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Sanctua

Choose Red · Published by Choose Red · Official site ↗

Last updated 27 Sept 2026

Trapped in a cursed tomb, cooperate to survive and escape the forsaken ruins in which the shadows creep closer… or succumb to corruption and hunt down those who were once your allies. An asymmetrical co-op experience for up to 6 players

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Action, Adventure, Indie, Casual · 2026 · More free games

Embark on a chilling journey through Sanctua’s cursed ruins with friends or strangers, deciding whether to survive or succumb to corruption. Choose Red's asymmetrically designed survival-adventure awaits up to six players.

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About the Game

A sealed tomb awakens

What began as a straightforward archaeological expedition has turned into a nightmare. Explorers trapped inside a tomb that has been sealed for centuries desperately try to escape, when one among them succumbs slowly to corruption, becoming a dark guardian determined to protect the secrets of these ruins at all costs.

Unite to survive or die alone

Play as an Explorer, using cooperation, ingenuity, stealth, and adaptability to survive. Or embrace the darkness as the Ancient: a corrupted being with heightened senses, relentlessly hunting those who were once your allies. 

Each role provides unique gameplay, blending strategy, suspense, and unpredictability.

The Explorers

Your greatest strength lies in adapting to your surroundings and staying stealthy, at least as much as your team allows. If trouble finds you, you'll just have a few rudimentary tools to defend yourself. 

And should death find you, it's not necessarily the end; corruption might bring you back in an unexpected form, capable of turning the tide in surprising ways.

The Ancient 

Your humanity slips away as your senses sharpen and your powers grow. Persistently track your former companions, corrupting or banishing them from your sanctuary forever. Nothing must escape these walls.

Endless Dangers, Endless Replayability

Every journey into these ruins holds new surprises. The environment constantly shifts, presenting fresh challenges and unexpected discoveries. An immersive audio engine and proximity voice chat lie at the heart of gameplay, delivering a unique cooperative experience full of twists and turns.

Choose Your Path

Uncover truths buried for centuries, or ensure they remain forever hidden within these ruins. Accessible and deeply immersive, Sanctua offers varied challenges and exceptional replayability. 

Work together to survive... or succumb to the temptation of corruption.
After all, nobody's perfect!

KEY FEATURES

  • Asymmetric Multiplayer:

Play with up to 5 of your friends as an explorer or embrace the Ancient. Fate chooses your role and even death might transform you into something unexpected.

  • Creative Gameplay:

Strategize, sneak, set traps, and fight. Your creativity, adaptability, and discretion are your greatest assets to survive, or succumb slowly to corruption and become a restless hunter, using corruption to protect your tomb.

  • Proximity Voice Chat & Sound Mechanics:

Communicate carefully through a proximity-based voice chat, your voice and actions influence not only other players but also the living environment itself. Silence can keep you hidden, while sound might serve as a clever distraction... or a deadly mistake.

  • Endless Experience :

Explore, adapt, each expedition reshapes the map layout, challenges, and discoveries. No two adventures will ever be the same.

  • Customizable Challenges:

Adapt your experience with adjustable difficulty and varied gameplay settings. Sanctua adapts to your playstyle, providing challenges for any team.

  • Easy to Play, Hard to Master:

Easy-to-learn mechanics with deep and varied gameplay, offering surprising challenges for both casual and seasoned players

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.5 GHz or equivalent
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.2Ghz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 Ghz)
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 3060 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 8 GB available space

Supported Languages

English*, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
*languages with full audio support

Latest news

  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Sanctua Receives an Epic MegaGrant!

    Three years ago, Sanctua was just a 20-page game design document. Today, the project has officially received an Epic MegaGrant.It directly supports the next phase of development as we move closer to the first playable demo.The grant allows us to reinforce key gameplay systems and player's gamefeel, refine the asymmetric balance, and further strengthen the sound-driven immersion that defines Sanctua.Development continues, and regular updates will now be shared here on Steam.The tombs are stirring.Jason
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  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Sanctua – News, Demos, and What’s Next

    Hello everyone, It’s been a long time since I should have shared something here… but it’s never too late, right?Sanctua is an asymmetric cooperative action-adventure game, set in the early 20th century, in a world marked by the rise of a dark force: the Corruption. A modest league of explorers ventures into forgotten tombs where it has taken root. But within those walls, one of them will eventually fall under its influence, hunting down the others who were once allies… to keep them there forever.For almost two years, development has never stopped, and it has even intensified recently. Thanks to the positive feedback and the trust of partners who believe in and support the project, I can now strengthen certain parts of development and stay true to what I had envisioned for Sanctua. This gives the game every chance to become what it’s meant to be and I couldn’t be happier about that.What's next?The next major step is the release of a closed technical demo, for which you’ll be able to register via Discord, followed by a playable demo available here on Steam in the coming months.The goal is to build a solid foundation, with enough content, essential features, and atmosphere so that even the first versions give you a concrete sense of the gameplay and allow you to share meaningful feedback and suggestions.As for the Early Access release, it will depend on early feedback and adjustments after the first public versions, but the target remains sometime in 2026.I’ll now be posting regular updates here. For more details, you can also follow the game on social media and join our Discord community to chat, share suggestions, or take part in early tests:👉 https://discord.gg/ZyBMz79KThank you again for your support, it’s truly appreciated, and I can’t wait to share more with you soon.See you soon, Jason
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