# Games like Sanctum

> The closest matches to Sanctum: Sanctum 2, Super Sanctum TD, Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense, SENTRY, and Defense Grid: The Awakening. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Sanctum 2](https://imho.run/games/210770/sanctum-2) — Shares tower defense with Sanctum. 4,330 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210770/)
2. [Super Sanctum TD](https://imho.run/games/235250/super-sanctum-td) — Shares maze building and tower upgrades with Sanctum. 620 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235250/)
3. [Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2296550/axon-td-uprising-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense, like Sanctum. 445 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/)
4. [SENTRY](https://imho.run/games/1252680/sentry) — A frequent pick in Sanctum players' libraries, and another Action. 656 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252680/)
5. [Defense Grid: The Awakening](https://imho.run/games/18500/defense-grid-the-awakening) — Shares maze building with Sanctum. 3,392 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/18500/)
6. [Fortified](https://imho.run/games/334210/fortified) — Shares weapon upgrades and co op multiplayer with Sanctum. 148 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/334210/)
7. [Nuclear Dawn](https://imho.run/games/17710/nuclear-dawn) — Same intense mood as Sanctum. 977 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17710/)
8. [X-Morph: Defense](https://imho.run/games/408410/x-morph-defense) — Shares maze building with Sanctum. 1,142 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/408410/)
9. [DeadCore](https://imho.run/games/284460/deadcore) — Same intense mood as Sanctum. 1,031 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284460/)
10. [Block Fortress 2](https://imho.run/games/2107030/block-fortress-2) — Shares tower defense with Sanctum. 159 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2107030/)
11. [Sol Survivor](https://imho.run/games/45000/sol-survivor) — Shares co op multiplayer with Sanctum. 252 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45000/)
12. [Iron Grip: Warlord](https://imho.run/games/31700/iron-grip-warlord) — Shares tower defense and co op multiplayer with Sanctum. 203 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31700/)
13. [Project Warlock](https://imho.run/games/893680/project-warlock) — Shares weapon upgrades with Sanctum. 2,622 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/893680/)
14. [FBC: Firebreak](https://imho.run/games/2272540/fbc-firebreak) — Shares weapon upgrades and co op multiplayer with Sanctum. 1,405 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272540/)
15. [Tower of Guns](https://imho.run/games/266110/tower-of-guns) — Same retro mood as Sanctum. 447 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266110/)
16. [Battlezone: Combat Commander](https://imho.run/games/624970/battlezone-combat-commander) — Same retro mood as Sanctum. 666 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/624970/)
17. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Also Tower Defense, like Sanctum. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)
18. [Forbidden Ingress](https://imho.run/games/1175200/forbidden-ingress) — Shares tower defense with Sanctum. 81 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175200/)
19. [Hard Reset Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/98400/hard-reset-extended-edition) — Same retro mood as Sanctum. 1,852 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98400/)
20. [Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition](https://imho.run/games/501590/bulletstorm-full-clip-edition) — Shares weapon upgrades with Sanctum. 3,474 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501590/)
21. [Painkiller](https://imho.run/games/2300120/painkiller) — Shares weapon upgrades and co op multiplayer with Sanctum. 368 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300120/)
22. [Quake](https://imho.run/games/2310/quake) — Same retro mood as Sanctum. 9,755 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2310/)
23. [Roboquest](https://imho.run/games/692890/roboquest) — Same intense mood as Sanctum. 13,413 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/692890/)
24. [Beach Invasion 1945 - Pacific](https://imho.run/games/2390480/beach-invasion-1945-pacific) — Shares tower defense and co op multiplayer with Sanctum. 126 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390480/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=91600&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=91600&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=91600&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=91600
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/91600
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sanctum

Sanctum is a 2011 hybrid title combining tower defense strategy with first-person shooter action. Players construct mazes and place defensive towers across tile-based maps before taking up weapons themselves to eliminate waves of enemies checkpoint by checkpoint. The game supports online co-op for up to four players. Reviewers highlight that the first-person tower defense hybrid feels fresh, while players describe the tile placement as mattering more than in most tower defense games and note that the weapons feel satisfying to use. Players also describe the overall experience as both challenging and intense, with some noting a retro quality to its design. At $9.99, the game holds a 91% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 91600
- **Developer:** Coffee Stain Studios
- **Publisher:** Coffee Stain Publishing
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2011
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 70
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/91600/sanctum)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=91600&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91600/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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