Rank 01Why this
Also Gore and Old School, like Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- $5.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- 2019
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The closest matches to Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter: Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, DOOM II, Blood: Refreshed Supply™, Quake, and Unreal Tournament 3. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Same retro mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- $29.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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Unreal Tournament 3
Why this: Same epic mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
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Killing Floor 2
Why this: Shares wave based combat with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and environmental interaction with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Also Gore and Old School, like Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 95% of 1,167 reviews
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- 3Blood: Refreshed Supply™
Same retro mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 66% of 494 reviews
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- 6Killing Floor 2
Shares wave based combat with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 88% of 41,923 reviews
- 7Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Shares weapon upgrades and environmental interaction with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 86% of 3,474 reviews
- 8Left 4 Dead 2
Same nostalgic mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 98% of 226,496 reviews
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- 10EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
Shares weapon upgrades with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 77% of 3,919 reviews
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- 16Gears 5
Also Split Screen and Gore, like Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 73% of 8,300 reviews
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- 22F.E.A.R.
Shares environmental interaction with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
- 94% of 7,974 reviews
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Croteam
- Price: $5.99checked Oct 31
- 95% of 572 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Metacritic 85
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- New weapons add variety
- Soundtracks enhance atmosphere
- Epic
- Nostalgic
- Retro
- Environmental interaction
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Why this: Shares environmental interaction with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
Gunheart
Why this: Same epic mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
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DOOM II
Why this: Also Gore and Old School, like Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
Blood: Refreshed Supply™
Why this: Same retro mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
Left 4 Dead 2
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
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Why this: Shares wave based combat with Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
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Why this: Same epic mood as Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter.
About Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
The closest matches to Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter: Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, DOOM II, Blood: Refreshed Supply™, Quake, and Unreal Tournament 3. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, DOOM II and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as epic, nostalgic and retro, and single out its environmental interaction and wave based combat. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter: 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!
Is Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 95% of 572 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- New weapons add variety
- Soundtracks enhance atmosphere
People who play it also play: Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, DOOM II, Blood: Refreshed Supply™
Frequently asked about Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Can I run it?
How much does Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter cost?
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter are Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, DOOM II, Blood: Refreshed Supply™.
Who developed Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter?
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter was developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.