Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter HD

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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.

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Developer:
Croteam
Publisher:
Devolver Digital
Engine:
Serious Engine
Release date:
24 November 2009
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (25)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (2404)

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Description

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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows XP w/SP1 or newer
Processor:
Intel Pentium 4 3+ Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3500+
Memory:
1 GB
Graphics:
nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Highly Recommended)
DirectX®:
DirectX 9.0c August 2009 Edition or newer

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

peremptor
Recommended | 11 May 2026
20.5h played

Samuel always took his fragging very seriously as this first volume in his saga can well attest to. Relive the old glory days eradicating those who'd eradicate you and presumably the rest of us if you didn't eradicate

Helpful: 18
Shedani
Not recommended | 29 Mar 2026
5.9h played

+ Looks great for a remastered cheap antique; + Too short to get completely down the neck with its repetitiveness (~6 hours); + Has a greatly customizable coop mode; + Some fun and borderline cute enemies like the gnaar

Helpful: 3
HappyLarry
Not recommended | 21 May 2026
17.6h played

In the year of our lord 2026, there is literally no reason anyone should be playing Serious Sam if for anything other than nostalgia or morbid curiosity. Serious Sam is not an enjoyable game. It is repetitive, tedious,

Helpful: 0
CrazyDoctor
Recommended | 24 Mar 2026
10.7h played

I don't know why Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is still available on Steam, but Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter isn't. Yeah, you can buy the "non-HD" version of both, but the HD versions are vastly superior,

Helpful: 0
Dirt Diver
Not recommended | 22 Mar 2026
2.3h played

Happy anniversary to a game series I never understood whats so fun about it. it is simple, yes, but so are doom and quake and they don't play so stupid. sound design is awful and the guns don't feel satisfying.

Helpful: 1
randywsandberg
Recommended | 27 Mar 2026
5.4h played

I have been playing FPS games ever since Wolfenstein first game out. Have loved them all. Doom, Quake, Duke, Half-Life, and the list goes on and on. At the ripe old age of 65, I thought I had pretty much played every

Helpful: 2