Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

Croteam · November 24, 2009 · FPS, Action, Shooter, Co-op, Gore

Buy the Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter key for Steam from Kinguin at $3.47 — the cheapest of 10 stores we compare.

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Very Positive93% · 9,02868Metacritic22playing now
Best price 51 Good deal
$3.47-77%
lowest tracked $0.99
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Where to buy Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter — official stores

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Cheapest Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter keys — keyshops

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$4.07
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$4.22
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Standard Edition · Steam
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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter price by region

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter costs £3.07 in the United Kingdom, $3.47 in the United States, $3.47 in Georgia (USD), €3.67 in Europe (EUR), CA$5.79 in Canada, zł16.83 in Poland, A$21.71 in Australia, R$23.81 in Brazil and NZ$26.63 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £3.07 −72% £10.99 £3.07 7
United Statesyour region $3.47 −77% $14.99 $3.47 10
Georgia (USD) $3.47 −77% $14.99 $3.47 10
Europe (EUR) €3.67 −76% €14.99 €3.67 9
Canada CA$5.79 −73% CA$21.18 CA$5.79 2
Poland zł16.83 −75% zł66.08 zł16.83 3
Australia A$21.71 A$21.71 — 1
Brazil R$23.81 −72% R$84.58 R$23.81 2
New Zealand NZ$26.63 NZ$26.63 — 1

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.

Trailers & screenshots

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About Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

✦ AI summary

Fight through ancient Egypt blasting endless waves of grotesque aliens in this HD remake of the classic arcade shooter that defined non-stop action gaming. Team up with up to 16 players online and unleash an arsenal of absurdly powerful weapons against the Sirian army in relentless, beautifully redesigned environments.

The classic arcade FPS Serious Sam: The First Encounter, which scored an overall of 87% on Metacritic and was awarded Game of The Year 2001 on Gamespot, is now reborn in glorious high-definition for legions of long-time fans and a whole new generation of gamers around the world.

Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle the overwhelming forces of Notorious Mental and the Sirian army.

Key Features

  • Serious Engine 3 - Beautifully rendered, high-resolution visuals and lushly redesigned environments to create the most astonishing Serious Sam game ever!
  • Frantic Non-Stop Action - From the charging Sirian Werebull to the screaming Headless Kamikaze and the multi-story Ugh-Zan, all of the infamous minions of Mental have been spectacularly redesigned for Serious Sam HD!
  • Great Arsenal - Wield demon-stopping revolvers, lead-spewing miniguns, and monstrous cannons for when you absolutely, positively, have to kill every enemy in sight!
  • 15 Levels of Bedlam - Set against the expansive backdrop of ancient Egypt with every square inch upgraded and reworked to create one of the most visually stunning game experiences!
  • Co-Op Mode - Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players in campaign mode!
  • Steam Cloud Support - With Steam Cloud your profile is stored on the Cloud servers.

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op, Split screen
Controller
Partial 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

Players praise this classic FPS for its fun co-op experience and entertaining splitscreen gameplay, especially when playing with friends. However, some note that while the game is enjoyable, setting up splitscreen can be tedious, and it appeals primarily to those looking for casual, action-focused fun rather than a deep or competitive experience.

Recommended Sep 20, 2026
Another older game, but man this was a lot of fun back then. It’s basically just huge waves of enemies coming at you while you run around with ridiculous guns blowing everything to hell. It’s fast, chaotic, doesn’t take itself seriously, and the co-op made it even better. Simple old school shooter fun.
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Recommended Sep 25, 2026
be serious
Recommended Sep 21, 2026
awesome game but needed a 2nd setting so it didnt feel samey by the end of the game great game thou highly recommend!! 7.5/10
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
comedy & imaginative creatures within
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
Serious Sam is one of the GOATs of the FPS genre and for a good reason. It's chaotic, huge, over the top and everything you need from a first person shooter, but now - with better textures, lighting, character models and VFX. The gameplay is addicting, each enemy poses a different threat the player has to respond to using the appropiate weapon from their veratile loadout. I wouldn't say it gets repetitive, but it definitely can get a bit frustrating due to an absurd 'same enemy spam' in a few instances. The map is huge and more beautiful than before, but it's still mostly sand and tombs. Both this and the OG version are fantastic in their own ways.
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
Too Serious. Does get a little repetitive at the end

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