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Choose your weapons and take aim at the most random Serious Sam adventure yet!

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Release DateOct 24, 2011
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)50.6% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 49.5%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)50.5% Bottom 20% / 49.6%  Bottom 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)625  Top 20% / 776  Top 15%
Curators26 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time54 min  Bottom 25%
Play Time per Dollar11 minutes  Bottom 20%
Followers825 
Owners± 570.6K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 45.3K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 68.2K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Serious Sam: The Random Encounter steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Serious Sam: The Random Encounter's Steam rating and reviews between October 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating varies between 95.8% (December 2011) and 49.2% (April 2023).

With 776 reviews Top 15%, Serious Sam: The Random Encounter could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Serious Sam: The Random Encounter and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Serious Sam: The Random Encounter's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (51%), followed by Russian (23%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 23 different languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Serious Sam: The Random Encounter percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Serious Sam: The Random Encounter, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 144 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.8 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Unique turn-based action gameplay
  • Fresh take on classic RPG mechanics
  • Simple and easy to play
  • Great art design
  • Classic Serious Sam weapons
  • Plenty of enemies to fight and bosses to defeat
  • Quick playthrough time
  • Humorous dialogue
  • Interesting weapon/enemy mechanics
  • Full health given after each battle
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • High difficulty
  • Unpredictable and frustrating combat randomness
  • Little enemy variety
  • No control customization options
  • No outside-of-battle item or armor use
  • Small game resolution
  • No replay value or staying power
  • No steam achievements or cards
  • No expanded mechanics beyond initial concept

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 50.6%  Bottom 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Serious Sam: The Random Encounter's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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