Serious Sam 3: BFE

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person action shooter and a prequel to Serious Sam: The First Encounter. It takes place during Earth’s final struggle against Mental’s invading legions of beasts and mercenaries. You face relentless waves of enemies across near-future Egypt, fighting without cover systems or camping.

Enemies and combat

Mental’s forces include the new Scrapjack and Khnum, alongside the Headless Kamikaze, Gnaar and Sirian Werebull. You can carry all of Sam’s weapons at once and switch between them on the fly. The arsenal includes a scoped assault rifle, double-barreled shotgun, explosive automatic shotgun, minigun and cannon that fires flaming cannonballs. Melee attacks can instantly kill an approaching Gnaar by ripping out its eye, a Scrapjack by twisting off its face, or an Arachnoid Hatchling by snapping its neck.

Egypt’s battlefields

Fight across expansive battlefields in near-future Egypt, where shattered cities stand alongside crumbling ancient temples. The environments are destructible.

Co-op modes

Online co-op supports up to 16 players across 12 single-player levels. Its modes are Standard Co-Op, Classic Co-Op, Coin-Op Co-Op, Beast Hunt and Team Beast Hunt.

You can also play offline Survival alone against waves of enemies on specially created levels. In online Team Survival, players join two teams and fight both each other and the enemies.

Versus and local play

Versus modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Last Man Standing, Last Team Standing, Instant Kill and My Burden, as well as Team Beast Hunt and Team Survival. Local, offline split-screen supports co-op and versus play for up to four players on one screen.

Creation and options

The included Serious Editor 3.5 lets you create levels, MODs, textures and other content. You can submit creations or download player-made content and modifications through Steam Workshop.

The game has five difficulty levels, quick-save, auto-save and multiple save slots. Other options include a third-person view, co-op gameplay settings, color schemes, parental blood and gore controls including hippie mode, cheats, a console and advanced graphics settings.