Serious Sam 2

i had missed this game since i played other games on consoles, this game is super fun and funny AH, feels fresh and creative...must play for SS fans and for others too like just hop and boom

This is the direct sequel to the first Serious Sam game, which was divided into two halves, being The First Encounter and The Second Encounter. It picks up basically right where the last game(s) left off, so it's recommended you play those first, but this does stand well enough on its own.

Overall, I liked the aesthetics and level design of this game better - levels are much shorter, creating more natural breaks in gameplay, and the environments are much more diverse. There are plenty of entertainingly silly cutscenes, and the humor from the first game is dialed up WAY past 11 (probably to about 15 or so, if I had to estimate). Each boss fight mixes up the regular run-and-gun gameplay by introducing some new, temporary gameplay mechanic, which was fun, for the most part. Enemy and weapon variety is pretty much identical from the first game(s), but this entry adds vehicles and gun emplacements, which are fun to use. The BEST part of this game is the duel-wielding system, where you can mix-and-match ANY two guns and fire them independently of each other! That was a blast, and never got old.

The biggest problem with this game is that it suffers from the same problem the first game(s) did: too many enemies. No, I don't mean that the game is too difficult because it throws too many enemies at you at once for you to be able to handle - in fact, it's closer to the exact opposite. It throws a ton of enemies at you at once, and each time, there is that initial rush where the player goes "okay, I have to keep moving, figure out what enemy types are spawning, where they're coming from, what weapons would be most effective," etc., and it is very fun to figure this all out on the fly and adjust to it. The problem is, once you've done that, once you've settled into that ballet, ideally it would last for a minute or two and then either give you a chance to breathe and wind down, or mix it up and force you to adapt again. What ends up happening more often than not is it just keeps going. The exact same enemy types keep coming at you, for minutes on end, with no variance. This happens most often in what amounts to perfectly square, flat arenas with little to no obstacles or cover. And what happens most often is it just gets boring. The game is at its best when you're forced to keep moving forward, making your way through tight level design, killing everything thrown at you, and when you need to take a breather you can just stop moving forward for a second. It's at its worst when you're stuck in a small, boring box, and you have to kill 500 of the same enemy before you can do anything else. There was one part in the final level where I had to basically stand in the exact same spot for what felt like 5 minutes straight, killing individual enemies that spawned one at a time, right in front of me, none of which posed any real threat to me. I honestly got so frustrated and bored with it that I considered quitting, but I knew I wasn't far from beating the game and wanted to finish it.

That big paragraph sounds harsh, and it is in a way, but overall, I still do recommend this game. It was a lot of fun when it wasn't frustratingly boring, and the wackiness of it had me laughing out loud at times, and in disbelief at times.

''I tell you, his is the one!'' Well well, I guess sam WAS the one! In all seriousness. this game is NOT canon, and is pretty goofy. though don't let that fool you. This game is really damn fun if you use the dual hand weapons feature, You should play it.

Deserves HD version like the others. Too bad devs droped remaking SS2, but I'm hopefull that someday we'll get it.

The best serious sam game ever in my opinion

Another childhood BANGER, insamnity makes things a whole lot more serious.

i'm serious when i say this game is fucking good. play now

This is an old game and as per fashion with any old game on steam it's great if you played it back in it's glory days. But here i am trying to make you buy it. The game feels great after so many years. It's not a triple a title it never was but in my heart it's a masterpiece. There is a great variety of maps/worls enemies and friends alike and so many more guns and secrets spread all over the game. One more reason for me would be the godawfull scenario and voice acting on the cinematics that make a great irony cause sam as the game title suggest is a very serious guy but every cinematic is worst than the previous one and in the end make a great mix of fighting mobs and then cooling of with some goofy story telling in the middle.ALSO DON'T FORGET THAT YOUR TASK IS VERY SERIOUS. So serious in fact you are gonna forget it mid game cause you will laugh your ass off so hard you ain't even gonna pay attention to the story progression from one point. Great game and it's up for grabs with 10 euros. Please just give it a try it's worthy of your time and money. The laughing alone will make up for it plus you will need some good 20 hours to go through it all.(maybe even more)

one of the best games 15yo me played

Tl;dr: In the main Series Sam games lineup, this is the "weird one". Some people suggest skipping it, but you shouldn't. While it's wonky and weird, it has content that you should experience! Just don't pick this as your first or only Serious Sam game...

(spoiler free, but opinionated ramblings below)

Negatives first:

Starting out, I didn't like it. The weapons felt flat, the style seems too wacky and cartoony, the environments feel cramped, the story, humor and animations are cringe worthy, the enemies seem to be re-imagined in silly ways, gunfights feel a bit off...

Something feels off when bullets hit enemies. The bullets feel emulated. Rather than flying through the 3d world and hitting stuff, their hits feel calculated from your aim, their visuals feel emulated to appear on your screen. Example: The shotgun spread looks good, but only damages the closest enemy, almost no matter how much you aim to the side. You have to get used to shotgunning max one enemy, because the hit detection is weird. Other weapons feel mostly like expected, though with underwhelming hit feedback.

The game has some jank. I got softlocked by slipping into a tiny gap between a few rocks 3 times in a row (the 2 last times were my bad). I lost a checkpoint somehow and had to reload a slightly old quicksave once (lost 20 minutes progress, not too bad). Some cutscenes start very quickly at the end of a battle, I accidentally skipped a few cutscenes because they were suddenly there before I could stop my finger from clicking. Luckily you can rewatch most of them. I had 1 crash mid game. 1 crash on startup. But all in all, not too bad for an older game!

Positives:

The enemies! Disregard my mention of the enemies in the negatives. Sure, they look wackier and silly, but they are a really creative and unique set of enemies. Oh, and no space monkeys, which is a super plus in my book.

When I picked up the plasma rifle for the first time, the gunfights suddenly felt better. The more weapons I collected and learnt to use, the better the gunfights felt. Though, it never fully reaches the satisfying feeling from the other games.

Some early stages feel too cramped, but it gets better. On planet Kleer, it almost feels like a proper Serious Sam game here and there, and environments keep getting more and more impressive, imo. They did an excellent job with the environments and atmosphere, and scattering stupid jokes here and there. Traps and secrets are, of course, plentiful! It's a serious sam game, after all.

The wacky story and silly humor made me laugh out loud at properly funny moments (e.g. the chicken machine). However, most of it made me cringe. But there's a certain charm to it. As I was playing further, I started looking forwards to the next cutscene. I wanted to see how cringy it would be. To see if they could lower the bar for humor even lower.

And.... Yes, they did. They kept lowering it, and lowering it. And I started laughing more and more at the sheer stupidity of this story, the bad transitions, the obvious plot holes, the desperate attempts at comedy. Some moments were probably very funny in the writers head, then came out nothing like they imagined, but it still made it to production. I mean this as a weird compliment, as I was thoroughly amused. I both disliked the wacky style and loved it at the same time. Not sure how to describe it better without spoilers.

Playing this was certainly one the experiences of a lifetime. If your sense of humor requires quality, then this game will annoy you a lot (which is also very funny). If you enjoy Serious Sam, then you'll find enjoyment in this wacky, unique and creative installment in the Serious series.

Game profiles are not saved. Steam Cloud is not working. Fix it all please.
And I've been waiting for an update for years, since 2021, please release a new update!!

Sam is the hero this thread needs.

As a person who played The First and Second Encounter Sam games this feels like they took a direction that's totally off the radar. The humor is not funny and has aged like milk and feel like they're trying too hard to be funny in general. Enemy spawning in front of your face is just blatantly unfair and breaks the flow of the game making everything seem like an unpredictable bullet hell mess, at least in the first game the enemies spawned only when you did something (like moved into a new area or picked up an item). Projectiles are way too fast to dodge consistently, even the weakest enemies deal way too much damage. I thought I would like this game, it has some cool stuff, I liked the Kleer planet levels, but it feels like the game wants to be everything at once and has identity crisis with the design, I'd rather play the older SS games or even the newer ones.

An instant classic for anyone that enjoys arena style combat! Lots of enemies, great weapon selection, awesome music, and the shinning star of the franchise. All for the small amount of 10 dollary dooos

10/10
-Sam

Excellent game. Its goofier than the first game but that's just what Serious Sam 2 is. Take it as a standalone game and just enjoy it to the end.

its a good serious sam game i guess, its silly.

Rating: 7/10

Serious Sam 2, released in 2005 by Croteam, is the fourth installment in the Serious Sam series. Unlike its predecessors, this game shifted to a more cartoony and lighthearted style, moving away from the hyper-realistic graphics of the first games. Though it maintains the series’ signature action-packed gameplay, its visual style, tone, and some of its gameplay mechanics divide opinions among fans.

What Works Well?
💥 Classic Chaos
True to the series' roots, Serious Sam 2 delivers unrelenting action, with players facing waves of enemies in fast-paced, explosive encounters. The action remains intense and addictive, with a focus on high-body-count shootouts that keep you constantly on the move.

🎯 Expansive Arsenal
The game offers an impressive range of weapons, from the classic shotgun to more exotic choices like the laser gun and rocket launcher. Each weapon adds a new layer of fun to the chaos, making the combat feel dynamic and enjoyable.

🌍 Vibrant Environments
The visual shift to cartoony and vibrant settings helped give the game its unique flavor. While this style is not for everyone, many players enjoy the bright, colorful environments, which stand in contrast to the darker, more serious tone of the original games.

What Could Be Better?
❌ Repetitive Gameplay
Though the fast-paced action is fun at first, some players feel the game can get repetitive over time. The wave-based combat and limited variety of encounters can lead to a sense of monotony once the initial excitement wears off. The lack of significant gameplay variety can make it feel like more of the same.

❌ Cartoony Tone
While the shift to a more lighthearted, cartoonish aesthetic was a bold choice, it alienated some long-time fans of the series. The humor and visuals are very different from the grittier and more serious tone of the earlier games, which some felt didn’t fit the Serious Sam franchise's core identity.

❌ AI and Level Design
Some players found that the AI and level design were not as engaging as in previous entries. The enemy AI can sometimes feel predictable and lacking depth, while the levels often feel like empty arenas with minimal challenges besides surviving the onslaught.

Conclusion
Serious Sam 2 is a fun and action-packed shooter for those who enjoy arcade-style combat. While the change in tone and visuals was a daring departure, it doesn’t fully capture the essence of what made the earlier Serious Sam games so beloved. The repetitive nature and lack of depth in the gameplay hurt its long-term appeal, but it still offers plenty of mindless fun for fans of high-speed shooting action.

Rating: 7/10 – Colorful, fun, but lacks the substance of earlier titles.

Doom + Postal 2 + Team Fortress 2 = Serious Sam 2
Funny Game
But Came Out 2 Years Before TF2

If you miss the old days of Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior, Serious Sam-II is the way to go. Despite its shameless obsession with spoofing Duke Nukem Forever, Serious Sam-II is a worthy sequel to a very fun game. The action is even more frantic than before and the enemies are tougher, and to handle them, you need to chuck grenades simultaneously while firing away the primary weapon, which is a very welcome and innovative addition to gameplay. The level design is brilliant and very creative and even more beautiful than in the first game. You really gotta love how you are rewarded with an amusing cutscene each time you finish a level. The downside is that the level design becomes poorer towards the end. A must buy for FPS fans anywhere. You won't regret it.

Very funny game

The game changed my life when i saw the secret smurfs in the bushes having sexual intercourse.
Ps: still jacking off to that shit

The cartoonishness is of course really crap, but it's playable.

I just don't get why they changed the art direction. Was it a push to make the game rated T? The game is okay, but the way everything looks makes me want to puke. I physically don't want to get past the first level. I'm glad they stopped with the cartoony shit with this one and never did it again.

"this is getting serious"

I bought this game around release, end of 2005 or start of 2006. Never finished it until 2025 for this or that reason.

What can I say?
This game is very different from all other Serious Same games. In every way it's different, it's worse. In every way it's worse, it's worse by a lot.

Listing all the things that are bad about it in comparison to the other entries in the series would be too tedious (like this game).

Croteam were not cooking with this one.

Fun goofy shooter

Serious fun but that has already been said but it is. I cannot improve on it.

the profile in single player has been damaged I don't know how but I lost my safe it brought me back to first level , this game should be fix why are you lazy so much croteam ?

great visual,design and level

more pressing S and left click at the same time for hours? Sign me the fuck up sailor!

Tried to give this game a chance.
1st playthrough: encounters got bugged and I had to fall back to the previous zone to kill the rest of the enemies that I somehow missed. The interesting part about that is that I had to use two vehicle to make myself a makeshift stairs in order to go back into the previous zone, that's the moment I realised that I am in for the terrible ride.

2nd playthrough: game doesn't even want to launch at this point.

Best Serious Sam game oat

its... nothing. probably the weakest serious sam game of all time, 2 puts too much on the table for anything to stick with you. the best part of this game was its aesthetic and overall art direction which looks like your average sunday morning cartoon and with the constant changes to the atmosphere from the jungle to futuristic cities was welcoming to say the least but thats really about it. i will now proceed to go on a rant about how bad serious sam 2 is.
1) GUNPLAY
a total letdown by croteam themselves, the gunplay in serious sam 2 is non-consequential, like shooting pellets out of a nerf gun. especially with the addition of gun models being changed in cartoony art style like the shotgun being made out of tubes and such, theres no FLAVOR to the gunplay. when you shot the original double barrel, it was amazing. it was pure adrenaline, the recoil was well animated and the sound design was immaculate. in this game, the recoil was nothing more than just a slap in the face and the sound design was accurate but unfortunately it was being accurate to something egregiously bad. lame, let down.
2) ENEMY DESIGN
ohohohoh! enemy design in this game is diverse and huge with a lot of enemies accomadating different areas, but thats also a problem. just like the previous game (next encounter), this game has a habit of making up new enemies for only specific areas and while i would not have a problem with this, the "new enemies" are just rehashes of already pre-existing enemies. the clowns were basically kamikazes, the baseball players were just dumbed down bulls and most if not all were just sirians (which i understand the change because of the previous installment) which made the game felt much more rushed in design. still somewhat decent.
3) CUTSCENES!
Pointless, full of cheesy jokes that only kids laugh at. its completely useless as the addition of an actual working netricsa system wouldve been enough to suffice and a cutscene here and there between scenery changes. theres just really no point in croteam doing this. i basically skipped all of them and didnt give them any attention whatsoever.
LIGHTING ROUND!!!!!!
holdout spawns were too long most of the time were it got monotonous. some enemies are just too big and too heavy damage dealing. vehicles were a boring addition that could've just been solved with actual level design. speaking of level design, each level is so huge despite it not needing so. something about the graphics really dont gel well with me. vehicle sections were either too long or too boring with no challenge whatsoever. the gimmicks with the boss fights are fun but each boss fight is already too easy so they didn't really need to pad it out.
CONCLUSION.
4/10 i just didnt like serious sam 2. i got bored of it real quick and just muted the game while playing music in the background. it was nothing. complete nothingness. the consequences of releasing serious sam on console prior to 2 has done major downgrades throughout the serious sam franchise. its good to see them get back with 3 and tried to do with 4. heres to more serious sam!

Fun game to play with friends or family!

this game was my childhood my second fps game and I loved it back then, I love it even more now especially the new update dual wielding any weapon and sprinting and new added weapons I just wish the pre-rendered cutscenes were scaled up too

One of my first childhood games that I so much adore. Filled with so many puns, "poop jokes", SERIOUS action and beautiful level design, this is a true gem <3

peak game
rep+

Good graphics for its year, aged well.
Some jokes are lame, but its what makes them funny in this game.
I see they did different approach compared to first game.
Sam is never serious.

no, just no

Кал душный,сорри.
Но даже третья часть которую люди обсирают менее душная и я даже не буду комментировать стиль игры,на него то похуй.
Cам геймплэй это типо первые части но более разнообразный в плане врагов хоть они в основном рескины с предыдущих уровней.
Уровни стали больше но запихли еще транспорт чтобы не бегать по 10 минут в другой конец карты.
Оружия прекольные но их какого то хуя отнимают раз в 2-3 уровня а (иногда даже через 1) из за этого в основном стрелять будете из дробовика и пистолетов(которые хуевые)
Некоторые уровни это отдельный вид духоты,пример с летящей платформой котороя попадается 2 раза за игру но успеет тебя заебать быстро так как она долгая и неинтересная часть игры.
В остальном это тот же самый сэм только более мульташьный с хуевым сюжетом и сартирным юмором так же под конец хочу написать что уважительно мать ебал разраба который программировал мультпилеер игры,так как такую кривую хуйню мог сделать самый отбитый долбоеб не с клещнями а с макаронами вместо рук,котороя вылетает каждый сука уровень.

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This game is not serious

Какая волшебная игра

People seem to not like this episode of Serious Sam at all, but in my opinion it's a very fun game. It has a unique art style which is a little too much on the cartoony side, but it's a refreshing approach. Sound and Music are okay, nothing special. Definitely not as good as in the previous Encounters. The gameplay is still great. There are a ton of weapons and they are fun to use, there are also a TON of levels making it a very long episode with a huge variety of enemies to fight through. It has vehicle combat as well, a dual wielding mod which is crazy, so overall it's a fun game and it is worth a try. Not as serious and tactical as the previous episodes though. There are still secrets everywhere. The story is generic and the jokes are very dumb unfortunately. I was happy to see that it received an update on Steam and it looks great and runs very well on 1440p @ 240Hz/FPS now. I only encountered a crash at a very specific point which is reproducible, otherwise almost no bugs at all. So, give it a try!

serious chad

its only good for solo if u want to play multi forget it bec of high latency

Came back to this game to relive childhood memories so i dont remember much, I've only played 30 minutes of this game and it feels like im playing through a lobotomy. 10/10

basically this game is like a one of those games that would be in a movie but irl its so epic