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Sanctum 2

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Developer Coffee Stain Studios

Sanctum 2 is a first-person shooter tower defense video game, developed by independent developer Coffee Stain Studios for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The successor to Sanctum, Sanctum 2 was announced in 2012 and released on 15 May 2013. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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  • Steam user Steam user …4785Steam reviews · Sep 25, 2025 · 80 h played

    Every day I pray for Sanctum 3. It still runs well despite its age and is incredibly fun. The art style in the comics is so good please make Sanctum 3

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  • Steam user Steam user …0583Steam reviews · Jul 3, 2025 · 165 h played

    Firstly. Absolutely AMAZING GAME. ESPECIALLY For how old it is. However. Please Devs. Youll never make Sanctum 3. PLEASE OPEN THIS GAME UP TO MODDING. THE POTENTIAL IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. PLEASE.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6629Steam reviews · Nov 14, 2025 · 217 h played

    Anyone playing in 2025?? PLEASE GIVE ME SANCTUM 3

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  • Steam user Steam user …8545Steam reviews · Aug 25, 2025 · 75 h played

    Recently 100%-ed the game. What can I say, this is a gem of a game. I've never played a first person shooter which is also tower defence game before playing this game. For a game released in 2013, the graphics holds up pretty well in 2025. There is still a small die-hard population still playing this game. I met some good people from the the public games. The main game has 4 stages. Each stage has 4 levels each. So the game can be a little short. I recommend you to pick up the DLC's.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0536Steam reviews · Aug 12, 2025 · 142 h played

    Best coop game ever... Hope there is a 3rd one

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  • Steam user Steam user …0969Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2026 · 133 h played

    Give us Sanctum 3 darn it...

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  • Steam user Steam user …1868Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2026 · 84 h played

    I really Like Tower Defense games, they fit in it's own Unique Niche genre that doesn't get enough credit from the general audience. This is One of the Best tower defense games . Hoping they make SANCTUM 3 . In this game market were people are STARVING for New unique Games This game Fits the Qualification . Games are Meant to be Beaten and well there are many gamers looking for a Challenge :D . I recommend this game , Tower Defense games Like Sanctum 2 are Underrated and Deserve More Credit .

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  • Steam user Steam user …6123Steam reviews · Apr 15, 2026 · 89 h played

    i am starving for 3 please Coffee Stain Studios, do not pull a valve on us

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  • Steam user Steam user …1022Steam reviews · Apr 2, 2026 · 4 h played

    I'm gonna recommend this game, but it's incredibly frustrating. Play Sanctum 1 instead. I decided to play this in 2026, 13 years after its release. I was checking my steam library and I didn't understand why I only played this game like 2 hours, and Sanctum 1 for 26 hours. Now I know why. Sanctum 2 is frustrating, because: - You have too many meaningless choices early on: 4 characters, different weapons, and turrets, which are seemingly very similar. It's really just a choice between a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3250Steam reviews · Apr 11, 2026 · 1 h played

    Virtually impossible solo.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5311Steam reviews · Feb 1, 2026 · 277 h played

    make sanctum 3 pls, this peak needs a sequel

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  • Steam user Steam user …3085Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2025 · 1 h played

    had a blast playing it. concept is crazy good. a sanctum 3 would be awesome. or workshop support if there is a steam sale and you and your friends are bored. grab it for a few bucks and kill a night or two. have played this game a little on my other account

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  • Steam user Steam user …2592Steam reviews · Mar 16, 2025 · 4 h played

    Great game. Sanctum 3 when?

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  • Steam user Steam user …9379Steam reviews · Jan 27, 2026 · 27 h played

    Really fun, casual gameplay loop where you blast mobs (who explode very satisfyingly) and then get little breathers to set up your towers. The characters and perks feel different enough to provide some variety, and leveling up/unlocking new stuff gives you something to work toward without going fully into RPG territory. I really love the way reloading works in this game, and the way TSYGAN having a damage boost on the last shot in the mag smartly subverts it. It was fun at 13 and still fun at…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4160Steam reviews · Jan 18, 2026 · 74 h played

    Still waiting on Sanctum 3!

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  • Alice the Grain Maiden 🏳️‍⚧️ @krabopolis.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2025

    I'm a big fan of this old tower defense game called Sanctum 2, it's always a blast

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  • Steam user Steam user …2929Steam reviews · Jul 28, 2026 · 726 h played

    Best ever hybrid between FPS and tower defense. Multiplayer is great also. Just play it already!

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  • Steam user Steam user …9621Steam reviews · Jan 31, 2026 · 15 h played

    This game fails on everything the first game worked. There is no actual endless mode, the sandbox is not a sandbox (still have limited "walls" and "towers", the maps go quickly from you trying to make a proper maze to forced long paths where you have to FPS more than manage towers. I used to love the first game and hoped for improvements, but the ONLY improvement were different characters and weapons. Hard pass, play the first more.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2242Steam reviews · Jan 26, 2026 · 1 h played

    REFUNDED!!! Not a bad game, just not good either. its more of a mindless rinse and repeat shooter with the same enemies continually respawning every mission as you just stand there and gun them down; you have a "core" where the enemies end up at in the end of their pathing cycle and that has so much hp its relatively hard to fail even if you go afk for awhile. The towers are semi-useless, as you cant build your own maze or path for them to go down, You can only build within the designated area…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8927Steam reviews · Dec 23, 2025 · 154 h played

    Play this game, holy fook it's good! I really enjoyed this game. I played this from launch until well after the final DLC came out. I played with friends. This is one of my favorite games ever!

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  • Steam user Steam user …4236Steam reviews · Sep 21, 2025 · 1 h played

    cool game. wish i had friends.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2226Steam reviews · Jul 20, 2025 · 3 h played

    should I jerk off?

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  • Steam user Steam user …2040Steam reviews · Jul 3, 2025 · 182 h played

    can we get sanctum 3 pls

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  • Steam user Steam user …8304Steam reviews · Apr 28, 2025 · 429 h played

    One of my favorite tower defense games as it mixes strategy with action. However, after having done all maps on the hardest difficulty I had to, not only find, but suffer through hours of finding and completing what probably are the worst arcade games I've ever seen (or they are trolling their customers) in order to get 100% achievements. Made me irate af. Will recommend the game though for people who enjoy tower defense and don't care about steam achievements. Tower defense: 10/10…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1641Steam reviews · Feb 3, 2026 · 21 h played

    Just a good underrated game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8368Steam reviews · Mar 25, 2025 · 20 h played

    why have I never reviewed this? I bought it in 2014 and loved it

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  • Steam user Steam user …9904Steam reviews · Mar 24, 2025 · 2 h played

    Where sanctum 3?

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  • Steam user Steam user …0004Steam reviews · Mar 23, 2025 · 2 h played

    Game will not create a save file and none of the fixes from multiple forum posts going all the way back to the launch would fix it. Very disappointing. The game seemed like it had potential.

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  • Hirroth @hirrothgamingttv.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    It's Tuesday and we're streaming with the boys, calling back to a game I haven't touched in a dozen years. Going back to #Sanctum2 and gaming with some friends so come hang out. #twitch #youtube #twitchteam #smallstreamer #streamingwithfriends www.twitch.tv/hirrothgaming youtube.com/live/un9WlHK...

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  • Steam user Steam user …3165Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2026 · 42 h played

    I bought this game back in high school when it was discounted on Steam and I was allowed to try it for free for a while. I was immediately hooked and bought it. I was impressed by the theme and the tower defense concept combined with FPS, especially with the map that allows exploration and discovering small secret details created by the developer. Now that I have a decent PC, I'm still playing it and it still works great on modern PCs. The campaign may be too easy for some, and I agree, but…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2701Steam reviews · Feb 22, 2026 · 7 h played

    For a game that came out over 10 years ago and it still runs flawless speaks how good this game is

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  • Steam user Steam user …8928Steam reviews · Nov 6, 2025

    legendary first person tower defence

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  • Steam user Steam user …8491Steam reviews · Oct 21, 2025 · 42 h played

    An old game I used to play with friends. I recently tried it again and was pleasantly surprised to see that people are still playing it. I’d say this game is old but gold. It can be quite challenging and the controls are a bit meh, but it gives off such strong nostalgia once you start playing again. Now I just need to convince my friends to jump back in too. The game ran smoothly, though you’ll need to adjust the resolution at the beginning. Component Details OS NixOS Processor AMD…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7589Steam reviews · Sep 10, 2025 · 29 h played

    I recommend it, but it's a close call. The graphics and visual design are fantastic. Good music too. It's also awesome that there are characters with some voice acting and a story presented via great looking comics. Extra setup customization via perks is a neat addition too. Overall definitely an improvement over the first sanctum game in virtually every way. However, I have 2 main complaints. The first is that the FPS part of gameplay gets mind numbingly boring after a while. It's so…

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  • Pup Pike @puppikeco.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2025

    I can’t be the only one that listens to Satisfactory tapes/boombox music outside the game because it’s actually legit good, right? Anyone? What’s your favorite? Favorite banger? LeMichael (it sounds so good on a razer computer speaker system!) Favorite general listening while playing? Sanctum 2

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  • Steam user Steam user …6261Steam reviews · May 30, 2025 · 188 h played

    This game was my childhood and it still holds up. Give us Sanctum 3 soon pls uwu

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  • Steam user Steam user …1497Steam reviews · Mar 28, 2025 · 3 h played

    Id been looking for this game for ages and finally happened across it on a steam sale and so glad I did! played roughly 3 1/2 hours in one sitting so far and the only reason I'm stopping is cause I've gotta go shovel snow otherwise I'll be back to finish the campaign once I'm done out in the cold. It crosses off so many boxes for me tower defence, fps, real time strategy and they all blend really nicely together and surprisingly it holds up nicely for being a game from 2015ish? (not sure) Side…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4034Steam reviews · Mar 21, 2025 · 13 h played

    Cool combo tower defense/shooter hybrid. Played on steam deck and once out of the menu it ran super smooth, even with tons of explosions wnd enemies on screen (menu seems limited to 30 fps but the game is full 60 fps). Liked being able to set up a strategy but also get involved with the shooting. Shooting wasn't super complex but was fun and satisfying. Only negative is some levels that seems balanced for multiplayer, I'd like more difficulty options so I don't need coop for a couple levels…

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  • Kabelsalat @kabelsalat.artBluesky · Dec 30, 2024

    Character sketch from the game Sanctum 2, I kind of never got around to giving this the 2nd pass Sorry yosh :s

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  • Steam user Steam user …8456Steam reviews · Sep 6, 2026 · 61 h played

    Fun and chill with enough depth. Great music.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7799Steam reviews · Aug 12, 2026 · 14 h played

    Unpolished. Game is balanced around towers from DLCs. Vanilla towers are mostly clunky and dont hit (why is this not fixed?). Attempts to make the game multiplayer just make it more tedious. Focused too much on art style and not enough on gameplay. Game is very short, especially given the price point.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8564Steam reviews · Apr 5, 2026 · 6 h played

    Pls give Sanctum 3

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  • RuV-C0MMISSI0N OPEN (2 SLOTS LEFT/1 WIP ONGOING) @ruv.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 20, 2026

    16. Sanctum 2 honestly i don't know what to say about this game. maybe going to play it in other chances.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6628Steam reviews · Jan 29, 2026 · 36 h played

    pretty awesome game but apart from the levels featuring Walker Patriarch. Worst designed enemy in gaming history!!!

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  • Steam user Steam user …2826Steam reviews · Jan 11, 2026 · 2 h played

    It's like a game that would be one of the best arcade games at the arcade to play with your friends back in the day. It's fun enough, but feels like it's resting on the idea of the game being a unique combination of two genres and never doing the little things of either very well. It's an okay tower defense and a passable shooter, but limits the potential of both games. I did like that it had extras that you'd expect in a shooter, like hidden bonus items to use if discovered, areas not on…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7877Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2025

    It took me less than 5 minutes to figure out this game features none of what made the first one so entertaining. Near-mandatory multiplayer because of the utterly unfathomable choice to not scale for solo play. The core game-play loop also features this bizarre "switch weapons to reload" idea that's un-fun in the extreme. I know I'm 12 years late to the party, but I was really hoping the game would deliver more of what made the first game a long time favorite of mine. Instead, it's a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4654Steam reviews · Aug 9, 2025 · 8 h played

    This game removes so many of my favorite things in the first game. It removed holos which added so much strategy with you and your turrets. The gameplay feels very dirty compared to the first game. Your turrets kill you now. You can't teleport to specific spots on the map. The game was half baked. It is really easy to accidentally go under the map and see really janky things that developers usually try to iron out. If the game gets bugged and you get stuck you have to commit suicide in menu to…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7084Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2025 · 67 h played

    nice tower defense game i "still" not much good because i "still" pew pew most of time and my partners were the one who use strategy glad i had a chance to play and coop this worth it game if you have friends ONLY! i hope they make third part for this because the dlc end is ..

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  • Victoria @victoriaisbored.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2025

    Choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev Day 12 Sanctum 2

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  • Steam user Steam user …2777Steam reviews · May 22, 2026 · 51 h played

    I like it but its not well balanced. Some perks, towers and weapons are way too strong and others way too weak. Some combinations on some maps just won't work ever.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5247Steam reviews · Mar 4, 2026 · 13 h played

    peak game, dlc's are expensive tho, but 100% recommend best peak you will ever play

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  • Steam user Steam user …9331Steam reviews · Feb 15, 2026 · 4 h played

    Nope! Quote: "Remember Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life. Probably worth a google?"

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  • Steam user Steam user …3350Steam reviews · Feb 4, 2026 · 4 h played

    Rounds quickly turn into a complete mess of ugly visuals and constant loud noise. In a normal tower defence you could just tab out, but this is a hybrid FPS so you have to be aiming and shooting the whole time. Started off fine but it became so unpleasant to play I had to quit.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1654Steam reviews · Dec 15, 2025 · 2 h played

    MotherFPSing Tower Defense shooty shooty bang bang pew pew ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ weirdness. Just like the first one but sometimes my friendS will play this with me so it's better. :p

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  • Steam user Steam user …8285Steam reviews · Aug 29, 2025 · 41 h played

    Sequel to one of the best TD game I've ever played, I love both games to death! Gameplay is great, atmosphere is great, balance is fun, and the studio that made the game is amazing. Can't ask for anything more. If you want to play a TD and enjoy yourself while drinking a nice cup of coffee, I can't think of anything better! <3 Much love Coffee Stain Studios!

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  • Steam user Steam user …0119Steam reviews · Aug 9, 2025 · 145 h played

    Good 3d TD with perks, items, secrets. Also +style and +atmosphere.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4019Steam reviews · Jul 24, 2025 · 73 h played

    this game rules, we need modern games like this

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  • Steam user Steam user …9550Steam reviews · Jul 17, 2025 · 95 h played

    Easy and fun, good to play with a couple of randoms or even mates.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2089Steam reviews · Jun 2, 2025 · 101 h played

    I love this game and wholeheartedly recommend it to any tower defense fans. I yearn for the day we get a Sanctum 3.

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  • Fillian the Screamer @scheming-rat.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2025

    The Sanctum 2 brainrot is REAL and I LOVE THIS GAME and I will NOT APOLOGIZE (please Coffee Stain give us sanctum 3 I promise I will be normal)

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