Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!
- Price:$1.19
- Release Date:8/30/2019
- Franchise:Croteam Official
- Developer:Croteam
- Publisher:Devolver Digital
- Last Updated:3/22/2026
- Steam App Id:41050
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter has 44 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 2% lower than its previous all-time peak of 45 players achieved on 9/5/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter. It has received a total of 3,287 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 92 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter and its growth over time. It currently has 6,234 followers on its community page.
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Price
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter costs $1.19 in the Steam store as of 3/22/2026 which is a 80% discount off its base price. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter.
About Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is an Action, and Indie game developed by Croteam. On 8/30/2019, it was released on the Steam Store by Devolver Digital.
Players have rated Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 3,287 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 3,151 positive reviews and 136 negative reviews — an overall 96% positive review rating. Additionally, Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter has earned a metascore of 87 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter on the Steam Deck.
According to Steam’s category system, Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Trading Cards
- Shared/Split Screen
- Includes level editor
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- PvP
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Remote Play Together
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- LAN Co-op
- LAN PvP
From the Steam community, Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Split Screen
- Classic
- Difficult
- Great Soundtrack
- Violent
- Atmospheric
- Multiplayer
- Co-op
- Shooter
- First-Person
- Comedy
- Old School
- Gore
- FPS
- Funny
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Local Co-Op
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Serious Sam Classics: Revolution | $1.99 | View |
| Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter | $1.19 | View |
| Serious Sam 3 Deluxe Upgrade | $1.99 | View |
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Soures & References
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Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 22). Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/41050
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 22). Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/41050
- Metacritic. (2026, March 22). Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/serious-sam-the-first-encounter
- Croteam. (2023, July 8). Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter. http://serioussam.com/