Sam Stone, the protagonist of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: Serious Sam Wiki
Serious Sam is a video game series created by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.
Video Games
Main Series
- Serious Sam: The First Encounter (March 21st, 2001) for PC, Palm OS, and Xbox
- Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (November 24th, 2009) for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia
- Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter (March 30th, 2017) for PC and Linux
- Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (February 5th, 2002) for PC and Xbox
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter (April 28th, 2010) for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia
- Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter (April 4th, 2017) for PC and Linux
- Serious Sam Gold (June 23rd, 2003) for PC. A compilation of the first two games.
- Serious Sam 2 (October 11th, 2005) for PC and Xbox
- Serious Sam 3: BFE (November 22nd, 2011) for PC, MacOS, Linux, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch
- Serious Sam 4 (September 24th, 2020) for PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and Google Stadia
- Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (January 25th, 2022) for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5
Spin-offs
- Serious Sam: Next Encounter (April 14th, 2004) for GameCube and PlayStation 2
- Serious Sam Advance (April 14th, 2004) for Game Boy Advance
- Serious Sam Double D (August 20th, 2011) for PC and Xbox 360
- Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack (September 15th, 2011) for PC, Android, and iOS
- Serious Sam: The Random Encounter (October 24th, 2011) for PC
- Serious Sam: The Greek Encounter (January 24th, 2012) for PC
- Serious Sam: Bogus Detour (June 20th, 2017) for PC and Linux
- Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope (September 20th, 2017) for PC
- I Hate Running Backwards (May 22nd, 2018) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
- Serious Sam: Tormental (April 8th, 2022) for PC
- Serious Sam: Shatterverse (2026) for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5
- Serious Sam: Origins (TBA) for PC
Links to Other Series
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Carnivores | March 26, 2002 | A statue of Serious Sam is hidden in a cave in the Crash Site level of Carnivores: Cityscape. | 2 |
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Duke Nukem | October 11, 2005 | In Serious Sam 2, the blonde, shades-wearing skeleton of Duke Nukem can be found in Stage 10. Upon finding it, Sam quips "Dude, you've been hanging here, like, forever". In Episode 5, Level 4 of Duke Nukem 20th Anniversary World Tour, Sam's body can be found and Duke quips "Why so...serious?". There are many references to Duke Nukem in the dialogue of some Serious Sam games, often calling him "Blondie". | 1 |
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Shadow Warrior | September 26, 2013 | The Sledgehammer from Serious Sam 3: BFE appears as a skin for the Katana in Shadow Warrior. Lo Wang from Shadow Warrior is a playable character in I Hate Running Backwards. | 1 |
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Gods Will Be Watching | July 24, 2014 | Serious Sam appears as a soldier in Chapter 5 of Gods Will Be Watching. | 1 |
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The Talos Principle | December 11, 2014 | Serious Sam makes a cameo appearance in The Talos Principle. DLC was also featured that gave you a Serious Sam skin and gave you the option to change your voice to that of Sam's voice. There are also many other references to the series in The Talos Principle. | 1 |
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Oh...Sir! | November 11, 2016 | Serious Sam appears as a guest character in Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator. | 1 |
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Wild Buster | December 14, 2017 | Serious Sam is an unlockable skin in Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan, with Duke Nukem appearing on a promotional trailer for the game. | 1 |
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Broforce | May 22, 2018 | Rambro from Broforce is a playable character in I Hate Running Backwards. | 1 |
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Enter the Gungeon | May 22, 2018 | The Bullet from Enter the Gungeon is a playable character in I Hate Running Backwards. | 1 |
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Hotline Miami | May 22, 2018 | Richard from Hotline Miami is a playable character in I Hate Running Backwards. | 1 |
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Nuclear Throne | May 22, 2018 | Crystal from Nuclear Throne is a playable character in I Hate Running Backwards. | 1 |
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Devolverland Expo | June 11, 2020 | Devolverland Expo features a booth based around Serious Sam 4. | 2 |
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War Robots | December 7, 2020 | Serious Sam appears in War Robots as part of a special collaboration. | 1 |
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Devolver Tumble Time | November 19, 2021 | Serious Sam and Mental Mate from Serious Sam appears in Devolver Tumble Time. | 1 |
