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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

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4.5/5

( 96 Reviews )

4.5

96 Reviews

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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Description
Sam is back in the all new Second Episode of his battles against the arch-enemy Mental. After finding the Sirian spacecraft in ancient Egypt, Sam 'Serious' Stone hijacked it and headed for Mental himself. But sadly, this was not meant to be, as Sam lost control of the alien craft and crash-landed in...
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, First-Person, show 9 more... Great Soundtrack, Funny, Multiplayer, Difficult, Gore, FPS, Shooter, Local Co-Op, Split Screen
User reviews

4.5/5

( 96 Reviews )

4.5

96 Reviews

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Product details
2002, Croteam, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows XP or Vista, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 8 (compatible wi...
Time to beat
8 hMain
12.5 h Main + Sides
13.5 h Completionist
10 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

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Description
Sam is back in the all new Second Episode of his battles against the arch-enemy Mental. After finding the Sirian spacecraft in ancient Egypt, Sam 'Serious' Stone hijacked it and headed for Mental himself. But sadly, this was not meant to be, as Sam lost control of the alien craft and crash-landed in the South American mountains.

Now surrounded by an even stronger army of Mental's evil forces, Sam is forced to battle his way towards Mental's fortress and put a stop to his plans of world domination once and for all.
  • Bulldoze your way through hordes upon hordes of enemies
  • Addictive, fast-paced gameplay topped with cheesy, Duke Nukem-style one-liners
  • A diverse arsenal of weapons, from the common shotgun to the all-destroying Serious Bomb
Goodies
in-game soundtrack
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility.

Notice: Serious Sam: The Second Encounter has an HTML manual available from the Start menu shortcut for the game.

Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility.

Notice: Serious Sam: The Second Encounter has an HTML manual available from the Start menu shortcut for the game.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
8 hMain
12.5 h Main + Sides
13.5 h Completionist
10 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, First-Person, show 9 more... Great Soundtrack, Funny, Multiplayer, Difficult, Gore, FPS, Shooter, Local Co-Op, Split Screen
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2002-02-05T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Croteam / Devolver Digital
Size:
455 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Violence, Blood and Gore)
Game features
Multi-player
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: August 22, 2025

AdventureScotty

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Games: 16 Reviews: 2

Seriously fun

Absoulutly the best FPS ive ever played. No/little story. Tons of ammunition, tons of enemies, tons of shooting!

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Posted on: August 25, 2025

CCC_X

Verified owner

Games: 14 Reviews: 2

The Second Encounter

IMO The Second Encounter is the best game of the three original games! There's just something about it, that makes me love it! Back in the day when it came out, I was there, and so were my daughters! We loved playing the splitscreen mode against eachother and together! They would watch me play, and attempt the campaign themselves each! There's a magic out there, and I'm writing this review to let whoever needs to know this game has got it! It's simply awesome! If you're on the fence about it, I'm the reviewer that's here to say, buy it! play it, and create your own awesome memories with it! This series is one of the king-pillers of boomer shooters! If that's your thing, this game deserves your time and money!

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Posted on: September 23, 2025

Hope_angel

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Games: 15 Reviews: 1

Crazy and incredible, great game.

Game of year, i am very surprise for this game, for variey of monster and weapons.

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Posted on: October 27, 2025

Snuz88

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Games: 21 Reviews: 1

TOP TIER! RETRO

AWSOME. OLDIE BUT GOLDIE. ENTRTTAINRD ALLWAYSX

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Posted on: November 5, 2025

DrPerkeleeee

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Games: 405 Reviews: 1

Masterpiece from the past

It's an absolute classic fps! What can I say? Go and get and play it if you haven't already!

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