Serious Sam Returns with The Third Encounter, Set Right After The Second Encounter
A series that built its name on fighting off screen-filling hordes is going back to the 2002 storyline, and the co-op and defense-battle additions suggest Croteam and Devolver are treating the comeback as a chance to rework the formula rather than just replay it.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Denfaminicogamer.
Devolver Digital announced Serious Sam: The Third Encounter for PC via Steam. It is in early development with no release date. The story picks up immediately after The Second Encounter, following Sam as he pushes into the forces of his nemesis Mental across strange planets and monstrous fortresses. The game adds new weapons to the series arsenal, defense battles against swarming enemies, and online co-op alongside solo play.
The new entry runs on PC via Steam, and Devolver Digital says it has only just entered early development, so no release window exists yet. The setting is an alien world of strange planets and monstrous fortresses, with Sam advancing into the heart of Mental's forces.
Combat keeps the series habit of gunning down screen-filling enemy waves, now mixed with new weapons and defense battles against swarming enemies. Online co-op with friends sits alongside solo play. The story resumes the thread from The Second Encounter, the 2002 release.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.