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Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Release dateMar 21, 2001
Ratings & reviews
A first person shooter extravaganza where you take the role of Serious Sam, a badass killer whose goal is to defeat monsters commanded by Mental, an extraterrestrial entity that wants to destroy humanity.
IndieShooterActionCo-operativeScience fiction

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Best Price Right Now

$1.19
GOG
Purchase
Observed 3 hours ago

Historical Low

$1.19
GOG
Observed Aug 18, 2026

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Available at 1 store · 4 editions / bundles

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Serious Sam: The First Encounter

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$1.19
$5.99
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  • GOG
    $1.19
    $5.99
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Serious Sam 3 Deluxe Upgrade

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$0.99
$9.99
Observed 2 days ago
-90%Sale ends Oct 8, 2026
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    $0.99
    $9.99
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Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter

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$0.89
$5.99
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    $0.89
    $5.99
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Serious Sam Classics: Revolution

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$1.99
$9.99
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Price History

ObservedGOG · USD
47 days ago$1.19
46 days ago$1.19
41 days ago$5.99
40 days ago$1.19
12 days ago$5.99
3 days ago$1.19

About Serious Sam: The First Encounter

A first person shooter extravaganza where you take the role of Serious Sam, a badass killer whose goal is to defeat monsters commanded by Mental, an extraterrestrial entity that wants to destroy humanity. 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!

Game details

Release date
Mar 21, 2001
Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Gathering of Developers
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox
Genres
Indie, Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Player perspective
First person
Languages
LanguageAudioInterfaceSubtitles
English
Age ratings
ESRB: M, USK: 18, CLASS_IND: 18
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unsupported

System requirements

Minimum
OS
N/A
CPU
N/A
GPU
N/A
Memory
N/A
Storage
N/A
Recommended
OS
N/A
CPU
N/A
GPU
N/A
Memory
N/A
Storage
N/A

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