Serious Sam: The First Encounter
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About Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Serious Sam: The First Encounter is an arcade-action shooter focused on frantic single-player combat. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy, advanced technology mixes with black magic and psycho-powers. Sam travels through ancient Egypt and several other planets, fighting Mental’s minions on his way to Mental’s base.
Fight Mental’s army
You battle more than 15 kinds of warriors, including the charging Sirian Werebull and screaming Headless Kamikaze, before facing the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss. Ancient Egypt holds over 80 secrets to discover, and your arsenal includes the Double Shotgun, Rocket Launcher, Minigun and Cannon.
Multiplayer modes
Co-op supports up to 16 players. Versus play includes Deathmatch and Scorematch, while local split-screen supports up to four players in co-op and versus modes.
Create your own content
The included Serious Editor and Serious Modeller let you create levels, MODs, textures and other content.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for Serious Sam: The First Encounter is $1.80 at K4G. That is 69% less than on Steam, where it costs $5.99. 5 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on GOG. Redeem the key there and Serious Sam: The First Encounter stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for Serious Sam: The First Encounter are: Windows 95, Intel Pentium II, 64 MB RAM, 600 MB storage. It runs on Windows only. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
Yes. Serious Sam: The First Encounter has multiplayer and a single-player mode. It supports online co-op, split-screen co-op, online PvP, split-screen PvP and LAN play.
No. Valve rates Serious Sam: The First Encounter as Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
Buy Serious Sam: The First Encounter 69% cheaper than on Steam.
Serious Sam: The First Encounter is available for 69% less in shops such as K4G, Gameseal, or Eneba.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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