Choose Serious Sam: Tormental
Choose Serious Sam: Tormental if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Serious Sam: Tormental launched in 2022.
Serious Sam: Tormental vs Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
Serious Sam: Tormental and Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse 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. Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse (2018) is 4 years older than Serious Sam: Tormental (2022). Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than Serious Sam: Tormental (75.5% positive). 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 Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
Choose Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP side of the pairing. Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse launched in 2018.
Both Serious Sam: Tormental and Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75.5% vs 76.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Serious Sam: Tormental |  Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.5% positive (94 reviews) | 76.5% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.), Croteam | RogueCode (PTY) LTD |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse (2018) is 4 years older than Serious Sam: Tormental (2022).
- Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than Serious Sam: Tormental (75.5% positive).
- Serious Sam: Tormental is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse (11.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Serious Sam: Tormental is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse has no Deck rating yet.
Serious Sam: Tormental vs Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse — FAQ
- Should I play Serious Sam: Tormental or Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse first?
- If you want chronology, Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse (2018) came out before Serious Sam: Tormental (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Serious Sam: Tormental and Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse 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: Tormental and Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Serious Sam: Tormental ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Serious Sam: Tormental run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Serious Sam: Tormental is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.