think a bit without stress: each level lasts a few minutes.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
- In common: co-op and thinking
- Difference: less building
When you can get up to four players together on the same screen or online: co-op is what reviews praise most.
Roboquest
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less building
When you want an intense run of about thirty minutes where every attempt turns out differently.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Sanctum 2
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.
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