# Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Summer DB entity ID: 68294e45\-fee8\-4109\-b32b\-5425e7c673eb Steam App ID: 41000 The classic arcade FPS Serious Sam: The First Encounter, which scored an overall of 87% on Metacritic and was awarded Game of The Year 2001 on Gamespot, is now reborn in glorious high\-definition for legions of long\-time fans and a whole new generation of gamers around the world\. Featuring dazzling visuals and revamped design, gamers take control of the legendary Sam ‘Serious’ Stone as he is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle the overwhelming forces of Notorious Mental and the Sirian army\. Key Features Serious Engine 3 \- Beautifully rendered, high\-resolution visuals and lushly redesigned environments to create the most astonishing Serious Sam game ever\! Frantic Non\-Stop Action \- From the charging Sirian Werebull to the screaming Headless Kamikaze and the multi\-story Ugh\-Zan, all of the infamous minions of Mental have been spectacularly redesigned for Serious Sam HD\! Great Arsenal \- Wield demon\-stopping revolvers, lead\-spewing miniguns, and monstrous cannons for when you absolutely, positively, have to kill every enemy in sight\! 15 Levels of Bedlam \- Set against the expansive backdrop of ancient Egypt with every square inch upgraded and reworked to create one of the most visually stunning game experiences\! Co\-Op Mode \- Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players in campaign mode\! Steam Cloud Support \- With Steam Cloud your profile is stored on the Cloud servers\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Croteam - Publisher: Devolver Digital - Release date: Nov 24, 2009 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Action, Indie - Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co\-op, Online Co\-op, Shared/Split Screen Co\-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_08511c55d82f70ac2605985109d57b22f12bf332\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_fe44167d6d6cfcd3399a83f12e643fac9d5c5ee8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_ffa39bba22567e87e28df2b996ceac894344d38d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_038b434c1cc9569f9523ed09121c0a68da652eb9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_9e38e064fc3df1e0561ddee539ac4cb47f451db2\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_47ca5e1c3e7ed08ad9c17b519778f15799d05562\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_81ff33dd700d0d9ca40b7c7a8761324c3909dcb1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_71fdca06b691949d82cacb2b7dc70d6e073a59af\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/41000/ss\_cebee466b98ddb718308442aebc380baee4faf54\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728687623 - Price: 1499 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 65 - Steam review count: 9014 - Steam positive reviews: 8384 - Steam negative reviews: 630 - Steam positive percentage: 93.01087197692479% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/68294e45-fee8-4109-b32b-5425e7c673eb/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/68294e45-fee8-4109-b32b-5425e7c673eb/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T19:07:22\.851933\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-21T19:07:24\.083074\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T19:07:23\.845649\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/41000/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/41000/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=41000","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/41000"\},"price":"2026\-09\-21T19:07:22\.851933\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-21T19:07:22\.851933\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-21T19:07:24\.083074\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-21T19:07:23\.845649\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"b0f24876\-7037\-432a\-a256\-8d25d1439254","catalog":"475b23f0\-6a3d\-4964\-a851\-dbdc357ce214","details":"722f6a3f\-2067\-4b4b\-bb64\-c432b4df7b3d","players":"5065f914\-223c\-4bcc\-9095\-cfb13c568006","reviews":"2b2f9ee0\-ac88\-4f97\-97d7\-7e283a00e3d1"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"68294e45\-fee8\-4109\-b32b\-5425e7c673eb","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41000/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/68294e45-fee8-4109-b32b-5425e7c673eb)