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Serious Sam II
Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
77 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's 2026 and they just added steam achievements to this game. Not to long ago they also included the point shop items. I freaking love Serious Sam, I grew up with these and older fps games. Time to kick so f... ass!…”
“Still holds up for visuals and gameplay even after 20 years after original release + new update with achievements make you great excuse you to retry game on real SERIOUS difficulty with just using X2 enemy multiplier -…”
“Serious Sam 2 is a funny, old-school, no-sense shooter that doesn’t take itself seriously at all. The story is irrelevant — the focus is pure chaos, huge weapons, and endless waves of enemies. The cartoonish visuals and…”
24 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Serious Sam 2. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical player's head. There's…”
“Serious Sam 2 is a funny, old-school, no-sense shooter that doesn’t take itself seriously at all. The story is irrelevant — the focus is pure chaos, huge weapons, and endless waves of enemies. The cartoonish visuals and…”
“so we're back again and i love it i knew and i heard that certain amount of people don't like this game but i dont think so. this game has a lot of different levels and mobs, i like these bosses and how it looks! no…”
21 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The only true AAA game out there. Now with Steam Achievements!”
“It's 2026 and they just added steam achievements to this game. Not to long ago they also included the point shop items. I freaking love Serious Sam, I grew up with these and older fps games. Time to kick so f... ass!…”
“Still holds up for visuals and gameplay even after 20 years after original release + new update with achievements make you great excuse you to retry game on real SERIOUS difficulty with just using X2 enemy multiplier -…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Still holds up for visuals and gameplay even after 20 years after original release + new update with achievements make you great excuse you to retry game on real SERIOUS difficulty with just using X2 enemy multiplier -…”
“Serious Sam 2 is a funny, old-school, no-sense shooter that doesn’t take itself seriously at all. The story is irrelevant — the focus is pure chaos, huge weapons, and endless waves of enemies. The cartoonish visuals and…”
“so we're back again and i love it i knew and i heard that certain amount of people don't like this game but i dont think so. this game has a lot of different levels and mobs, i like these bosses and how it looks! no…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Playing this was such a nostalgia trip for me, because, if you asked me 15 years ago what my favorite game was, I would probably say it's [i]Serious Sam 2[/i]. This is, without a doubt, best game Croteam created. Yes,…”
“I used to play this game when I was a kid at PC gaming cafés because I didn’t have a PC or laptop. It was really fun, and a lot of people would ask to join in. I’d set the enemy multiplier to 2x per player, and things…”
“Propably least challenging entry in the series, still, incredibly fun. I love weird design of guns, monsters, worlds, basically everything. Back in the day I had really high hopes that [i]Serious Sam 3[/i] would share…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“A serious man on a serious mission to take down mental. In other words this game will make you.. mentally challenged. Final boss is gloopy but the rest of the cake is tasty. 8/10”
“game drops off so hard in the second half”
“I originally skipped "Serious Sam 2" because its cartoonish visual style completely put me off. After the more appealing look of the first game, this direction felt like a step away from what I wanted from the series.…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Serious Sam 2 is a funny, old-school, no-sense shooter that doesn’t take itself seriously at all. The story is irrelevant — the focus is pure chaos, huge weapons, and endless waves of enemies. The cartoonish visuals and…”
“Playing this was such a nostalgia trip for me, because, if you asked me 15 years ago what my favorite game was, I would probably say it's [i]Serious Sam 2[/i]. This is, without a doubt, best game Croteam created. Yes,…”
“Serious Sam 2 has a lot going for it. It holds up in the visuals department, kills feel satisfying, there's a variety of weapons, it has a good sense of humor. The big problem is that it's like a great song that lasts…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Still holds up for visuals and gameplay even after 20 years after original release + new update with achievements make you great excuse you to retry game on real SERIOUS difficulty with just using X2 enemy multiplier -…”
“What the f is Serious Sam 2 about? The gameplay is so repetitive it's becoming boring, the randomness and corny humor didn't appeal to me, Sam sucks, his dialogue is godawful corny, it's so cringe I'll die in…”
“Serious Sam 2 has a few good ideas for the gameplay, namely, the grenades and the serious bomb. However, the story and the mission structure really, really hurts this game. Having to defend a tiny area while being…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I originally skipped "Serious Sam 2" because its cartoonish visual style completely put me off. After the more appealing look of the first game, this direction felt like a step away from what I wanted from the series.…”
“Of all the Serious Sam games on PC, this one is my least favorite. It's too cartoony for my tastes, most of the enemy designs are not too serious (look what they did to the behead kamikaze and the werebull), the boss…”
“First I didn't play it because of cartoonish graphics. After that I dropped it because of dumb jokes and all the cinematics between lvls. In the end, I played through it on coop and it was fun. The weakest of them Sam…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I used to play this game when I was a kid at PC gaming cafés because I didn’t have a PC or laptop. It was really fun, and a lot of people would ask to join in. I’d set the enemy multiplier to 2x per player, and things…”
“played this game on serious difficulty, though it's actually quite easy even on this difficulty with how much the game gives you of everything, and i only noticed later that the double enemy modifier was hidden in…”
“Serious Sam 2 is certainly a controversial game, some people absolutely adore it and others completely despise it. I'm somewhere in the middle, the core gameplay is rock solid and the game does get really fun in the…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Extraaa LIIIIFEEEEEEE!!!! (me when this game gets updates in 2026, including steam achievements and modern pc support)”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“The very best example of how developers should treat an older game - with respect, updates, and passion. It’s amazing to see this level of commitment long after release. Croteam setting a standard for the industry!”
— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs played“I don't understand why this game got such negativity over the years. I played it all the way back when it first came out, loved it, and even today, I still enjoy it a lot when I want to get away from all the utterly boring "realism" that plagues shooters these days. Yes, it is a…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Serious Sam is Back, Baby! Enter the Shatterverse
Hey folks, It's a massive day for everyone at Croteam and Devolver Digital because we get to announce a brand new partnership with Behaviour Interactive, who are working on the next installment of the
Hotfix: Game Completion Achievements
Heya folks, we've pushed a hotfix regarding the completion achievements unlock conditions.Previously, they required you to beat the whole game from start to finish in one run, but now you can unlock t
Serious Sam II Achievements hotfix
Hello folks! We’ve addressed several issues related to achievements. Below you can find the full changelog.Happy achievement hunting!Added check for achievements that have been achieved, but not award
Serious Sam II Achievements ARE HERE!
You asked for Achievements and THEY ARE HERE!30 brand-new achievements are now ready for you to hunt down during your number 142451 no deaths, colt-only, left-handed, no damage, blindfolded Serious Sa
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · Co-op · Comedy · Multiplayer · Shooter · First-Person · Gore · Funny · Classic · Singleplayer · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.serioussam.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.5 GHz Athlon XP or Pentium M or 2 Ghz Pentium 4 Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 8.0/8.1 compliant or low-end DirectX 9 3D accelerator (nVidia GeForce3 and 4 series (not MX), GeForceFX 5200 through 5700 series, ATI Radeon 8500 through 9200 and X300 series, S3 DeltaChrome or XGI Volari) DirectX®: 8.0 Hard Drive: 3 GB HD space Sound: Any DirectSound compatible sound board