38 Hardcore games like Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 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.

It shares the essentials of what Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and an isometric view.

If Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is online features.

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.

Same family as Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world.

On paper it is what Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a first-person view and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and horror setting.

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 setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings competitive edge and PvP competition.

The genre is the same as Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: horror setting.

Genre puts it alongside Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings horror setting.

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

Shelved next to Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics.

On paper it is what Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a cyberpunk setting and an isometric view.

On paper it is what Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: an isometric view.

Shelved next to Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter for good reason: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings 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.