- OS: Windows XP w/SP1 or newer
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3+ Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3500+
- Memory: 1 GB
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Highly Recommended)
- DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2009 Edition or newer
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The classic arcade FPS Serious Sam: The First Encounter, which scored an overall of 87% on Metacritic and was awarded Game of The Year 2001 on Gamespot, is now reborn in glorious high-definition for legions of long-time fans and a whole new generation of gamers around the world.
Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle the overwhelming forces of Notorious Mental and the Sirian army.
Key Features
Serious Engine 3 - Beautifully rendered, high-resolution visuals and lushly redesigned environments to create the most astonishing Serious Sam game ever!
Frantic Non-Stop Action - From the charging Sirian Werebull to the screaming Headless Kamikaze and the multi-story Ugh-Zan, all of the infamous minions of Mental have been spectacularly redesigned for Serious Sam HD!
Great Arsenal - Wield demon-stopping revolvers, lead-spewing miniguns, and monstrous cannons for when you absolutely, positively, have to kill every enemy in sight!
15 Levels of Bedlam - Set against the expansive backdrop of ancient Egypt with every square inch upgraded and reworked to create one of the most visually stunning game experiences!
Co-Op Mode - Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players in campaign mode!
Steam Cloud Support - With Steam Cloud your profile is stored on the Cloud servers.
Game features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Partial Controller Support
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
System Requirements
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Absolute classic, they don't make games like this nowadays.
legendary croatian game, still good, very fun retro shooter
Do you like the Egypt that you always imagine in your mind ???? Then you must play this game ... But, if you like to scream and have mad fun ??? Then you must absolutely play this game. Plus - Co-op experience Gr...
a classic Fps game splitscreen works but is a hassle to setup 8/10
Seriously? You are reading reviews? Buy this game at go get some!
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Serious Sam HD The First Encounter - PC (Steam)
About
The classic arcade FPS Serious Sam: The First Encounter, which scored an overall of 87% on Metacritic and was awarded Game of The Year 2001 on Gamespot, is now reborn in glorious high-definition for legions of long-time fans and a whole new generation of gamers around the world.Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is...
- Platform
- Steam (PC)
- Developer
- Croteam
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
- Release date
- 24 Nov, 2009
- Languages
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Product type
- Digital key / activates on Steam
Supported languages
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Description
Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle the overwhelming forces of Notorious Mental and the Sirian army.
Key Features
-
Serious Engine 3 - Beautifully rendered, high-resolution visuals and lushly redesigned environments to create the most astonishing Serious Sam game ever!
-
Frantic Non-Stop Action - From the charging Sirian Werebull to the screaming Headless Kamikaze and the multi-story Ugh-Zan, all of the infamous minions of Mental have been spectacularly redesigned for Serious Sam HD!
-
Great Arsenal - Wield demon-stopping revolvers, lead-spewing miniguns, and monstrous cannons for when you absolutely, positively, have to kill every enemy in sight!
-
15 Levels of Bedlam - Set against the expansive backdrop of ancient Egypt with every square inch upgraded and reworked to create one of the most visually stunning game experiences!
-
Co-Op Mode - Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players in campaign mode!
- Steam Cloud Support - With Steam Cloud your profile is stored on the Cloud servers.
Game features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Partial Controller Support
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
System Requirements
- OS
- Windows XP w/SP1 or newer
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 3+ Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3500+
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Highly Recommended)
- DirectX®
- DirectX 9.0c August 2009 Edition or newer
Best Reviews
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 7 Jul 2026
Absolute classic, they don't make games like this nowadays.
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👍 Recommended · Steam player · 11 Jul 2026
Do you like the Egypt that you always imagine in your mind ???? Then you must play this game ... But, if you like to scream and have mad fun ??? Then you must absolutely play this game. Plus - Co-op experience Great Lad Fun
1 found this helpful
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 21 Jul 2026
legendary croatian game, still good, very fun retro shooter
0 found this helpful
Recent Reviews
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 21 Jul 2026
legendary croatian game, still good, very fun retro shooter
0 found this helpful
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 16 Jul 2026
a classic Fps game splitscreen works but is a hassle to setup 8/10
0 found this helpful
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 13 Jul 2026
Seriously? You are reading reviews? Buy this game at go get some!
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