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Sanctum

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App ID 91600
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28969938
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 15 April 2011 – 17:50:00 UTC ()
😎 85.74%
3k reviews
1
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Coffee Stain Studios
gamedir Sanctum
metacritic_name Sanctum (2011)
icon empty string
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 70
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sanctum-2011?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
ValidOSList Windows macOS
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript 91600_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
installscript_macos Sanctum.app/installscript_osx.vdf
RetailAutoStart Yes
suppressims Yes
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Store Release Date 15 April 2011 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Casual (4), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 15 April 2011 – 17:50:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 7 July 2019 – 15:10:17 UTC () (1562512217)
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height_pct100
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review_score 8
review_percentage 89
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 35801
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:43:09 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
Danish Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Swedish Yes
Japanese Yes
Polish Yes
Dutch Yes
Italian Yes
Russian Yes
Turkish Yes

Tags

🏰 Tower Defense 🔫 FPS 💡 Strategy 🤝 Co-op 💥 Action 🌱 Indie 🚀 Sci-fi 🙌 First-Person 🕹️ Multiplayer 👥 Online Co-Op 🔫 Shooter 👩 Female Protagonist 👤 Singleplayer 😌 Casual 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🌆 Futuristic 🗺️ Adventure 🤔 Tactical 🌲 Survival 😓 Difficult

Categories

Single-player Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp7 July 2019 – 15:52:00 UTC
Trailers
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