Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

by Croteam·published by Devolver Digital

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment91

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

3,091en

8,759 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Nov 24, 2009

Price

$14.99

Velocity

0.5/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 1, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈310K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$4.6M

Based on 8,759 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 3,088 post-launch reviews

82%326 rev

<2h

88%239 rev

2-10h

91%1,680 rev

10-50h

96%751 rev

50-200h

96%79 rev

200h+

100%13 rev

Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 52 similar games in the Action genre released in 2009.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 16%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 20%

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