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Guardians of the Sanctree
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“abandoned”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Nominate Sanctree for a Steam Award & Grab it at 50% Off!
Guardians, long time no see! As the weather gets cooler, I hope everyone is keeping well. After some time and effort, I've finally managed to regain my balance, both mentally and physically. I hope al
A Heart-to-Heart from the producer of Sanctree
Hi everyone, It’s been a few months since we last connected, and the free updates for Sanctree have been on pause for a while. But since some of you have been asking about the team’s status, I thought
From a Team of 10 to 1: What We've Experienced
Hello, Guardians! I'm Orange, the producer of Guardians of the Sanctree. It’s been over half a year since the release of the game, and some of you might have noticed that the pace of our free updates
Sanctree Spring Sale 40% OFF!
Guardians! We has joined the Steam Spring Sale, with a limited-time 40% discount! Please invite a few of your friends to join us for a new adventure in the Sanctree! We are still progressively optimiz
Limited-Time 40% Off! The New Version of Sanctree is Now Live!
Hello, Guardians! Thank you for your continued support and companionship. We’re participating in Chinses New Year Sale that held by Steam China , offering a limited-time 40% discount. 🧨 🧨Update Highli
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Base-Building · Online Co-Op · 2D · Tower Defense · Colony Sim · Sandbox · City Builder · Resource Management · Survival · Hand-drawn · Adventure · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English, Russian, German, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 41 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 6G or RX 5500XT DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7 GB available space