Sanctum 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Sanctum 2

PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360 • 2013

Should you play it?

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

What works

  • Unique fps and tower defense hybrid gameplay
  • Strong cooperative multiplayer experience
  • Variety of characters, weapons, towers, and perks
  • Challenging and strategic gameplay
  • Good replay value with dlc and feats of strength

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited character visual customization
  • Some maps can be frustratingly difficult solo
  • Community size is small and random matchmaking can be problematic
  • Dlc required for full content and achievements
  • Occasional bugs and technical issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Colony Siege

  • Orcs Must Die! 2

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • Borderlands 2

  • SUPERVIVE

  • HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

Less competitive

Games that feels like Sanctum 2 but with less competition against others

  • Roboquest

  • Atomic Picnic

  • StarRupture

  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite

  • Mycopunk

  • Broventure: The Wild Co-op

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Sanctum

  • Songs of Conquest

  • Goat Simulator 3

  • Satisfactory

  • Super Sanctum TD

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Sanctum 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Sanctum 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Sanctum 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status, Cooperation.

Last update: 21/08/2026