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Game entry

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

2001 · FPS · PC, Xbox · Gathering of Developers

Serious Sam: The First Encounter holds position no. 1,275 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,553 ELO points and 48% of duels won out of 216 played. Of the 4 duels that pitted it against Team Fortress 2, it has won 1 and lost 3. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 37 out of 103 (2001).

World rank

no. 1,275

ELO score

1,553

Wins

48%

Duels played

216

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 1,553 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

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.

The standing

Where Serious Sam: The First Encounter ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Serious Sam: The First Encounter stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 37 out of 103 (2001).

Where Serious Sam: The First Encounter ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,275 5,110
FPS 136 458
2000s 372 1,304
2001 37 103

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