Choose Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter
Choose Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter launched in 2017.
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter vs Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Both released in 2017. Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter: 150 reviews, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE: 308). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE
Choose Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE launched in 2017.
Both Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88% vs 88.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter |  Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive (150 reviews) | 88.3% positive (308 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Croteam VR | Croteam VR |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter: 150 reviews, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE: 308).
- Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter has no Deck rating yet.
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter vs Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE — FAQ
- Which is better, Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter or Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter sits at 88% positive (150 reviews), Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE at 88.3% (308). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE ships Online Co-op, Co-op.