
The fast-action first-person shooter series, Serious Sam, first launched in March 2001. Most Serious Sam games share a similar story: players take on the role of Sam “Serious” Stone, a time-traveling soldier fighting to defeat the villainous alien overlord, Mental. Over the past 25 years, there have been six main Serious Sam games and ten spin-off titles, including four numbered sequels, a Game Boy Advance version, mobile games, and a virtual reality co-op shooter. The latest releases, Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem and Serious Sam: Tormental, came out in 2022. Siberian Mayhem is an expansion for Serious Sam 4, while Tormental is a roguelite twin-stick shooter.