Croteam

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the highly anticipated arcade action FPS sequel to the Serious Sam: The First Encounter, is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the three beautiful worlds, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.

Released: 24 January 2002
Developer: Croteam
Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Engine: Serious Engine
Perspective: First person
Age rating: ESRB M · USK 18
Metacritic: 85/100
Steam recommendations: 1,766
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres: Shooter · Indie
Also known as: Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter · Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

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Player rating: 91
Critic rating: 186
Ratings counted: 96%
Steam reviews

Quick answers

Crossplay System requirements 64MB Download size 0.4 GB

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

How long to beat

Main story: 11 h
Main + extras: 17 h
Completionist: 24 h

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Platforms

Game modes

Single player
Multiplayer
Co-operative
Split screen

Themes

Action
Science fiction
Comedy

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Trailer

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Reviews and languages

96% of 2,048 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Overwhelmingly Positive”.

1 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

Publisher's content notice

Contains frequent violence, blood and gore with some mature language, which can be seen through actual gameplay and cut-scenes.

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter