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Serious Sam: The First Encounter

2001 · FPS · PC, Xbox · Gathering of Developers

Serious Sam: The First Encounter is ranked no. 960 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,577 and 46% of duels won.

World rank

no. 960

ELO score

1,577

Wins

46%

Duels played

146

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About Serious Sam: The First Encounter

A first person shooter extravaganza where you take the role of Serious Sam, a badass killer whose goal is to defeat monsters commanded by Mental, an extraterrestrial entity that wants to destroy humanity.

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.Key Features

Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Fight your way through 15+ nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including the charging Sirian Werebull, screaming Headless Kamikaze and other crazy monsters, and finally challenge the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss!

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,577 ELO points over the last 123 days.

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Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Serious Sam: The First Encounter sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 957 Beyond: Two Souls 1,577
  2. 958 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic 1,577
  3. 959 State of Decay 1,577
  4. 960 Serious Sam: The First Encounter 1,577
  5. 961 Don't Starve Together 1,577
  6. 962 Titan Quest 1,577
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