Serious Sam (Series) AlternativesFirst-Person Shooters and other similar apps like Serious Sam (Series)

Serious Sam is described as 'First-person shooter video game series that follows the adventures of protagonist Sam "Serious" Stone and his fight against the forces of the notorious extraterrestrial overlord Mental who seeks to destroy humanity' and is a first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Serious Sam for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Steam and BSD apps. The best Serious Sam alternative is Xonotic, which is both free and Open Source. Other Serious Sam like games are Unreal Tournament, Quake, Red Eclipse and Cube 2: Sauerbraten.

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  1. Xonotic icon
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    Xonotic is a free (GPL), fast-paced first-person multiplayer shooter that works on Windows, OS X and Linux. The project is geared towards providing addictive arena shooter gameplay which is all spawned and driven by the community itself.

    38 Xonotic alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com

    Xonotic Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Portable
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Single player
    5.  Player vs Player
    6.  OPENGL
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Local multiplayer
    9.  GPLv3

    Xonotic VS Serious Sam

     
    • Xonotic is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Serious Sam.

    • Xonotic is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Serious Sam.

    • Xonotic is Free and Open SourceSerious Sam is Paid and Proprietary
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    Unreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games.

    40 Unreal Tournament alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Unreal Tournament Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Multiplayer
    5.  Moddable
    6.  Single player
    7.  Online co-op

    Unreal Tournament VS Serious Sam

     
  3. Quake icon
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    Quake is a classic first-person shooter game that revolutionized the genre with its fast-paced action and innovative multiplayer modes. Originally released in 1996, it continues to be a beloved title among gamers.

    54 Quake alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Quake Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Local multiplayer
    4.  Sci-fi

    Quake VS Serious Sam

     
    • Quake is the most popular commercial alternative to Serious Sam.

    • Quake is Paid and ProprietarySerious Sam is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Red Eclipse icon
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    Red Eclipse is a fun-filled new take on the first person arena shooter, built as a total conversion of Cube Engine 2, which lends itself toward a balanced gameplay, with a general theme of agility in a variety of environments.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Steam
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Red Eclipse Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Portable
    5.  Online co-op
    6.  Moddable
    7.  Multi-Team CTF
    8.  OPENGL

    Red Eclipse VS Serious Sam

     
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    Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.

    43 Cube 2: Sauerbraten alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Cube 2: Sauerbraten Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Player vs Player
    3.  Moddable
    4.  Online co-op
    5.  Single player
    6.  Portable
    7.  Fast motion

    Cube 2: Sauerbraten VS Serious Sam

     
  6. Warsow icon
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    Warsow is a completely free fast-paced first-person shooter (FPS) for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, set in a futuristic cartoonish world where rocketlauncher-wielding pigs and lasergun-carrying cyberpunks roam the streets.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Warsow Features

    1.  Player vs Player
    2.  Moddable
    3.  Portable
    4.  Single player
    5.  Multiplayer

    Warsow VS Serious Sam

     
    • Warsow is the most popular Web-based alternative to Serious Sam.

    • Warsow is Free and Open SourceSerious Sam is Paid and Proprietary
  7. OpenArena icon
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    OpenArena is a community-produced deathmatch FPS based on GPL idTech3 technology. There are many game types supported including Free For All, Capture The Flag, Domination, Overload, Harvester, and more. There are 17 unique player models to choose from and 12 weapons.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Development is not stopped but last version, 0.8.8, was released in February 2012.

    OpenArena Features

    1.  Local multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Moddable
    5.  Player vs Player
    6.  Multiplayer
    7.  Free to play

    OpenArena VS Serious Sam

     
  8. Overwatch icon
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    Overwatch is a team-based shooter where heroes do battle in a world of conflict.

    30 Overwatch alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Battle.net
    • Xbox
    • Steam

    Overwatch Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Integrated Chat

    Overwatch VS Serious Sam

     
  9. Urban Terror icon
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    Urban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for Quake III Arena. Nowadays, Urban Terror is played using the free, stand-alone, ioquake3 engine modified, which doesn't require Quake III Arena, in addition to being an add-on to id Software's...

    32 Urban Terror alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Urban Terror Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Player vs Player
    5.  Mods

    Urban Terror VS Serious Sam

     
  10. Freedoom icon
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    Freedoom is a WIP a complete free content game based on the Doom engine. It's not an engine, but it's replacement game data with entirely original content, Compatible with a majority of game mods made for Doom. Comes in Three Flavors~.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Freedoom Features

    1.  Portable

    Freedoom VS Serious Sam

     
  11. Painkiller icon
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    The game is inspired by such classic titles as Quake and Doom, with the emphasis on killing large numbers of monsters. The game is divided into five chapters, each about five levels long. The player's objective is to get through each level, from start to finish, by...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Painkiller Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer

    Painkiller VS Serious Sam

     
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    Digital Paint: Paintball 2 is a Paintball game that started out as a mod for quake 2 but then took on a life of its own as an open source fps game with a global player and clan management system.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Digital Paint: Paintball 2 VS Serious Sam

     
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