Single-player games like Serious Sam II
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Serious Sam II, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
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!
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Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!
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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
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Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!
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Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam Fusion is a central hub for several existing Serious Sam games developed by Croteam. Cool new features, engine upgrades, patches and updates will be released to existing owners for FREE!
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Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
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Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through four beautiful worlds, confronting countless foes on his way to Mental's base.
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Shadow Warrior
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
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Immortal Redneck
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
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Titanfall® 2
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
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RAGE 2
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
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Killing Floor 2
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
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Turok
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Serious Sam 4
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
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The Talos Principle 2
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam II.
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a new stand-alone expansion to the world of the classic FPS series. Join the fight against Notorious Mental on a journey through the wild lands of Russia, and find your way through this lost chapter of Sam Stone's adventures.