Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

2001 · Croteam

3.95 out of 5, 269 ratings

About

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!

Release date
March 21, 2001
Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Gathering of Developers
Genres
ShooterIndie
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Age rating
ESRB MUSK 18ClassInd 18

Media

Platforms

Xbox
PC (Microsoft Windows)

Release dates

PC (Microsoft Windows)Full release
Worldwide · Mar 21, 2001
XboxFull release
Worldwide · Nov 12, 2002

Engines

Serious Engine

Time to beat

Rushed14 h
Average17 h
Completionist19 h

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
English (US)