Serious Sam: Tormental
Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.) · 2022 · Action, Action Roguelike, Indie, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
PC
Mostly Positive74% · 19266Metacritic
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About Serious Sam: Tormental
Deep into an abandoned temple of Egypt lies a cursed artifact, an ancient device capable of the unthinkable; Could this be the key to entering the mind of the god of destruction: Mental?
This may be your only chance to delve deep into the twisted world of its mind, where \'s quest will lead him against reckless hordes of monsters product of Mental's wicked imagination. Blast your way through the most hideous corners of its mind, and prepare for a brain-melting showdown!
This may be your only chance to delve deep into the twisted world of its mind, where \'s quest will lead him against reckless hordes of monsters product of Mental's wicked imagination. Blast your way through the most hideous corners of its mind, and prepare for a brain-melting showdown!
Features:
- Fight against the wicked imaginations inside the mind of Mental, destructive god and Serious Sam's arch-enemy, in an attempt to stop him once and for all.
- Rich with content and replayability: procedurally generated dungeons, characters with unique abilities, randomized pools of powerful upgrades, tons of fun Serious Weapons ™.
- The Vault ™: The final area contains many secrets and links to Mental’s identity, giving you more goals than just “defeat the final boss”. You will need to beat many challenges in order to stop Mental once and for all.
- Mindmap: discover hidden ideas inside of Mental's mind - what enemies, weapons, and items is he imagining to use in the real world? Acquire those ideas, and use them by yourself. Can you discover all of them?
- Every run, gather & combine random gun parts to construct unique powerful weapons.
- Quests: beat various challenges to unlock new worlds, characters, Serious Weapons ™ and upgrades. Over time, you will discover new places hidden inside of Mental's mind.
- Play together in local co-op mode. Face stronger bosses, compete for (or share!) XP and revive each other with ankh pickups!
- Tight mechanics & controls. Gamepad friendly. Precise visual collision similar to 2D games.
- Created by fans of Geometry Wars, Nuclear Throne, Binding of Isaac, Serious Sam, and Enter the Gungeon. <3
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Good.2 found this helpful
It is a really fun action roguelike. Serious Sam look is sadly more like just for flair.2 found this helpful
It doesnt feel like a Serious Sam game, but if youre a fan like me you will enjoy the concept1 found this helpful
Decent spinoff I give 8 sams out of 10 mentals
Not a bad game at all. There's tons of costumes, characters, power ups, weapons, and weapon modifiers to unlock. It's not an fps game, it's a rogue like bullet hell game, so think of something like Enter the Gungeon or Binding of Isaac rather than your traditional Serious Sam game. I don't mind the change of genre. Complaining about it would be like complaining about Crash Team Racing not being a "real" Crash game because it isn't a platformer. However, I don't like that a lot of the iconography, weapons, and enemies from the original game are missing here. I'm talking about the identity of the Serious Sam games that's the one missing, not because of the change of genre, but because of the change of enemies, characters, weapons, humor, etc. It's a good game, not saying it's bad, I even like the minimalistic art style it has, I think it looks clean. It is not a good Serious Sam game though, at least not in my opinion.
Serious Sam: Tormental is an inventive roguelite shooter developed by Gungrounds and published by Devolver Digital that takes the legendary Serious Sam formula in an unexpected direction. Instead of the franchise’s traditional first-person perspective, the game adopts a top-down twin-stick shooter format while preserving the explosive action and overwhelming enemy encounters that have defined the series for years. The result is a surprisingly effective blend of arcade-style gunplay, procedural progression, and chaotic battles that manages to feel both familiar and refreshingly different. The game's story unfolds within the bizarre realm known as the Tormental, a twisted dimension born from fear, madness, and distorted imagination. This unusual setting allows the developers to move beyond the familiar deserts and ruins associated with previous Serious Sam adventures and create environments that feel surreal and unpredictable. The dreamlike nature of the world gives every stage a unique identity, making exploration and combat more visually engaging than one might expect from a roguelite shooter. At its core, Serious Sam: Tormental is all about surviving impossible odds. Enemies pou…
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