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Games like Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE

If Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its epic, immersive and intense. 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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About Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE: 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.

2017ActionIndie29.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Croteam VR
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE — Steam game cover
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Dual wielding feels satisfying and powerfulFaithful port preserves the classic arcade spiritMassive arenas force constant movementEpicImmersiveIntense

Players who liked Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE also play

Steam players who put hours into Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based enemy spawning and an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Top pick for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Serious Sam is back! And this time it's REAL!

    2017ActionIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Second-strongest match for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Third-strongest match for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Ranked #4 for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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!

    ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Pavlov

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Ranked #5 for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2024ActionIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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!

    2010ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sairento VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Ranked #7 for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. After the Fall®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Ranked #8 for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.

    2021ActionAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Action with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE on Steam right now. Shares Action with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Hog Hunter 2021

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Croteam VR

Other recommendable Steam games by Croteam VR, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope

    WHY THIS

    Shares wave based enemy spawning and an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Serious Sam is back! And this time it's REAL!

    2017ActionIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Talos Principle VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Shares dual wielding and an epic mood with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    Another title from Croteam VR, the studio behind Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE.

    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.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE

Does Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE work on Steam Deck?
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE 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 3 VR: BFE cost?
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE 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 3 VR: BFE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE are Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter, Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Who developed Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE?
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE was developed by Croteam VR and published by Devolver Digital, Croteam Publishing.

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