# Games like Serious Sam 3: BFE

> The closest matches to Serious Sam 3: BFE: Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter, Quake, Insurgency: Sandstorm, and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter](https://imho.run/games/41000/serious-sam-hd-the-first-encounter) — Shares wave based combat with Serious Sam 3: BFE. 2,396 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41000/)
2. [Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter](https://imho.run/games/41060/serious-sam-classic-the-second-encounter) — Also Split Screen and Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 572 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41060/)
3. [Quake](https://imho.run/games/2310/quake) — Also Gore and Old School, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 9,755 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2310/)
4. [Insurgency: Sandstorm](https://imho.run/games/581320/insurgency-sandstorm) — Also Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 59,257 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/)
5. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5](https://imho.run/games/1007040/earth-defense-force-5) — Also Split Screen and Aliens, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 5,573 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1007040/)
6. [Gears 5](https://imho.run/games/1097840/gears-5) — A frequent pick in Serious Sam 3: BFE players' libraries, and another Action. 8,300 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/)
7. [Blood™ Fresh Supply](https://imho.run/games/1010750/blood-fresh-supply) — Also Old School, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 4,790 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010750/)
8. [Shadow Warrior](https://imho.run/games/233130/shadow-warrior) — Also Gore and Old School, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 8,059 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233130/)
9. [Aliens vs. Predator™](https://imho.run/games/10680/aliens-vs-predator) — Also Aliens and Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 7,954 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10680/)
10. [Half-Life](https://imho.run/games/70/half-life) — Also Aliens and Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 57,390 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/)
11. [Hard Reset Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/98400/hard-reset-extended-edition) — Also Old School, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 1,852 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98400/)
12. [Killing Floor](https://imho.run/games/1250/killing-floor) — Also Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 21,597 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/)
13. [Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour](https://imho.run/games/434050/duke-nukem-3d-20th-anniversary-world-tour) — Also Aliens and Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 3,174 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434050/)
14. [Prodeus](https://imho.run/games/964800/prodeus) — Also Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 4,068 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/964800/)
15. [Crysis® 3](https://imho.run/games/1282690/crysis-3) — Also Aliens and Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 1,445 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282690/)
16. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Also Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
17. [Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition](https://imho.run/games/501590/bulletstorm-full-clip-edition) — Also Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 3,474 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501590/)
18. [Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun](https://imho.run/games/2005010/warhammer-40-000-boltgun) — Also Gore and Old School, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 10,885 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005010/)
19. [F.E.A.R. 3](https://imho.run/games/21100/f-e-a-r-3) — Also Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 3,124 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21100/)
20. [Alien Rage - Unlimited](https://imho.run/games/217920/alien-rage-unlimited) — Also Aliens, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 546 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/217920/)
21. [Dread Templar](https://imho.run/games/1334730/dread-templar) — Also Gore and Old School, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 707 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334730/)
22. [Black Mesa](https://imho.run/games/362890/black-mesa) — Also Aliens, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 69,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/)
23. [Earthfall](https://imho.run/games/415590/earthfall) — Also Aliens and Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 755 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415590/)
24. [Trepang2](https://imho.run/games/1164940/trepang2) — Also Gore, like Serious Sam 3: BFE. 11,287 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Serious Sam 3: BFE

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a 2011 first-person shooter from Croteam published by Devolver Digital. Players engage in reflex-based shooting through wave-based combat scenarios against alien hordes, with weapon-switching serving as a core mechanic. The action-oriented experience supports online cooperative multiplayer, offering both co-op and competitive multiplayer modes. Players describe the combat as intense and stressful, with reviewers highlighting that tactical positioning matters in encounters and that the combat feels visceral and satisfying. The game carries a challenging difficulty rating and a medium length campaign designed for dedicated sit-down play sessions. It is priced at $29.99 USD and is marked as playable on Steam Deck, holding an 86% positive rating from over 5,800 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 41070
- **Developer:** Croteam
- **Publisher:** Devolver Digital
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Nov 22, 2011
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 72
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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