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A no-nonsense arcade shooter where Sam backpedals through vast Egyptian arenas while gunning down enormous hordes of screaming monsters, all with cheesy one-liners. Co-op makes the mayhem even better.
What defines Serious Sam: The First Encounter:
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The closest matches for Serious Sam: The First Encounter are Serious Sam 3: BFE, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam II. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Serious Sam: The First Encounter special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
97 %
Best match
A loud old-school shooter where you face enormous monster hordes across ruined Egypt with a huge arsenal, no cover, just constant strafing and firing. Its chaos shines brightest in large co-op sessions.
95 % 5.89 €
Lots of humour
A fast old-school first-person shooter where you mow down enormous hordes of enemies in wide open arenas as Sam. With tongue-in-cheek humor, plenty of secrets and co-op play, it is pure arcade action.
92 % 9.75 €
Lots of humour
A garish, over-the-top shooting gallery where Sam mows down enormous enemy hordes across bizarre alien worlds with an absurd arsenal. Goofier humor and cartoonish visuals set it apart from its predecessors, and it shines in co-op.
92 % 38.99 €
Sci-fi setting
A over-the-top first-person shooter where you mow down enormous alien hordes with an absurdly large arsenal as Sam Stone. Playable solo or in co-op, it favors speed, spectacle and humor over depth.
89 %
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.
89 %
Challenging difficulty
A classic 2D run-and-gun shooter with lovingly animated pixel art, zany humor and wild twists like zombies, aliens and rideable vehicles. Fast, punishing arcade action best enjoyed solo or with a friend.
89 % 19.99 €
Lots of humour
A chaotic co-op roguelite shooter for up to five players, blasting through shifting universes while stacking boons and run modifiers into ever wilder builds. Classic Serious Sam enemy hordes meet quick-restart run structure.
89 % −65 %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.
88 %
Challenging difficulty
A classic arcade run-and-gun with lovingly animated pixel art and chaotic, explosive levels. The new Weapon Stock system lets you carry and swap between two weapons, while the game stays punishing and tongue-in-cheek.
87 % 39.99 €
Challenging difficulty
A chaotic co-op shooter steeped in satirical militarism, where up to four players call down orbital strikes and supplies via stratagem inputs and, thanks to always-on friendly fire, frequently blow each other up. A persistent galactic war has the whole community fighting over planets together.