Buy it if you like
- Combat: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 977 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Just like the remake of the first game, Second Encounter HD updates the graphics of the old Serious Sam expansion disk, while retaining the fast-paced combat and the great new weapons of the original.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Discussing the positives, first of all, the boss fights being more interesting as exciting, with some better secrets, Secondly, the game was a bit more varied because of the different scenarios, achieving a not repetitive gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+Visuals - HD looks awesome no doubts, but, despite the fact that HD version is beautiful - old gnarled non-HD version for me way better (+ it's easier to find secrets :) ).
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There’s also a suite of competitive multiplayer options, including classic deathmatch and survival modes that bring the spirit of LAN parties back to life.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A special note must be made for the split-screen functionality that the game still has.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I would iv'e never had server lag or any bad issues with this game and I recommend others to play!
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat44 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Multiplayer21 reviews
Co-op18 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs100% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Story83% still recommend
Difficulty88% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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