Action · Croteam
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Steam Deck Playable 🖥 Windows 17+
Very Positive · 93% of 8,858
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Strong reviews, and it's near its cheapest ever.
Quality87/100
Excellent
- 93% positive of 8,858 reviews
- Metacritic 68
Value100/100
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About
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!
The classic arcade FPS Serious Sam: The First Encounter, which scored an overall of 87% on Metacritic and was awarded Game of The Year 2001 on Gamespot, is now reborn in glorious high-definition for legions of long-time fans and a whole new generation of gamers around the world.
Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle the overwhelming forces of Notorious Mental and the Sirian army.
Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle the overwhelming forces of Notorious Mental and the Sirian army.
Key Features
- Serious Engine 3 - Beautifully rendered, high-resolution visuals and lushly redesigned environments to create the most astonishing Serious Sam game ever!
- Frantic Non-Stop Action - From the charging Sirian Werebull to the screaming Headless Kamikaze and the multi-story Ugh-Zan, all of the infamous minions of Mental have been spectacularly redesigned for Serious Sam HD!
- Great Arsenal - Wield demon-stopping revolvers, lead-spewing miniguns, and monstrous cannons for when you absolutely, positively, have to kill every enemy in sight!
- 15 Levels of Bedlam - Set against the expansive backdrop of ancient Egypt with every square inch upgraded and reworked to create one of the most visually stunning game experiences!
- Co-Op Mode - Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players in campaign mode!
- Steam Cloud Support - With Steam Cloud your profile is stored on the Cloud servers.
Review sentiment over time
positive critical
Media
System requirements
Achievements
Showing the 16 most-earned of 35 achievements
- SeriousBeginner66.2% of players
- CoopBeginner37.4% of players
- SwimmingInstructor35.9% of players
- GameMaster11.3% of players
- CannonExpert6.7% of players
- LookMaIWon4.5% of players
- Nemesis4.2% of players
- LookItsASecret3.8% of players
- RocketJumper3.8% of players
- SeriousRun3.5% of players
- FragCombo2.9% of players
- CoopHippie2.8% of players
- Fragger2.8% of players
- SeriousSam2.6% of players
- RoyalFragCombo2.3% of players
- Butcher2.2% of players
Age rating & content
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Price history
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Latest news
- Serious Sam is Back, Baby! Enter the Shatterversesteam_community_announcements · Mar 26, 2026
- SERIOUS SAM COLLECTION goes physical for Nintendo Switch!steam_community_announcements · Oct 11, 2022
- SSHD TFE Hotfix is available nowsteam_community_announcements · Nov 12, 2020
- Serious Sam 4 is launching August 2020, pre-orders are open nowsteam_community_announcements · May 22, 2020
- Happy Holidays from Croteam!steam_community_announcements · Dec 24, 2019
- The best FPS games on PCrps · Nov 1, 2019
Game info
Developer Croteam
Publisher Devolver Digital
Platforms Windows
Age rating 17+
Metacritic 68
Compatibility
Steam Deck Playable
Controller Partial
Features
Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing