Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Croteam · Action · Aug 30, 2019

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$5.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k 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
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Discussing the positives, first of all, the game features a good pace with many different weapons accompanied with a rhythmic OST, achieving a fine gameplay.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The thing that makes the game fun is that you’re constantly in combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
After some tweaks it stops stuttering and you end up with graphics of higher fidelity, proper Full HD support and scaling, advanced game settings in general and a more pleasing experience.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Serious difficulty has serious damage modifiers which make avoiding attacks more important, and double ammo so fun weapons like the ammo-chewing minigun become a better choice.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Or that great classic sound design tells you exactly what's behind you based on the sound they make, and you know there's an enemy nearby because the battle music is turning up, all of which intensifies the feeling of being in the world and aware of your surroundings.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
first of all, the story is a banger, even if quite short, along with the music score that accompanies it, choosing to send the only person that could defeat the invaders back to the past to prevent it all,

+4 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay50 reviews
Combat47 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Difficulty33 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Story26 reviews
Performance21 reviews
Multiplayer17 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
80% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • LAN Co-op
  • LAN PvP
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$5.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.89.

6 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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