Action · August 30, 2019

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter (2019)

local_offer-80% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.8k recommendations
Note: When you purchase Revolution you get Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter and Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter. Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base. Key Features Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Fight your way through 15+ nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including the charging Sirian Werebull, screaming Headless Kamikaze and other crazy monsters, and finally challenge the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss! Various Environments and Secrets - Unleash mayhem in ancient Egypt. Discover over 80 secrets hidden in the fray! Special Weapons and Power-Ups - Wreak havoc with a huge arsenal of weapons including Double Shotgun, Rocket Launcher, Minigun and Cannon! Co-Op Multiplayer - Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players! Versus Multiplayer – Drop the gauntlet and let the heavy ordinance fly in incredible Deathmatch and Scorematch! Split Screen – Huddle up with up to 4-player local split screen co-op and versus modes! Level Editor – Create your own levels, MODs, textures and other content with the inclusion of the fully featured Serious Editor and Serious Modeller!

Action releases from 2019

192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 161
  • FPS · 160
  • Classic · 131
  • Shooter · 78
  • Gore · 75
  • Co-op · 68
  • Indie · 63
  • Comedy · 60
  • Multiplayer · 60
  • Singleplayer · 58
  • Local Co-Op · 54
  • First-Person · 53
  • Sci-fi · 41
  • Great Soundtrack · 35
  • Split Screen · 33

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.1k Steam reviewsTop 77% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Action titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 89% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 3.1k reviews

3.0k positive · 125 negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

2.8k

Press Quotes

“The best $20 computer game we've ever played.” 100/100 – Daily Radar “An essential purchase for anyone who's ever enjoyed being on the right end of a shotgun.” 100/100 – Games Radar “The most fun I have had in a straight shoot'em up FPS in a hell of a long time.” 97/100 – Gamer's Pulse

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Remote Play Together

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

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Release & Availability

Release dateAug 30, 2019
DeveloperCroteam
PublisherDevolver Digital
Base price$1.19 -80%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Content Notes

Contains frequent violence, blood and gore with some mature language, which can be seen through actual gameplay and cut-scenes.

Editions & Packages

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