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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.

What works

  • Faithful serious sam gameplay in top-down pixel art
  • Large levels with secrets and exploration
  • Challenging combat with diverse weapons and enemies
  • Co-op multiplayer and mod support with level editor
  • Engaging soundtrack and nostalgic sound effects

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty and punishing checkpoints
  • Limited online player base and multiplayer activity
  • Some level design issues causing frustration
  • Short campaign length
  • Lack of manual save system and inconvenient respawns

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

  • Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

  • Rocketbirds 2 Evolution

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • Shard Squad

  • Secrets of Grindea

Less competitive

Games that feels like Serious Sam's Bogus Detour but with less competition against others

  • Voidigo

  • Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition

  • Hammerwatch

  • Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

  • Mana Spark

  • Sephiria

Less intimate

Games that feels like Serious Sam's Bogus Detour but with less focus on close relationships

  • Archvale

  • Chronicon

  • Nuclear Throne

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • 9th Dawn III

  • Doom & Destiny Advanced

More relaxing

Games that feels like Serious Sam's Bogus Detour but with a more relaxing feel

  • Super Animal Royale

  • Orake Classic

  • Bounty of One

  • Lenna's Inception

  • Romestead

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

Choose your own criteria ->

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026