When comparing Sanctum 2 vs Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop, the Slant community recommends Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop for most people. In the question“What are the best Online Co-Op games on Steam?” Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is ranked 22nd while Sanctum 2 is ranked 52nd.
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Pros
Pro Well balanced campaign that allows for 1 to 4 players while keeping the difficulty scaled in order to keep the gameplay challenging
The campaign remains balanced regardless of how many people are playing. The difficulty of play scales very effectively to ensure the level of challenge is appropriate.
Pro Teamwork is not optional, each player needs to cooperate with their team in order to have any success
Since tower slots are limited, it's important to coordinate the layout of your defenses as a team in order to fend off the enemies.
Pro High amount of replayability thanks to a large selection of in-game buffs
You can buff the monsters in each fight with one of five different buffs, giving you five different playing experiences for each level.
Pro Automatic server hosting and port forwarding
Players do not need to set up dedicated servers or port forward. It is done automatically.
Pro Integrates well with Steam matchmaking, making it easy to find online matches
Sanctum 2 allows for players to use Steam’s built-in matchmaking, which makes it easy to invite your friends or to find others to play with.
Pro Reliable netcode allows you to enjoy the game without worry of laggy or dropped connections
The netcode used is stable and there have been very few issues reported, which is great as there is no ned to worry about losing you connection, dropping the match.
Pro It's free
Pro Promotes human interaction and teamplay
Discussing tactics with teammates in lobby prior to mission in order to get best results.
Pro Doesn't require high performance machine to run it
Do you have a potato with download capabilities? Today is your lucky day!
Pro Has class system
The Officer - master of assault shotgun and explosives.
Special Weapons - master of minigun and autogun. The 'Heavy' guy.
Medic - heals team, supports with stun weapons.
Tech Marine - unlocks locked doors, hacks computers.
Pro Various challenging campaigns and maps
Pro Enforces aiming skills in order to avoid dealing damage to team members
Pro Highly customisable
Stating with difficulty, challenges and up to UI
Pro You can see your teammates all the time
Pro It's funny when you're better than your friends
You can see your friends dying on easier difficulties and it's a blast.
Cons
Con Difficulty can spike from chapter to chapter
Con Boring
Con Tower defense games do not invite creative building plans
Con Boss models are reused too much
There is not a ton of variety in the boss battles; boss models are reused often. This can be repetitive for players.
Con The game itself is a bit clunky
Some mechanics feel a little clunky, such as the friendly fire mechanic.