Serious Sam 3 revealed

By Robert Purchese Published 14 May, 2007

Croteam details new game.

Croteam has revealed it's working on the next instalment in the Serious Sam series.

Serious Sam 3 will feature the same "in your face" gameplay that's made the series so popular, and be built on new technology in the form of Serious Engine 3.

No platforms have been detailed, although we expect it to feature predominantly on PC.

The developer spilled the beans in an interview with Croatian magazine GamePlay, revealing it alongside a new game detailed as a "military tactical-action shooter" that takes place in the present day.

Other details were scarce, with a spattering of concept art and renders accompanying the article.

We expect 2K Games will publish the games, although nothing has been announced and we're waiting to hear back from them.

But we're excited, that's for sure.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (19) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • souljacker2000 #1 5 years ago

    y on xbox? couldnt they make it on the 360
    edit: im a dick sorry
    Edited by 1 at 14/05/07 @ 17:11

  • #2 5 years ago

    Smashing!

  • Razzajazz #3 5 years ago

    Hope this does come out on 360. Between this and EDF, crazy old-school shoot-'em-ups FTW!

  • souljacker2000 #4 5 years ago

    edf was amazing, still playin that now!!
    Edited by 2 at 14/05/07 @ 17:16

  • Amajiro #5 5 years ago

    I'm struggling with seeing "Serious Sam" and "military tactical-action shooter" in the same sentence. I mean honestly, you could write a tactical guide to Serious Sam on the back of a postage stamp.

    Good news anyway, it's a great if mindless series.

  • Waldo #6 5 years ago

    I'm struggling with seeing "Serious Sam" and "military tactical-action shooter" in the same sentence.

    I think there are two different games in development: Serious Sam sequel and the military game.

    Hopefully Serious Sam 3 is more like the original games and less like the watered-down XBox version.

  • Azazel #7 5 years ago

    "Hmm I think i'll shoot a car-sized cannon ball at that horde of animated skeletons before I take out that giant lava monster" is about as tactical as Sam gets.

    And it was f***ing brilliant.

  • Fyzzu #8 5 years ago

    Yeah, other sites reported that Croteam are working on two games, both powered by the Serious Engine - Serious Sam 3, and the tactical-action shooter.

    I know, I know, I shouldn't look at other sites, but it's so hard to resist... :(

  • Eraysor #9 5 years ago

    Tactical? WTF?

    Just give me Ugh-Zan again.

  • ProtoformX #10 5 years ago

    With all the mission-based FPS games around at the time, the first Serious Sam game was a breath of fresh air. I hope this gets released on Xbox 360. Oh, and car-sized cannon balls FTW.

  • LFMartins #11 5 years ago

    I can see the full titile now. Serious Sam 3 : Dead Serious

  • Der_tolle_Emil #12 5 years ago

    The best thing were the screaming hordes of headless monsters.

  • PlugMonkey #13 5 years ago

    "I mean honestly, you could write a tactical guide to Serious Sam on the back of a postage stamp. "

    "Run backwards and shoot."

  • zendragon #14 5 years ago

    yeah, but when?

  • smelly #15 5 years ago

    SSam 2 put me right off the series.. Boredom central.

    (especially after ss1 was so ace)

  • smoothpete #16 5 years ago

    Loved the first xbox one, one of my all time favourites

  • wellzy4eva #17 5 years ago

    "I mean honestly, you could write a tactical guide to Serious Sam on the back of a postage stamp. "

    "Run backwards and shoot."

    or "Run forward and die" that's my fave tactic
    Edited by 1 at 14/05/07 @ 23:48

  • davisorle #18 5 years ago

    "The best thing were the screaming hordes of headless monsters. "

    LOL man I still remember after so many yers when the first one came out and I was playing that on my pc with my best friend back then. Also from the only pc games that had splitscreen coop. That thing with the headless monsters screeming and coming from everywhere was the funniest shit ever, since my friend would always get surprised and screem for himself. Or i would watch him passing right infront of me with all of them running behind him. good times... good times... Serious Sam rulz. From the only games I wouldn't play on the xbox. I first saw it on the pc and always play that one on the pc.

  • JoyrexJ9 #19 5 years ago

    Serious Sam 1 was a blast
    But 2 was dire - full of childish kids stuff, I turned it off after 10 mins in embarrassment.

  • Sid-Nice #20 5 years ago

    There's a press conference a 1:00pm and Sam will be revealed to the fans.