Serious Sam II

Arcade-style first-person shooter against waves of bizarre enemies

Croteam · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Jan 31, 2012

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 14K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 146 in 30 days
Playing now: 58; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 6 months ago; Mar 5, 2026

What is Serious Sam II?

A first-person shooter in which Sam fights Mental's time-traveling army to save the universe. Across levels set in jungles, swamps, frozen tundra, and futuristic cities, you fight enemy hordes with guns, turrets, and vehicles. The campaign supports online co-op, and there is also online deathmatch.

For you if...

+you like fast shooting against large enemy crowds
+you want online co-op or deathmatch

Not for you if...

−you prefer shorter campaigns with fewer repeated encounters
−you dislike cartoon art and broad comedy

What players say

90% of 14,303 reviews are positive · 92% of 146 in the last 30 days

Players praise the variety of enemies and weapons, cutscene humor, and continued updates. Common complaints are the campaign's length and repetitive encounters, as well as its cartoonish tone. Some recent players also report bugs, frame drops, or lost progress.

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Serious Sam II system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.5 GHz Athlon XP or Pentium M or 2 Ghz Pentium 4
Graphics: DirectX 8.0/8.1 compliant or low-end DirectX 9 3D accelerator (nVidia GeForce3 and 4 series (not MX), GeForceFX 5200 through 5700 series, ATI Radeon 8500 through 9200 and X300 series, S3 DeltaChrome or XGI Volari)
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Storage: 3 GB HD space