Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Arcade first-person shooter against enemy hordes in ancient Egypt
Croteam · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Nov 24, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 9,016
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 92 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 22
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Nov 12, 2020
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter?
This high-definition remake follows Sam Stone as he travels back in time to ancient Egypt to fight Mental's army. You move through levels, collect weapons and shoot large groups of enemies, alone or in campaign co-op.
For you if...
- +you like fast fights that demand constant movement
- +you prefer straightforward shooting without elaborate progression systems
- +you want to play through a campaign cooperatively
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slower, more tactical combat
- −you want a story-driven shooter
What players say
93% of 9,016 reviews are positive · 88% of 92 in the last 30 days
Players praise the fast combat and co-op, while others find the repeated enemy waves tedious and the gunplay unsatisfying. Some players report enemy-spawn bugs and trouble finishing the final level.
Screenshots and trailer
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP w/SP1 or newer
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 3+ Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3500+
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Highly Recommended)
- Memory
- 1 GB
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 35
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
- Single-player
- Multiplayer
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Split-screen PvP
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Split-screen co-op
- Split-screen
- Remote Play Together
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
Tags
- FPS
- Action
- Shooter
- Co-op
- Gore
- Multiplayer
- Comedy
- Classic
- Online Co-Op
- First-Person
- Old School
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Aliens
- Funny
- Difficult
Recent updates
- Nov 12, 2020 · SSHD TFE Hotfix is available now
- Jul 16, 2019 · Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter build 445592 is live
- May 14, 2019 · Serious Sam Fusion update 433900 is live!
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