Games like Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
If Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE and Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bosses are absurdly huge, dual wielding feels empowering and epic. 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.
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Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter
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Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Top pick for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter is a sequel to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter - frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE
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Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Second-strongest match for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is a virtual reality action shooter, a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom.
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
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Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Third-strongest match for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam is back! And this time it's REAL!
Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)
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Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Ranked #4 for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
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!
Sairento VR
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Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Ranked #5 for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
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Ranked #6 for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
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!
Pavlov
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Ranked #7 for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR with heavy focus on community features. Realistic reloading features and fast paced combat as part of the core experience. Play the #1 most popular VR shooter on PC today.
ZomDay
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Shares an intense mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Ranked #8 for Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
As zombie crisis broke out around the world,you will play one of the warrior of S.E.A.T(Special Event Action Team)to fight against the zombies all over the world.ZomDay is a fast pace VR shooting game contains multi-player mod,exciting Boss fight,character perk and hardcore weapon system.
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Half-Life 2
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Shares an immersive mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reviewers of Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Wolfenstein 3D
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reviewers of Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
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Shares an intense mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reviewers of Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
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!
Serious Sam II
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Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reviewers of Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
Shadow Warrior
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Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reviewers of Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
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.
Painkiller
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Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reviewers of Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~50% under Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~75% under Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~50% under Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam right now. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
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Priced ~50% under Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam right now. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Steam right now. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Splitgate
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Aimlabs
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
One-armed robber
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.
Blackwake
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.
Darwin Project
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing. It's a unique take on battle royale with a Show Director to influence the match and Spectator Interactions to create a one-of-a-kind game show.
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Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
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Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam is back! And this time it's REAL!
The Talos Principle VR
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Shares an immersive mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE
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Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is a virtual reality action shooter, a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom.
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter
WHY THIS
Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter is a sequel to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter - frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.
Frequently asked about Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
- Does Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter work on Steam Deck?
- Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter cost?
- Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter are Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope.
- Who developed Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter?
- Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter was developed by Croteam VR and published by Devolver Digital, Croteam.
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