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Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Serious Sam 4 is a action, gore and fps game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on September 24th 2020 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 16,128 reviews of which 13,456 were positive and 2,672 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam with a 80% discount, but you can find it for 4.48€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Serious Sam 4 into these genres:

Action Gore FPS Co-op Shooter Multiplayer Violent Adventure Comedy Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Blood Fast-Paced First-Person Classic Indie Difficult Arena Shooter Open World Third-Person Shooter

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: 4-core CPU @ 2.5 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 780/970/1050 or AMD Radeon 7950/280/470 (3 GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 42 GB available space
Additional Notes: Requirements are based on 720p rendering resolution at 30 FPS

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026

The gunplay is super fun and addicting but the optimization is terrible

Oct. 2025

I have honestly no clue why Serious Sam 4 gets all this hate. I enjoyed every aspect of this story. This is a prequel to Serious Sam 3 which itself was a prequel to The First Encounter people are mad that the game takes a wholesome tone? Well Duh this is before Sam got sent back in time all alone, I won't mention what happens because that would spoil everything however.. I must add that as someone who started with the First Encounter and has played all the serious sam games except for the spinoffs I thoroughly enjoyed this entry in the series. While I only praised the game so far I also have to highlight the negative aspects too for me its thankfully only one. its not game breaking but it does annoy me a bit sometimes during the cutscenes there are visual glitches otherwise yeah no problems at all. If you enjoy Serious Sam games this is the one you want, in my opinion its a lot better than 3 in some aspects too. Overall Rating 9/10

Sept. 2025

Technical and graphical flaws mask what is essentially the best Serious Sam game since 2002 and one of the best shooters in recent years. The game’s rough edges are hard to miss: tons of noticeable pop-in, poor anti-aliasing, the occasional gib clipping through the floor, and the overall lackluster graphics. Performance complaints are also common, but in my own experience the game runs fast and stutter-free. Maxed out on an RTX 4060 @2560x1600, framerates usually stay above 100fps and rarely fall below 60. The technical noise ignored, SS4 delivers. The gunplay is crisp and fun. The enemy roster is nearly up there with The Second Encounter and DOOM Eternal: enemies are well designed and varied, though at times I wish there were more bold and creative fight design choices to truly elevate Serious Sam 4 to GOAT status. The upgrade systems are well implemented and refreshingly simple, without the doomy bloat of other shooters. Fun side missions are a welcome addition, too. And, of course, enemy counts and chaos that are second only to classic DooM slaughter wads. The art direction is colorful and with a hint of character: a clear expressive echo of the classic encounters from the early 2000s. Unfortunately, the environmental design sometimes falls flat - while many levels look aesthetically beautiful, others evoke Serious Sam 3 in their messy grittiness. SS4 sometimes jarringly mixes its uplifting style with bleak urban environments, a tonal clash BFE didn’t have because it fully committed to the apocalyptic tone with all its visuals. Thankfully, these clashes are the exception - most of the game nails the look it’s going for. Finally, the level design in SS4 is more straightforward than in BFE, harkening to the classic Serious Sam formula. I find it less ambitious - I consider SS3 to have excellent level design - but ultimately SS4 strikes a balance between the wide spaces of SS1 and the nuance of BFE without leaning too much into its labyrinthine exploration. By and large, Serious Sam 4 is to Serious Sam 3 what The Second Encounter was to The First Encounter - bigger, better, and more serious.

June 2025

So far, the Doom series is trying to surprise with different unique mechanics in terms of combat or boss fights with tedious but with a lot of bells and whistles and effects that you get tired of at some point. Serious Sam retains a simple but well-functioning vanilla action game. You just shoot at enemies with different guns, looking for secrets, some of which are useful for passing. or you're fighting the same vanilla bosses with a cool soundtrack, and you don't have to juggle guns to do adequate damage, you don't have to shoot and dodge in unrealistic timings, you just take a minigun or rocket launcher and shoot until the boss dies.

May 2025

Any game that features an automatic Shotgun which can be dual wielded is good in my book

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Frequently Asked Questions

Serious Sam 4 is currently priced at 7.79€ on Steam.

Serious Sam 4 is currently available at a 80% discount. You can purchase it for 7.79€ on Steam.

Serious Sam 4 received 13,456 positive votes out of a total of 16,128 achieving a rating of 8.16.

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Serious Sam 4 was developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.

Serious Sam 4 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Serious Sam 4 is not playable on MacOS.

Serious Sam 4 is not playable on Linux.

Serious Sam 4 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Serious Sam 4 includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Serious Sam 4 does not currently offer any DLC.

Serious Sam 4 is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Serious Sam 4 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Serious Sam 4 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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