Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta) similar games & best alternatives

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Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)

2009

Should you play it?

Serious Sam Fusion is a central hub for several existing Serious Sam games developed by Croteam. Cool new features, engine upgrades, patches and updates will be released to existing owners for FREE!

What works

  • Combines multiple serious sam games into one unified platform
  • Improved graphics and performance with vulkan and 64-bit support
  • Strong modding support and workshop integration
  • Cooperative multiplayer with up to 16 players
  • Free upgrade for owners of previous serious sam games

Things to keep in mind

  • Still in beta with some bugs and crashes reported
  • Serious sam 2 is not included
  • Some ai and hitbox issues noted
  • Achievements grind can be irritating
  • Multiplayer depth and voice chat options limited

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mycopunk

  • Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced

  • Abyssus

  • Knights Within

  • Serious Sam II

  • LIZARDS MUST DIE 2

More competitive

Games that feels like Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta) but with more competition against others

  • Chivalry 2

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Sky Noon

  • Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter

  • Serious Sam Classics: Revolution

  • Shatterline

Less intimate

Games that feels like Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta) but with less focus on close relationships

  • Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

  • Serious Sam 4

  • LIZARDS MUST DIE

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

  • Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

Less expressive

Games that feels like Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta) but with less self-expression and customization

  • Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE

  • Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter

  • Serious Sam 3: BFE

  • Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter

  • Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter

  • C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta). Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta). These titles are not in What to play next.

Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta): A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026