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Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR • 2017

Should you play it?

Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter is a sequel to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter - frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.

What works
  • Intense and immersive vr combat experience
  • Multiple locomotion and control options
  • Full campaign with dlc included
  • Supports cooperative and competitive multiplayer
  • Faithful adaptation of classic serious sam gameplay
Things to keep in mind
  • Small multiplayer community
  • Some vr control and ui issues reported
  • Platforming and jumping sections less suited for vr
  • Minimal narrative and character development
  • Occasional bugs and graphical limitations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Bullets And More VR - BAM VR

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  • Ben and Ed - Blood Party

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  • HordeZ

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Bullets And More VR - BAM VR

  • HordeZ

  • Deep Space Battle Simulator
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Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Health, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Why this game works

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