The series follows Sam “Serious” Stone, the gruff and macho hero of earth, and his efforts to stop Mental’s world domination plans by shooting, cutting, and blasting his way through his vast army of monsters.

While the second title is noticeably missing from the collection, perhaps due to its unfavorable reputation, the bundle still provides players with an incredibly fun and charming blast from the past. This collection specifically includes Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, its Legend of the Beast expansion, and Serious Sam 3: BFE. After the latest entry into the Serious Sam series Serious Sam 4, which was also released earlier this year, developer Croteam has graciously provided current-gen players access to the older titles in the series via the Serious Sam Collection.

While Doom made its bombastic return earlier this year, there’s no doubt there’s a certain type of charm to these classic shooters. The Serious Sam series takes players back to the days of never-ending Doom clones filled with lots of guns, and hordes of tedious enemies.

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