6 Games like Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter on Mobile that you should try

It comes from the same genre as Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is horror setting and an isometric view.

Same family as Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter: punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is 2D presentation.

On paper it is what Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

Shelved next to Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and pixel art.

What brings it close to Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.

The genre is the same as Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and an isometric view.