Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!

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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the highly anticipated arcade action FPS sequel to the Serious Sam: The First Encounter, 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 three beautiful worlds, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base. Key Features

- Various Environments and Secrets - Unleash mayhem on 3 different spectacular worlds: South America, ancient Mesopotamia and medieval Europe. Discover over 100 secrets!

- Unique Enemies and Bosses - Fight with 27 nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including old favorites from The First Encounter like Beheaded Kamikaze, Syrian Werebull and Kleer Skeleton. Go head to head against 5 new enemies and 3 new Bosses!

- Special Weapons and Power-Ups - Wreak havoc with a huge arsenal of weapons including 3 new toys: the Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower and Chainsaw. Use Power-Ups to additionally increase your fighting and agility skills!

- 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
Feb 5, 2002: Windows
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

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
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:
450MB 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:
550MB free hard disk space
Sound:
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live

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"Players are rating this around 85 on IGDB."

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