Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.
- Price:$1.99
- Release Date:3/30/2017
- Franchise:Serious Sam Franchise
- Developer:Croteam VR
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:3/12/2026
- Steam App Id:552450
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 89% lower than its previous all-time peak of 18 players achieved on 6/22/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. It has received a total of 738 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 83 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Right now, it costs $1.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter and its growth over time. It currently has 3,697 followers on its community page.
About Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is an Action, and Indie game developed by Croteam VR. On 3/30/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by Croteam, and Devolver Digital.
Players have rated Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter as "Very Positive" out of 738 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 648 positive reviews and 90 negative reviews — an overall 88% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $1.99 which is a 90% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through CROTEAM VR Bundle and Serious Sam VR Bundle which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on the Steam Deck.
According to Steam’s category system, Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Co-op
- Tracked Controller Support
- PvP
- Steam Leaderboards
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Steam Achievements
- VR Only
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Violent
- VR
- Gore
- FPS
- Early Access
- Indie
- Action
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CROTEAM VR Bundle | 6 | 5 | $11.05 | View |
 | Serious Sam VR Bundle | 5 | 4 | $8.36 | View |
Related Packages
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter (commercial license) | $39.99 | View |
| Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter | $5.99 | View |
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Soures & References
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Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 12). Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/552450
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 12). Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/552450
- Croteam VR. (2023, July 7). Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. http://www.croteam.com