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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

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App ID 41000
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Devolver Digital
Franchise Serious Sam, Croteam
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Serious_Engine Engine
Last Changenumber 28969816
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:07:44 UTC ()
Release Date 24 November 2009 – 20:46:00 UTC ()
😍 90.53%
8k reviews
18
In-Game

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!

Additional Information

Developer Croteam
metacritic_url pc/serioussamhdthefirstencounter
gamedir serioussamhd
metacritic_name Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
icon empty string
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 68
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/serious-sam-hd-the-first-encounter?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 41001
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
g4w_Type 2
g4w_GDF Bin\SamHD.exe
Publisher Devolver Digital
languages (extended) english,german,french,spanish,italian,russian,czech,polish
Store Release Date 24 November 2009 – 20:46:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/SeriousSamFan/
https://x.com/SeriousSamIAm
https://www.youtube.com/croteam/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 24 November 2009 – 20:46:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 September 2019 – 15:26:06 UTC () (1569252366)
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library_heroen
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review_score 8
review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) Serious_Engine Engine, Lua SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 1 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5820849
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:47 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Polish Yes
Czech Yes

Tags

🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🔫 Shooter 🤝 Co-op 😖 Gore 🕹️ Multiplayer 🤡 Comedy 👥 Online Co-Op 🕒 Classic 🙌 First-Person 🕹️ Old School 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 👽 Aliens 😓 Difficult 😃 Funny 🔄 Remake 🗺️ Adventure 🚀 Sci-fi 🎨 Colorful

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op HDR rendering PvP Shared/Split Screen

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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small_capsule
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header_image
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library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
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Assets
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library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
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page_background_pathapp/41000
timestamp11 October 2024 – 23:00:23 UTC
Trailers
80492 ↴
trailer_nameSerious Sam HD Christmas Movie
trailer_category0
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Bundles

ID Name % Set Created
629 Croteam Complete Bundle -50% Yes 8 June 2022 – 13:08:34 UTC
1668 Croteam Games Bundle -20% No 8 June 2022 – 13:08:45 UTC
2634 Serious Sam Complete Pack -25% No 8 February 2017 – 00:02:32 UTC
2656 Serious Sam HD Gold Collection -20% No 21 March 2017 – 20:02:29 UTC
22180 Sam Complete Test -10% No 8 June 2022 – 13:36:18 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
2535 Serious Sam HD Store 5 June 2025 – 17:00:10 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
2252 Croteam Comp CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:58 UTC
2407 Serious Sam HD US Beta CD Key 20 March 2017 – 18:51:49 UTC
2408 Serious Sam HD ROW Beta CD Key 20 March 2017 – 18:52:21 UTC
2410 Serious Sam HD Pre-order Store 24 October 2018 – 17:46:36 UTC
2414 Serious Sam HD Retail CD Key 20 March 2017 – 18:53:22 UTC
2526 Serious Sam HD Retail (US) CD Key 20 March 2017 – 18:51:11 UTC
2536 Serious Sam HD Store 27 May 2025 – 23:20:53 UTC
2827 Serious Sam HD: First Encounter Four Pack (US) Store 8 May 2024 – 20:06:31 UTC
2828 Serious Sam HD: First Encounter (US) Gift 30 June 2021 – 18:22:03 UTC
2829 Serious Sam HD: First Encounter Four Pack (ROW) Store 8 May 2024 – 20:06:31 UTC
2830 Serious Sam HD: Firest Encounter (ROW) Gift 30 June 2021 – 18:22:03 UTC
3040 Serious Sam HD: First Encounter (US) Gift 30 June 2021 – 18:22:03 UTC
3042 Serious Sam HD: First Encounter (ROW) Gift 30 June 2021 – 18:22:03 UTC
4506 SSHD Double Pack (US) Store 27 May 2025 – 23:20:49 UTC
4507 SSHD Double Pack (ROW) Store 27 May 2025 – 23:20:49 UTC
4851 Serious Sam HD FE (US D2D) CD Key 20 March 2017 – 18:42:18 UTC
4852 Serious Sam HD FE (ROW D2D) CD Key 20 March 2017 – 18:46:37 UTC
6104 Serious Sam HD FE (ROW Nexway) CD Key 20 March 2017 – 18:39:44 UTC
6139 SSHD GoldPack Retail HU CD Key
(Only HU)		 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6140 SSHD GoldPack Retail PL CD Key
(Only PL)		 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6141 SSHD GoldPack Retail CZSK CD Key
(Only CZ SK)		 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6192 SSHD Gold Pack Comp US CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6193 SSHD Gold Pack Comp ROW CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6219 Serious Sam Gold Pack Store 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6220 SSHDFE US Gift Gift 30 June 2021 – 18:22:03 UTC
6222 Serious Sam Gold Pack Store 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6223 SSHDFE ROW Gift Gift 30 June 2021 – 18:22:03 UTC
6237 Serious Sam Gold Pack Comp CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6327 SSHD GoldPack Retail DEATCH CD Key
(Only DE AT CH)		 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
6415 SSHD Gold Pack Retail (JPN) CD Key
(Only JP)		 27 November 2024 – 00:35:52 UTC
11007 Devolver Digital Catalog CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:59:12 UTC
12553 Devolver Destructoid CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:47 UTC
12692 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: Serious Sam HD (US) No Cost
(Only US CA MX PR)		 20 March 2017 – 18:24:46 UTC
12693 Holiday Sale 2011 Gift: Serious Sam HD (RoW) No Cost
(Not in US CA MX PR)		 20 March 2017 – 18:25:43 UTC
13606 Serious Sam Complete Pack Store 27 November 2024 – 00:35:47 UTC
13607 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Gift Gift 30 June 2021 – 18:22:03 UTC
14133 Serious Sam Complete Comp CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:47 UTC
14669 Serious Sam Complete Pack Store 27 November 2024 – 00:35:44 UTC
17410 Serious Sam Complete Pack (October 2012) Store 27 May 2025 – 23:20:41 UTC
18903 Serious Sam HD FE (PL) CD Key
(Only PL)		 20 March 2017 – 18:18:34 UTC
27184 Serious Sam 3 Standard + SSHD 1+2 CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:39 UTC
35922 Croteam Complete Comp CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:27 UTC
39069 The Devolver Digital Collection [Private] CD Key 5 May 2025 – 10:26:02 UTC
176549 Steam Sub 176549 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:54:03 UTC

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