Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!
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Aug 30, 2019
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Note: When you purchase Revolution you get Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter and Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base. Key Features
- Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Fight your way through 15+ nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including the charging Sirian Werebull, screaming Headless Kamikaze and other crazy monsters, and finally challenge the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss!
- Various Environments and Secrets - Unleash mayhem in ancient Egypt. Discover over 80 secrets hidden in the fray!
- Special Weapons and Power-Ups - Wreak havoc with a huge arsenal of weapons including Double Shotgun, Rocket Launcher, Minigun and Cannon!
- Co-Op Multiplayer - Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players!
- Versus Multiplayer – Drop the gauntlet and let the heavy ordinance fly in incredible Deathmatch and Scorematch!
- Split Screen – Huddle up with up to 4-player local split screen co-op and versus modes!
- Level Editor – Create your own levels, MODs, textures and other content with the inclusion of the fully featured Serious Editor and Serious Modeller!
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Developer and publisher
- Developer:
- Croteam
- Publisher:
- Devolver Digital
Quick facts
- Release
- Mar 21, 2001: WindowsNov 12, 2002: Xbox Series X/S
- Last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Storefronts
- Steam
- Genres
- Action, Indie, and Shooter
- Tags
- Character Customization, Combat, Fantasy, and First-Person
- Moods
- Chaotic
- Social styles
- Solo, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online co-op, Local co-op, and Local multiplayer
- Demo
- Not announced
- Price model
- Purchase
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Age Rating & Interactive Elements
USK 16
Contains frequent violence, blood and gore with some mature language, which can be seen through actual gameplay and cut-scenes.
Support
Controller & Support
Device support
Steam Trading Cards
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS:
- Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5), Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system
- Processor:
- AMD K6-3 400MHz, Pentium II or Celeron-A 300MHz
- Memory:
- 64MB
- Graphics:
- full OpenGL compliant 3D accelerator
- Hard Drive:
- 600MB free hard disk space
- Sound:
- 100% Windows compatible sound card
Recommended
- Processor:
- AMD Athlon 650MHz or Pentium III 650MHz range processor
- Memory:
- 128MB
- Graphics:
- nVidia GeForce256 or TNT2 ultra, PowerVR Kyro, S3 Savage2000, 3Dfx Voodoo3, ATI Rage128 pro
- Hard Drive:
- 700MB free hard disk space
- Sound:
- Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live
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GameHubber interest
Not enough ratings yet
Developer and publisher
- Developer:
- Croteam
- Publisher:
- Devolver Digital
Quick facts
- Release
- Mar 21, 2001: WindowsNov 12, 2002: Xbox Series X/S
- Last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Storefronts
- Steam
- Genres
- Action, Indie, and Shooter
- Tags
- Character Customization, Combat, Fantasy, and First-Person
- Moods
- Chaotic
- Social styles
- Solo, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online co-op, Local co-op, and Local multiplayer
- Demo
- Not announced
- Price model
- Purchase
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Age Rating & Interactive Elements
USK 16
Contains frequent violence, blood and gore with some mature language, which can be seen through actual gameplay and cut-scenes.
Support
Controller & Support
Device support
Steam Trading Cards
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing
Reviews
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"Players are rating this around 81 on IGDB."
IGDB
265 ratings
OpenCritic
81
IGDB aggregate snapshot for Serious Sam: The First Encounter.
265
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