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2004PlayStation

You run and gun through Ancient Rome, Feudal China and Atlantis against hordes of enemies in this over-the-top shooter. Its jokey tone and chaotic multiplayer make it a rowdy, arcade-style romp.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Lots of humour
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Serious Sam: Next Encounter are TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, Earth Defense Force 2025 and Dino D-Day. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Serious Sam: Next Encounter special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

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2005PlayStationXbox

Brings what grabs you about Serious Sam: Next Encounter: good gunplay, plenty of humour and action-packed real-time combat.

A fast, tongue-in-cheek first-person shooter where you blast through different eras as Sergeant Cortez. It stands out for its zany humor, loads of multiplayer modes with bots, and a built-in map editor.

Earth Defense Force 2025

Shooting and gunplay

A gleefully cheesy third-person shooter where you mow down swarms of giant insects and robots in destructible cities, solo or in co-op. B-movie charm, chaos and weapon collecting define the fun.

Dino D-Day

Shooting and gunplay

A Source-engine multiplayer shooter that throws dinosaurs into World War II, letting you fight as soldiers or play as raptors and a T-Rex yourself. Absurd B-movie fun built around class-based team battles.

TimeSplitters 2

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony

Challenging difficulty

An arcade-style bullet-hell shooter set on a 17th-century colonial Mars, blending British colonial history with science fiction. It stands out for its lovingly crafted pixel art and co-op play for up to four players.

Rise of the Triad

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2

Shooting and gunplay

A humorous, extremely bloody run-and-gun platformer in which mobster Vinnie Cannoli blasts his way through World War 2 battlefields. Fast arcade action with over-the-top dark humor, playable in co-op.

Duck Game

Shooting and gunplay

A chaotic 2D arena shooter where ducks duel in short, frantic rounds with absurd weapons. It shines brightest as a couch multiplayer game with friends.

South Park

Shooting and gunplay

An irreverent first-person shooter in the South Park style, where you fight turkeys, clones and other absurdities with silly weapons like snowballs and cow launchers. The show's crude humor is front and center.

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