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Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.

Released Mar 30, 2017 Developer Croteam VR Publisher Devolver Digital, Croteam Platforms Windows · Linux ActionVRIndieViolentGore
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.1%positive696 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Лучшая оптимизация в мире”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“What can I say, it's Serious Sam in VR. It's pretty much the same as the regular HD TFE, the only difference is the control scheme. There really isn't anything that makes this a must-play in VR, but it was a novel way to experience the classic, in spite of some issues. This…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Serious VR arcade action. I played the very first Serious Sam back in the day. I always loved this kind of horde shooter as it challenged my awareness, reaction, dexterity and prioritizing of threats. Replayed on the HD version and loved what they did with the graphics that I…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
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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.

26achievements
5.8%median completion
0.5%rarest: Serious Co-op
64.1% of players 53.9% of players 35.2% of players 25.1% of players 22.9% of players 22.2% of players 17.0% of players 14.8% of players 12.0% of players 10.4% of players 10.2% of players 9.6% of players 7.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.5% of players 4.9% of players 3.7% of players 2.2% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.1% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 64.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.1%Serious Beginner — Complete any level in single player.
53.9%Air Element — Hidden achievement
35.2%Earth Element — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Serious Co-op — Complete the game in co-op on unmodified serious difficulty.
0.6%Are You Serious? — Complete the game in single player on unmodified serious difficulty.
0.7%Metropolis King — Complete the Metropolis level in single player on unmodified serious difficulty.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 16, 2025
License Verification issue Hotfix

Hey everyone. We’re excited to let you know that the license verification issue affecting all our VR titles has now been fully resolved with the hotfix we’ve pushed. We sincerely apologize for any inc

Dec 24, 2019
Happy Holidays from Croteam!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33025992/e9b890df2bd5aa55977bcfd2e902114cdfa54ad4.jpg All of us at Croteam wish you have a great Winter break. Happy Holidays and hav

Aug 13, 2019
Featured Mod – Serious Sam Fusion - Plastic Patrol 2: Replastered

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33025992/65025a5a0594884f0f74ee986c01024272efe9c8.jpg Hey everyone! By now, we really hope you played through Red Day: Episode One, a

May 21, 2019
Featured Mod of the Month – Red Day: Episode One

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33025992/7ef6d49e0f65afcd24d0faba34a7ca8a4571ed67.jpg Hey everyone! Check out this epic Serious Sam Fusion mod – Red Day: Episode One

May 14, 2019
Serious Sam Fusion update 433900 is live!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33025992/eb2e9caea03bb68d6e5685a4e0992bbfdd827a79.jpg Hey everyone! It's that time of the year again, the time of Fusion updates. Thi

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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.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · VR · Indie · Violent · Gore · Early Access · FPS (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements26
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.croteam.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 - 4590 equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: AMD R9 290 or NVIDIA GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: HTC Vive or Oculus Rift VR headset. Internet connection required for product activation for the first time. After that, a persistent connection is not required to play SSVR: The First Encounter.