Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a Action game from Croteam with a 91% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player, co-op.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Croteam
- Release year
- 2009
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $1.49
- Review signal
- 91% positive
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System requirements
PC
- 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
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is worth a closer look if you want great with friends, exploration, chaotic fun, and strong atmosphere.
Best for players who want chaotic fun, strong atmosphere, great with friends, and exploration.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
great-with-friends
FitIt tends to be better when shared with friends.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
chaotic-fun
ToneThe appeal is messy, funny, and unpredictable rather than polished calm.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
solo-friendly
FitIt still makes sense as a solo play choice.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
Steam review snapshots
Also everything is just so tasty: the graphics, the atmosphere, the lighting — you name it.Same awesome chaos, now with prettier graphics!We held a New Years LAN party last year, and everyone installed SSHD and we played all the way through in co-op.More than archaeology, more than exploration, we are wandering through a world whose peace has been violated.Why it fits
Best for players who want chaotic fun, strong atmosphere, exploration, and co-op. Weird action with a strong atmosphere. Works for solo play and co-op. Has an exploration-focused feel. Carries a Very Positive Steam review signal.
Who might skip it
Skip if you dislike technical roughness. Skip if you want a calm experience.