Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

Croteam · April 28, 2010 · FPS, Action, Co-op, Shooter, Comedy

Buy Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter from Humble Store at $3.99 — the cheapest of 10 stores we compare. The cheapest Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter key from a keyshop is $4.58 at Kinguin.

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Very Positive91% · 97876Metacritic
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Standard Edition · Steam
-80%
$3.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$19.99
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Cheapest Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter keys — keyshops

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Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.58
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Standard Edition · Steam
$4.86
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YUPLAY
Standard Edition · Steam
-77%
$5.19
$22.15
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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$5.37
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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$5.33
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Keycense
Standard Edition · Steam
-75%
$5.45
$21.62
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Loaded
Standard Edition · Steam
-72%
$5.69
$20.19
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CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.31
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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter price by region

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter costs £2.99 in the United Kingdom, $3.99 in the United States, €3.99 in Europe (EUR), $3.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$5.58 in Canada, A$5.69 in Australia, NZ$7.09 in New Zealand, zł17.63 in Poland and R$21.90 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.99 −80% £2.99 £3.91 7
United Statesyour region $3.99 −80% $3.99 $4.58 10
Europe (EUR) €3.99 −80% €3.99 €4.40 9
Georgia (USD) $3.99 −80% $3.99 $4.58 9
Canada CA$5.58 −80% CA$5.58 CA$7.39 3
Australia A$5.69 −80% A$5.69 — 2
New Zealand NZ$7.09 −80% NZ$7.09 — 2
Poland zł17.63 −80% zł17.63 zł21.41 4
Brazil R$21.90 −80% R$21.90 R$30.30 3

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

✦ AI summary

Blast through three exotic worlds packed with 27 grotesque enemies and 130 secrets in this HD remake of the classic arcade shooter, wielding a massive arsenal including new toys like the flamethrower and chainsaw. Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter delivers relentless solo carnage alongside robust multiplayer for up to 16 players with new modes like Survival and Beast Hunt, plus full Steam integration and a level editor to create your own mayhem.

The glorious high-definition (HD) chaos from The First Encounter continues now in Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, a remake of the classic arcade FPS Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, which originally scored an overall of 85% on Metacritic and was awarded Game of The Month on Gamespot!

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter includes spectacularly enhanced visuals and more special effects like Hippy and Kid’s mode, with trademark frantic Single-play, newly developed Survival and Beast Hunt modes, along with all time favorite Cooperative play. Combine those with intense Versus and Team modes for up to 16 players and in over 18 multiplayer maps, Demo Recording option, Spectators and Dedicated Server support, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a worthy successor to the original masterpiece.

Key Features



SINGLE PLAYER
  • Various Environments and Secrets - Unleash mayhem on 3 different spectacular worlds: South America, ancient Mesopotamia and medieval Europe.
  • Discover over 130 secrets including over 15 brand new ones hidden in the fray.
  • Unique Enemies and Bosses - Fight with 27 nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including old favorites from The First Encounter like Beheaded Kamikaze, Syrian Werebull and Kleer Skeleton. Go head to head against 5 new enemies and 3 new Bosses.
  • Special Weapons and Power-Ups - Wreak havoc with a huge arsenal of weapons including 3 new toys: the Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower and Chainsaw. Use Power-Ups to additionally increase your fighting and agility skills.
  • Serious Editor 3 - Create your levels and share them on SteamWorks!

MULTIPLAYER
  • NEW! (not seen in Classic game) Survival Mode - Try to stay alive as long as you can against continued enemies’ attacks in specially designed survival maps!
  • Classic Co-Op Mode - Plunge into chaos with up to 16 players in campaign cooperative mode!
  • NEW! (not seen in Classic game) More Co-Op Modes - Play even more along your friends in newly developed Coin-Op and Survival cooperative modes with up to 16 players in campaign game!
  • NEW! (not seen in Classic game) Beast Hunt Modes - Fight against other players or teams while also playing campaign levels in Beast Hunt and Team Beast Hunt!
  • Versus Mode - Watch all hell break loose in over 8 classic and brand NEW! deathmatch maps with up to 16 players!
  • NEW! (not seen in Classic game) More Versus Modes - Fight against your friends in more versus modes including My Burden, Last Man Standing and Instant Kill!
  • NEW! (not seen in Classic game) Team Modes - Compete against other teams in team matches including Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Last Team Standing!

STEAM FEATURES - NEW! (not seen in Classic game)
  • Steam Achievements - Earn 50 amazingly attractive achievements to boost your social standing.
  • Steam Leaderboards - See your score recorded in both single player and cooperative leaderboards.
  • Steam Cloud - Store your profile online on the Steam Cloud servers, including your bindings, last played level and campaign progress.

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is praised by players as a fun, chaotic over-the-top shooter that expands on the first game with new weapons, varied environments, and a fantastic soundtrack, though some find the formula becomes repetitive and feel the final boss is underwhelming compared to its predecessor. The main complaint involves achievements heavily requiring multiplayer, and a few note that The First Encounter had better pacing, but most still recommend it as a brainless, entertaining shooting experience.

Recommended Sep 25, 2026
Pure fun cant say anything bad about it.
Recommended Sep 20, 2026
Serious Sam the First Encounter is already one of the best shooters on the market and the Second Encounter is just... more of it. Instead of being limited to Egypt, the Second Encounter takes the player to the jungles, forests, medieval castles and villages. The loadout also got a few additions, such as the flamethrower and the sniper rifle - both being incredibly useful. Achievements-wise it kinda sucks the majority requires playing the multiplayer game modes. The soundtrack is stilll incredible, give it a listen! Definitely recommend - fantastic, chaotic and over the top shooter.
Recommended Sep 18, 2026
Nostalgia, Guns and Absolute Chaos 💥 I mostly went back to Serious Sam: The Second Encounter for nostalgia, having played it many years ago when it originally came out, although I barely remembered anything about it. And honestly, it’s still pretty fun. It’s completely brainless, over-the-top chaos: huge waves of enemies, ridiculous weapons, constant explosions and Sam throwing out one-liners while everything around him turns into a shooting gallery. There’s something strangely relaxing about how uncomplicated it all is. That said, I thought it was just okay overall. The formula can get repetitive after a while, and I found the final boss surprisingly underwhelming, especially compared to the much more memorable finale of The First Encounter. Still, I can absolutely understand why this became such a classic back in the day. It’s loud, stupid, fast and completely committed to what it wants to be. Sometimes that’s enough.
Recommended Sep 15, 2026
Upgraded my pc and game runs ok....
Recommended Sep 14, 2026
Lovely shooter with a lots of stuff to shoot at <3
Recommended Sep 13, 2026
Another classic and it is the first encounter expanded. More weapons and more enemies. Personally I like the first encounter more, probably because of nostalgia but also since I think that the first encounter was better paced. Playing both gives complete experience.

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