SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter overview

Croteam | Aug 30, 2019 | game

Released

4players observed · 22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC

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  • Latest observed players4 · 22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak240
  • Units sold (VGI)82,025
  • Revenue (VGI)$326,000
  • Review score96% positive

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players4 · 22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak240
  • Units sold (VGI)82,025
  • Revenue (VGI)$326,000
  • Review score96% positive
  • Total reviews2,038
  • Release dateAug 30, 2019
  • DeveloperCroteam
  • PublisherDevolver Digital

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: CroteamPublisher: Devolver Digital

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Game overview

Overview

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter comes from Croteam and is published by Devolver Digital. It arrived on Steam on Aug 30, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, and Online Co-op. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC, with a tracked peak near 240. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 2,038 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including usk, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedAMD K6-3 400MHz, Pentium II or Celeron-A 300MHz64MBfull OpenGL compliant 3D accelerator Hard Drive: 450MB free hard disk space Sound: 100% Windows compatible sound cardNot listed
WindowsRecommendedNot listedAMD Athlon 650MHz or Pentium III 650MHz range processor128MBnVidia GeForce256 or TNT2 ultra, PowerVR Kyro, S3 Savage2000, 3Dfx Voodoo3, ATI Rage128 pro Hard Drive: 550MB free hard disk space Sound: Creative Labs SoundBlaster LiveNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter has sold up to 82,025 units and has 1,787 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $326,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter overview details

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the highly anticipated arcade action FPS sequel to the Serious Sam: The First Encounter, is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the three beautiful worlds, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base. Key Features Various Environments and Secrets - Unleash mayhem on 3 different spectacular worlds: South America, ancient Mesopotamia and medieval Europe. Discover over 100 secrets! Unique Enemies and Bosses - Fight with 27 nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including old favorites from The First Encounter like Beheaded Kamikaze, Syrian Werebull and Kleer Skeleton. Go head to head against 5 new enemies and 3 new Bosses! Special Weapons and Power-Ups - Wreak havoc with a huge arsenal of weapons including 3 new toys: the Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower and Chainsaw. Use Power-Ups to additionally increase your fighting and agility skills! Co-Op Multiplayer - Embrace the mayhem with up to 16 players! Versus Multiplayer – Drop the gauntlet and let the heavy ordinance fly in incredible Deathmatch and Scorematch! Split Screen – Huddle up with up to 4-player local split screen co-op and versus modes! Level Editor – Create your own levels, MODs, textures and other content with the inclusion of the fully featured Serious Editor and Serious Modeller!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is listed as a game with $0.89 (85% off from $5.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, and Online Co-op, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC, a tracked peak of 240, and 96% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSerious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Steam App ID41060
Typegame
Release dateAug 30, 2019
DeveloperCroteam
PublisherDevolver Digital
Price$0.89 (85% off from $5.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Trading Cards, Includes level editor, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players4 · 22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak240
Positive reviews1,957
Negative reviews81
Total reviews2,038
Positive percent96%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations1,787
Average playtime874 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 30, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)21 March 2026 - 17:10:50 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC

Content descriptors

Contains frequent violence, blood and gore with some mature language, which can be seen through actual gameplay and cut-scenes.

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal notice©2002-2016 Croteam. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/41060
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/41060/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/41060
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter?

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter's latest SteamPulse observation records 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:50:53 UTC, with a tracked peak of 240 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 15 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 13 players; the highest observed daily value is 25 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.3%), Türkiye (3.5%), Romania (3.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.5%), China (4.1%), Türkiye (3.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41%), Türkiye (3.4%), China (3.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.6%), China (4.7%), Türkiye (3.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter?

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter currently sits at 96% positive across 2,038 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,957 positive reviews and 81 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter have?

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter currently has about 6K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter?

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is currently listed at $0.89 on Steam. That is 85% below the usual price of $5.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,787, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

96% positive, 1,957 positive, 81 negative

Price and discount

$0.89 (85% off from $5.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 22 September 2010

DLC and packages

Serious Sam Classic: The Second EncounterBuy Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter #27586$5.99Serious Sam 3 Deluxe UpgradeBuy Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter #12466$9.99Serious Sam Classics: RevolutionBuy Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter #42728$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum OS *: Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5), Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system Processor: AMD K6-3 400MHz, Pentium II or Celeron-A 300MHz Memory: 64MB Graphics: full OpenGL compliant 3D accelerator Hard Drive: 450MB free hard disk space Sound: 100% Windows compatible sound card

Recommended requirements

Recommended Processor: AMD Athlon 650MHz or Pentium III 650MHz range processor Memory: 128MB Graphics: nVidia GeForce256 or TNT2 ultra, PowerVR Kyro, S3 Savage2000, 3Dfx Voodoo3, ATI Rage128 pro Hard Drive: 550MB free hard disk space Sound: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live

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