Ranking by series

The Serious Sam games, ranked.

8 games compete in this selection. Serious Sam: The First Encounter tops it with 1,567 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Serious Sam: The First Encounter 2001 · FPS 1,567
  2. 2 Serious Sam 3: BFE 2011 · FPS 1,560
  3. 3 Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter 2010 · FPS 1,553
  4. 4 Serious Sam: The Second Encounter 2002 · FPS 1,548
  5. 5 Serious Sam 4 2020 · FPS 1,533
  6. 6 Serious Sam II 2005 · FPS 1,529
  7. 7 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 2009 · FPS 1,440
  8. 8 Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem 2022 · FPS 1,365

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In detail

The Serious Sam games ranked, what this ranking says

Serious Sam: The First Encounter leads this selection with 1,567 ELO points, ahead of Serious Sam 3: BFE and Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. The 8 games competing in it have played 858 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 8
Duels played by those games 858
Game in the lead Serious Sam: The First Encounter (2001)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,567
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 8 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter +47 1,553
Serious Sam 3: BFE +45 1,560
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter +25 1,548

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Serious Sam series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Serious Sam series is Serious Sam: The First Encounter, with 1,567 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Serious Sam 3: BFE and Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Serious Sam games are ranked?

8 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 858 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Serious Sam game is climbing right now?

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 47 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 8 games in the selection moved.

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