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!
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:11/24/2009
- Developer:Croteam
- Publisher:Devolver Digital
- Last Updated:9/15/2024
- Steam App Id:41000
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter has 14 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 93% lower than its previous all-time peak of 196 players achieved on 9/4/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter. It has received a total of 7,743 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 91 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter. Right now, it costs $14.99 in the Steam Store.
About Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is an Indie, and Action game developed by Croteam. On 11/24/2009, it was released on the Steam Store by Devolver Digital.
Players have rated Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter as "Very Positive" out of 7,743 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 7,242 positive reviews and 501 negative reviews — an overall 94% positive review rating. Additionally, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter has earned a metascore of 68 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99. It can also be purchased through Serious Sam HD Gold Collection and Serious Sam Complete Pack which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Leaderboards
- Co-op
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Remote Play Together
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Classic
- Difficult
- Multiplayer
- Aliens
- Shooter
- Co-op
- First-Person
- Comedy
- Old School
- Gore
- FPS
- Funny
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Colorful
- Online Co-Op
- Adventure
- Remake
- Action
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Serious Sam HD Gold Collection | 6 | 5 | $43.95 | View |
 | Serious Sam Complete Pack | 18 | 17 | $158.83 | View |
Related Packages
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Serious Sam HD | $2.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 15). Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/41000
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 15). Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/41000
- Metacritic. (2024, September 15). Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/serious-sam-hd-the-first-encounter
- Croteam. (2023, July 7). Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter. http://www.croteam.com