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Serious Sam Collection

Step into the shoes of the legendary action hero Sam "Serious" Stone and experience one of the most explosive shooter game series of all time as you save the world from a merciless alien invasion. Visit the…

84 3 March 2020

Serious Sam Collection is an adventure developed by Croteam, released 3 March 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia.

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What Serious Sam Collection is

Serious Sam Collection is an adventure game developed by Croteam and released in 2020. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Step into the shoes of the legendary action hero Sam "Serious" Stone and experience one of the most explosive shooter game series of all time as you save the world from a merciless alien invasion. Visit the ruins of ancient Egypt and roam through the vivid arenas of South America fighting seemingly never-ending hordes of enemies using an extremely destructive arsenal including shotguns, heavy lasers, rocket launchers, a huge cannon, and an iconic minigun. Tired of playing alone? Go to war against Mental's horde with up to 16 players online or 4 players in local co-op, blasting your way through the campaign or the stand-alone survival mode. Finally, put your skills to the test against other…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Serious Sam series

Serious Sam Collection is the eighth of 11 entries we hold in the Serious Sam series. It arrived 6 months after Serious Sam Classics: Revolution. The next entry was Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem in 2022. Its critic score of 84 is 10 points above the series average of 74. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

See all 11 Serious Sam games in release order →

How it was received

Serious Sam Collection holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Serious Sam Collection launched on 3 March 2020, within three weeks of Doom Eternal, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Black Mesa. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Doom Eternal, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Black Mesa.

Cheats and codes

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When did Serious Sam Collection come out?
Serious Sam Collection was released on 3 March 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia.

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