Fit check
Is Sentinels worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tower defense fans who want direct shooting alongside automated defenses
- First-person shooter fans who want tactical structure placement
- Players who want to switch between defensive planning and shooting
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-led campaign rather than repeated combat encounters
- Players who prefer one focused combat style over combining defense and shooting
- Players looking for cooperative or role-playing systems such as loot, pets, and character leveling
Our take on Sentinels
Combining tower placement with direct shooting divides attention between managing defenses and fighting enemies. This hybrid approach gives up the single-focus structure of a dedicated tower defense game or shooter in favor of mixing tactical decisions with direct combat.
What is Sentinels?
Sentinels combines automated tower defense with shooting in a first-person shooter.
Players place defensive structures, operate manual devices, use special abilities, or shoot enemies themselves. The game includes more than 20 structures, weapons, and special tools, along with persistent upgrades and item modifications that can affect damage, targeting range, and blast radius. Three modes offer different structures and roles: Skyguard focuses on tactical defense, Onslaught supplies structures for continuous action, and Sentinels combines shooting with tactical decisions. More than 30 enemy types include stealth units, healers, and shield generators. Five commanders have distinct abilities and unit modifications. Maps contain multiple encounters with changing layouts and enemy properties, while Endless Mode features continuing enemy waves.
How Sentinels plays
- 01Three Game Modes
- Skyguard emphasizes defense, Onslaught provides structures for players, and Sentinels combines tactical play with shooting.
- 02Persistent Loadout Mods
- Modifications can change item attributes such as damage, targeting range, and blast radius.
- 03Enemy Variety
- The roster includes more than 30 enemy types, including stealth units, healers, and shield generators.
- 04Commander Encounters
- Five commanders bring distinct abilities and modifications to their units.
- 05Changing Map Encounters
- Multiple encounters per map use varying layouts and enemy properties.
- 06Endless Mode
- Players face continuing waves and try to survive for as long as possible.
Sentinels compared to similar games
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG and tower defense systems with loot, leveling, pets, and character customization, while Sentinels pairs tower defense with first-person shooting. Anomaly: Warzone Earth reverses the tower defense setup by having players manage forces against enemy turrets; Sentinels instead has players build defenses and shoot incoming enemies.
Sentinels: platforms & release
Is Sentinels worth it?
It is worth it if: tower defense fans who want direct shooting alongside automated defenses. Skip it if: players seeking a story-led campaign rather than repeated combat encounters.
Where can I download Sentinels?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sentinels's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sentinels on?
Windows only.
