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2009 PCXbox 14.99 € 👍 93 % Very positive, 8,191 reviews on Steam

A fast, old-school shooter where you face enormous hordes of monsters across ancient Egypt, constantly strafing and blasting with heavy weapons. The tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top spectacle can also be played co-op with up to 16 players.

What defines Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter:

  • Lots of humour
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer

The closest matches for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter are TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, Rise of the Triad and TimeSplitters 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Rise of the Triad

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, over-the-top reboot of a 90s shooter classic, packed with explosions, deadly traps and launch pads. It favors pure twitch action over tactics, with a tongue-in-cheek attitude.

TimeSplitters 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, tongue-in-cheek first-person shooter that hops through wildly different eras and genre parodies. Its standout features are the split-screen multiplayer with bots and the built-in map editor.

TimeSplitters

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, arcade-style first-person shooter that sends you through levels set in different eras via time travel. Its bot-filled multiplayer and built-in map editor are the standout features.

The Showdown Effect

Co-op or multiplayer

A 2.5D multiplayer action game styled after 80s and 90s action movies, where over-the-top heroes battle in fast gunfights and melee brawls. Tongue-in-cheek humor and exaggerated action take center stage.

Chicken Invaders Universe

Lots of humour

A humorous arcade space shooter where you blast waves of vengeful alien chickens, upgrade your weapons and can team up with friends. The Universe edition adds persistent progression and online elements.

Shadow Warrior

Focus on a single character

A classic 1997 Build-engine shooter where you play ninja Lo Wang, slicing and blasting through enemies with a katana, shurikens and crude, over-the-top humor. Its mix of melee and ranged weapons and twisty level design sets it apart from Duke Nukem 3D.

Mothergunship

Sci-fi setting

A frantic bullet-hell FPS where you assemble ridiculously oversized guns from modular parts and blast through randomized ship levels against robotic invaders. The gun crafting is the core hook, delivering chaotic fun, including in co-op.

Duke Nukem 3D

Lots of humour

A cult classic boomer shooter starring a wisecracking action hero blasting aliens through interactive, maze-like city levels packed with secrets. Its crude satirical humor, inventive weapons and destructible environments made it an icon of 90s FPS design.

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