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Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!

Release DateAug 30, 2019
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.9% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.9%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.6% Top 2% / 91.7%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.5K  Top 10% / 2.9K  Top 10%
Curators100 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time6.6 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 20%
Followers6.4K  Top 15%
Owners± 987.3K  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 73.2K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 67.1K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter's Steam rating and reviews between September 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 94.2% (February 2012) to 98.4% (July 2014).

With 2.9K reviews Top 10%, Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is an AAA level success. There is a peak in November 2016 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (40%), followed by Russian (36%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • pure action non-linear levels
  • fun gameplay with large maps and enemies
  • balanced difficulty levels
  • excellent game mechanics
  • flexibility of the engine
  • wide choice of weaponry
  • surprisingly creative monster designs
  • plenty of secrets
  • applaudable level design
  • deep satisfaction in weapon use
  • gameplay uniformity
  • sense of tedium
  • no active network players or servers
  • large empty maps
  • repetitive visuals and enemy spawns
  • few diverse foes
  • difficulty spike at end
  • lackluster story
  • repeating enemies
  • felt repetitive towards the end

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 95.9%  Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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