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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

Top-down shooter with enemy hordes and experience-based character upgrades

Crackshell, Croteam · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Jun 20, 2017

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Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 474
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Aug 28, 2017
Minimum PC
2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Serious Sam's Bogus Detour?

A top-down shooter set across Mediterranean locations, biological weapons labs, and high-tech moon bases. You shoot through a campaign alone or with up to three online teammates, with separate survival and competitive modes supporting larger groups.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy searching for secrets between fights
  • +you like making mods with a built-in game editor

Not for you if...

  • −you want relaxed fights rather than demanding combat
  • −you prefer shooting without gore or graphic violence

What players say

80% of 474 reviews are positive

Players praise the weapon variety, gunplay, and soundtrack. Common complaints focus on navigating oversized levels without a map and having to restart entire levels when lives run out.

Screenshots and trailer

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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Serious Sam's Bogus Detour?

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or later
Processor
Intel Core™ Duo or faster
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space

Does Serious Sam's Bogus Detour have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen; PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Serious Sam's Bogus Detour run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
37
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Serious Sam's Bogus Detour use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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