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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!
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Very Positive (6,044) - 93% of the 6,044 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Nov 24, 2009
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Devolver Digital
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English ✔
French ✔
German ✔
Italian ✔
Spanish - Spain ✔
Russian ✔
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“Call it what you want, but whatever you do choose to say should translate to "buy this now if you are a shooter fan."”
A – Gaming Nexus

“Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a great purchase for both fans of the series and newcomers.”
80/100 – Destructoid

“Like I said before, this is the perfect example of how good games should be remade.”
8.0/10 – The Armchair Empire

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About This Game

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.

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
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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