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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a fps, action and co-op game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on April 28th 2010 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain and Russian.

It has received 825 reviews of which 752 were positive and 73 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP w/SP1 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3+ Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3500+
  • Memory: 1 GB for Windows XP or 2 GB for Windows Vista
  • Hard Drive: 2.2 GB free space
  • Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Required)
  • Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
  • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2009 Edition or newer

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March 2025
Well... Fine. This is a shooter you can play FPS or TPS. The graphics are decent. The music is good. The story is also decent, even funny. No bugs or crashes. Overall, the game is very entertaining. There are lots of enemies and several weapons to try. It's a fast-paced game with an emphasis on humor, and it offers plenty of content for the price. Plus, it includes cards and achievements. Now, I do recommend this game, but with a note of caution. Some levels have a significant difficulty spike, becoming very challenging. Rage-quitting is a real possibility. If you're up for a challenge, this game will be a good choice. Save often and enjoy the mayhem!
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Sept. 2024
It is a lot of fun and I would highly recommend. the jokes are great and the action is awesome
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Sept. 2024
This game has been my whole adolescence. Probably the most fun i have ever had in a multiplayer game. Fragging since 2012
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May 2024
The definitive Serious Sam experience. Just about everything in this game is perfect. If I had complaints, it would be directed at specific sections where the game takes control away from you, such as in a room where you're being pulled towards the nearest wall 24/7, and a tall room where you and every enemy constantly bounces on water. Yes, water. Beyond those sections, this game completely eclipses The First Encounter in every way, whether it be more weapons, enemy types, or generally better arenas and environments. I enjoy the first half of The First Encounter, but with that being said, the first half of this game is far better, and it stays good. Second half of The First Encounter is average to frustrating, on top of the environments not changing much aesthetically. This game ranges from Aztec, to creepy horror town, to christmasy snowy village. I love the environmental variety here. The first game is just ancient Egypt, which is a nice setting, but it's just that setting. Much better here.
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April 2024
Serious Sam has always had fun arenas to mow down hordes of unique enemies, though some of the areas do overstay their welcome I cant deny the arsenal of weapons were always a blast to use.
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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
8.6
752
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Online players
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Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Release 28 Apr 2010
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