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Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
Developer Croteam, Timelock Studio
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a 2022 first-person shooter game developed by Timelock Studio and Croteam, and published by Devolver Digital. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
317 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
85
LovedLoved
148 positive · 27 negative
95% range 78–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 148 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 28 | 10 | 86 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,641 of 1,816 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
85% recommend · 154 yes, 27 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 181 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,875 of 5,289 positive).
Players widely consider Siberian Mayhem a significant improvement over Serious Sam 4, praising its pacing, level design, and optimization. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the campaign is short, with a mediocre story and performance issues on certain hardware. [4][5][6] Fans of the series appreciate the old-school chaos, secrets, and new weapons, calling it one of the best entries. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
ur biggest enemy in this game is optimization, and the devs aren’t even bothering to fix it.
- [1]
OK THIS IS WHAT SERIOUS SAM 4 SHOULD HAVE BEEN. PROS: Better optimized and more fun than SS4. You do not need Serious Sam 4 or any other game to play this. This is NOT a DLC but a stand alone game. Proper mix of enemy hordes in big areas with some fun secrets. Sadly its set in an alternate timeline between Sam leaving Siberia Oil Rig and meeting Brand & Ugh Zhan in main timeline. There are a couple of changed …
- [2]
Paint The Snow Red Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a stellar standalone expansion that improves on the main game in almost every way. Its mix of gloriously gory, fun, simplistic gameplay, dramatically improved pacing, and excellent level design makes this an easy recommendation especially if you enjoyed Serious Sam 4. Pros: An awesome arsenal and very snappy gunplay. Good visuals and optimisation. Great exploration …
- [9]
All aboard the tra-a-a-ain, Ah-ha-ha-ha. I'm thrilled. Drive, adrenaline, jumping, running, projectiles flying from all sides and in all directions—everything you need for a game like Serious Sam. I don't know what happened, but this time the developers managed to make THE BEST Serious Sam game possible. I didn't enjoy the 3rd and 4th games, but Siberian Mayhem... just WOW. While playing, I once again felt that …
- [3]
Way better than Serious Sam 4, disappointed with how SS4 turned out! One of the best FPS games and a step up from Serious Sam 3! :)
Summarised from 34 of the 278 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem sits at 85% positive across 175 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic, which calculated a weighted average rating of 70/100 based on twenty-five critic reviews.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 317 · most liked firstSerious Sam 2 is a video game
neutral · AI labelView post →>game is called "Serious Sam" >every single level is completely unserious bullshit are they stupid?
negative · AI labelView post →Ooh, (very WIP) trailer dropped for Zortch 2. The first game was short but tons of fun, like a long-lost N64 shooter given a PC remaster. The sequel kinda makes me think of Serious Sam meets Duke Nukem 64 so far.
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Pass titles leaving in 2 weeks: -Anuchard -Darkest Dungeon -Broforce -Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem -Maquette -Death's Door
neutral · AI labelView post →Every Serious Sam game looks like it's a fake game that a TV show character is playing and I love it
positive · AI labelView post →It's funny that people were freaking out and declaring Serious Sam dead because a third-party spinoff game... existed. Forgetting all the other weird third-party spinoffs we've had over the years.
neutral · AI labelView post →I've thought about how I'd handle a Serious Sam video, but the games are all so similar and repetitive that I think I'd just do one giant video covering every major Sam game. What do you think?
neutral · AI labelView post →A super early version of the Colosseum from Serious Sam Next Encounter, running on the PC's Serious Editor. This is from January 25, 2002, while the game wouldn't release on GameCube until April 2004.
neutral · AI labelView post →Showed the gang an Easter Egg in Serious Sam Double D XXL where there’s a monument to the Xzibit “X in your X” meme that gets you an achievement. Was a little hard finding the footage as Youtube search sucks now and few recall this game.
neutral · AI labelView post →The easiest way to dabble in #GameDev? Modding. Pick your favorite game and it probably has some sort of modding support. My first #IndieDev experience was adding a tiny feature to Serious Sam, back in 2001. It was ~5 lines of code and seeing it in-game felt amazing.
neutral · AI labelView post →People talk about video games that look fake sometimes but I think Serious Sam TSE might somehow have the fakest looking video game cover art ever.
positive · AI labelView post →Please everyone buy this game It's so great and i have been enjoying it lots too! It has catgirls. It plays similar to DOOM Quake & Serious Sam, but it's own unique experience to the FPS genre. Also a meow button And made by trans devs too 💙🏳️⚧️
neutral · AI labelView post →It's literally like SS4, it's like if the missions in Siberia were expanded. Nothing more. For the rest, it's old school violence, no brain just shoot. Is it bad? Well, depends on what you seek, it's a nice medicine if you need to switch your brain off completely for some hours. What is wrong is how taxes my PC for the poor graphics it has.. it can also be finished in like 3 hours, which is pretty short. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3576474672
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every action game fan needs to play Serious Sam because of much it tests player patience and crowd control skills.
positive · AI labelView post →AAAA games are nothing special, Serious Sam was the world's first AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA game.
positive · AI labelView post →The classic Serious Sam 2 gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-classic-serious-sam-2-gets-a-big-upgrade-and-now-steam-deck-verified/ #SeriousSam2 #SteamDeck #SeriousSam #PCGaming #FPS
neutral · AI labelView post →OK THIS IS WHAT SERIOUS SAM 4 SHOULD HAVE BEEN. PROS: Better optimized and more fun than SS4. You do not need Serious Sam 4 or any other game to play this. This is NOT a DLC but a stand alone game. Proper mix of enemy hordes in big areas with some fun secrets. Sadly its set in an alternate timeline between Sam leaving Siberia Oil Rig and meeting Brand & Ugh Zhan in main timeline. There are a couple of changed weapons and couple of amazing fun gadgets. There is a fight in tank, in a Mech and an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games leaving Game Pass on February 1st. - Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem - Darkest Dungeon - Deaths Door - Broforce - Maquette - Anuchard
neutral · AI labelView post →Serious Sam can be in any video game, at any time.
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW SERIOUS SAM GAME??
neutral · AI labelView post →My patch to add #SeriousSam to #Guix got merged!!! It's a really fun and silly FPS, and it wasn't a trifle to get it working on Guix :) #programming #gaming #retro
positive · AI labelView post →I did say I'd like to do something for you all when I get my channel access back. Thinking of perhaps a live stream, but what game should it be? I know people often request a repeat playthrough of the janky Serious Sam 3 port for PS3, lol.
neutral · AI labelView post →Serious Sam: Shatterverse announced as a new co-op roguelite FPS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/serious-sam-shatterverse-announced-as-a-new-co-op-roguelite-fps/ #SeriousSam #Shatterverse #FPS #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Author: 200. Francis — unknown. 1/ An African mercenary named Francis, originally recruited as a foot soldier, was repurposed into a headless “kamikaze” role reminiscent of a Serious Sam video game character. Continue… ⬇️
neutral · AI labelView post →THREAD of Remix 80s now that I have more than one, will be updated with each one I level! number one: Samward "Serious" Stonefuse. my "main" for remix this time, he's a cosplay character of Serious Sam from classic FPS game ... Serious Sam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Serious Sam does a better job being a "bullet hell" than alot of gentrified modern/indie games putting bullet hell elements in their game cause it actually gives a shit about you actually dodging shit and not having a million different ways to ignore damage
positive · AI labelView post →Onirism will likely always have some rough edges, because it is by a small indie team, and the game is simultaneously Serious Sam, Blood, Call of Duty Zombies, Bioshock, Timesplitters, Halo, Star Wars Battlefront and every PS2-era mascot platformer ever made.
neutral · AI labelView post →We’re now in the paper session - we had a great range of papers, first exploring the representation of Egypt in Talos Principle from @jennycromwell.bsky.social - a great deep dive into what this game is made of (part of which is: Serious Sam!)
neutral · AI labelView post →I made the mistake of playing through both Mouse PI and Serious Sam lately. Too many jumpy shooters that get me all worked up and tense. Need to play something more laid-back next time like an RPG or Kirby game.
negative · AI labelView post →On this windy #RandomGameSaturday, I have Serious Sam: Next Encounter, a game not to be confused with Serious Sam: The Second Encounter or Serious Sam II no matter how much it sounds like a direct sequel. I've not played much of any game in this series, but I feel like I'd really enjoy it once I do
positive · AI labelView post →ur biggest enemy in this game is optimization, and the devs aren’t even bothering to fix it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →number 1 rule of a Serious Sam game: anyone with a homing projectile must die first (Aludran Reptiloids, Technopolyps) number 2: keep fucking running number 3: the sooner you ride the Werebull, the better
neutral · AI labelView post →Doom 2016: A great action shooter with a compelling narrative throughline. Half Life on coke Doom Eternal: Fast paced arcade arena shooter. Mobility is everything. Nobody's knows wtf is going on Dark Ages: Serious Sam with lore??? They're trying to add story this late in the game???
neutral · AI labelView post →it's a bullet hell game, which is a genre Amy got me into back in the day with Serious Sam
neutral · AI labelView post →🎊🎈Pre-Birthday Twitch stream 🎈🎊 Tune in at 2pm CST, about two and a half hours from this post going up BUT I will QRT again with the link when I go live! Playing the Alpha build of Serious Sam! It will be jank! But should prove... interesting!
neutral · AI labelView post →Serious Sam: The Third Encounter gets teased by Croteam and Devolver Digital https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/serious-sam-the-third-encounter-gets-teased-by-croteam-and-devolver-digital/ #SeriousSam #FPS #Action #Steam #Proton #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →I woke up hearing new Serious Sam… Good.. very nice.. wait… Hunter the Reckoning?? New game? In this modern day???! I was literally talking to friends about it maaany maaany times begging for a new game since the original xbox days! The game was one of the inspirations for this commission!
neutral · AI labelView post →lol my kids still pull up the 2000s interview I gave to EP for Serious Sam to laugh at how much I have aged and how excited I was about dual wield uzis as a game mechanic
neutral · AI labelView post →In some videogames with no player character options, you get to actually have a character (Serious Sam). In some, you get a blank slate with pronouns (FEAR). To an extent, I can accept it if the game is old. . . . This post is about Mechwarrior 5.
neutral · AI labelView post →Serious Sam on the original Xbox. Never played Halo on it, lmao, But Serious Sam I loved so much, I'd regularly try to convince my parents to play it with me No clue who I'd be if I hadn't played that silly little game back when I was a wee little batty
positive · AI labelView post →I found out about new Serious Sam game. Not really sure if I want to play it or not. I love Serious Sam but this game looks like the most generic "Fortnite wanna be" slop. Feels like they wanted to make Serious Sam popular among gen Z or something. I hate that trend and direction.
negative · AI labelView post →🔴 Another new Serious Sam video! This one covers the leaked game design document, sketchbook and various community projects.
neutral · AI labelView post →With a spin-off, the first question that always comes up is: Does the story take place before, between, or after the previously released games in the series? In the case of Siberian Mayhem, the answer is a bit more complicated than usual, because the story cheekily inserts itself right in the middle of Serious Sam 4: According to the developers, the events take place between the last two levels of its predecessor (Serious Sam 4). According to this, Sam is still on the hunt for General Brand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A GIRL SERIOUS SAM? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? Yeah man Sammy was in the game long before the new girl Sam like who gives a fuck you can be aliens and shit in these games lmao
neutral · AI labelView post →87. Serious Sam 3 Jewel of the Nile: Solid little expansion. The secret weapons from the main game became normal pick-ups and the hammer is now a sick axe. The first couple levels are oddly stingy on health though which got annoying. I liked it, but I'm taking break before I play Serious Sam 4!
positive · AI labelView post →wait what the fuck I own Serious Sam 3 somehow. it's just in my Steam library. that's funny as shit. won't be my first game but I'll probably try it at some point
neutral · AI labelView post →Paint The Snow Red Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a stellar standalone expansion that improves on the main game in almost every way. Its mix of gloriously gory, fun, simplistic gameplay, dramatically improved pacing, and excellent level design makes this an easy recommendation especially if you enjoyed Serious Sam 4. Pros: An awesome arsenal and very snappy gunplay. Good visuals and optimisation. Great exploration with lots of fun secrets. The enemy roster and sound design are excellent.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the cooler serious sam 4 Hand over your tools to group of modders and they create standalone DLC 10 times better than base game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From fans with love I always treated Serious Sam franchise as this weird and wacky series of games that people give way too much credit due to nostalgia. I was never fond of it and every title I started began boring me after ~1 hour mark, resulting in a refund or abandonment. This changed with Siberian Mayhem. Not that long ago I seriously tried The First Encounter, which according to Steam reviews is the best title in the series. I was very disappointed. To not repeat my review on it I'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Plan to postpone artwork with I-NO again, start artwork with Barry Stickfries, who will refer to the cover of the game Serious Sam 3: BFE and at the same time finalize the summer SparkTEJ illustration
neutral · AI labelView post →So, back to Game Club, the very first game project I ever worked on was the first Game Club project - a mod for Serious Sam, called "Propain", with transforming mechs I made. I made the Mechs. 15/?
neutral · AI labelView post →this game is seriously good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think what's great about Serious Sam The First Encounter is that despite 99% of the game taking place in the desert, the environments still feel varied, and the game is quite vibrant.
positive · AI labelView post →Serious Sam 2 was PEAK. Seriously.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⚫️LIVE FROM 3:30PM BST🟡 We've launched some seriously cool collections over the last few weeks but now it's time to relax and enjoy a game with some pals as the boys from the Coin try out Serious Sam: Shatterverse. Watch here www.youtube.com/live/EWi7_l1... or on twitch.tv/officialinsertcoin
neutral · AI labelView post →Way better than Serious Sam 4, disappointed with how SS4 turned out! One of the best FPS games and a step up from Serious Sam 3! :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I see you, new Serious Sam game. Lizard man
neutral · AI labelView post →THEY MADE SERIOUS SAM A PICK ONE OF THREE GAME SELL THE INDUSTRY
neutral · AI labelView post →Graphics hardware not detected. As long as the game is unoptimized and devs do not fix, I cannot recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When there’s a secret teleport or ammo stash in a Serious Sam game
neutral · AI labelView post →
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