
Since it initally came out, though, Croteam has worked hard to get it playable again – and a little second wind on Game Pass might be a great place for the title's redemption arc to take place. Initially, the game was lambasted at launch for being unfinished, buggy and poorly optimised. We heard last year that Devolver purchased Serious Sam developer Croteam after the title launched in September 2020 for PC and Google's Stadia streaming service. I hope your fingers are feeling flexible. It was developed by Croatian studio, Croteam, that has managed to use the classic Serious Sam formula whilst revamping the mechanics to put "an unstoppable arsenal" up against "an unimaginable number of enemies that requires players to circle-strafe and backpedal-blast their way out of impossible situations". Serious Sam 4 is a singleplayer and multiplayer sci-fi FPS game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. The game acts as a prequel to the events of the other Serious Sam games. "The last remaining resistance to the invasion is the Earth Defence Force led by Sam “Serious” Stone and his heavily-armed squad of misfit commandos."

"Humanity is under siege as the full force of Mental’s hordes spread across the world, ravaging what remains of a broken and beaten civilization," reads a blurb for the title. If you want to buy the game, it'll set you back $39.99. What's notable about the launch of Serious Sam 4 is that it's only available via Game Pass on Xbox Series X/S – there's no listing for the game on Xbox One via the official Microsoft Store. The game is a day one launch on Game Pass, arriving without that much fanfare, but then neither did some of Xbox Game Pass's most recent arrivals either (most notably Townscaper and Generation Zero).

You'll play as the last remaining resistance to an extra-terrestrial invasion, leading the Earth Defence Force as Sam “Serious” Stone and his heavily-armed squad of misfit commandos. The listing also claims the Serious Sam 4 will reignite the series, taking us on an adventure “full of bullets, guts and one-liners”.Another week, another surprise launch on Xbox Game Pass! This time, it's Serious Sam 4 from Croteam and Devolver Digital. Serious Sam 4 still has the spectacle of hundreds of enemies bearing down on you, but its long stretches of run-and-gun shooting quickly become monotonous. And the RTX 2080 Ti is not even a big deal anymore. If you want to judge me based on my preferences go ahead. So I had a look at optimal settings via Geforce Experience to help facilitate troubleshooting. Per the page, the game is set to feature “world-renowned signature Serious Sam gameplay on a brutally bigger scale, and not a single desert level”. Was running into issues with Serious Sam 4 after manually adjusting settings myself and even at one stage allowing the game to auto detect. You can wishlist it now on Steam for the latest news and update on Serious Sam 4. The classic Serious Sam formula is revamped. Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass Steam listing. Please join Croteam and Devolver Digital at E3 2018 for the full game reveal. Croteam returns with a high-powered prequel to the Serious Sam series that scales up chaos to unprecedented levels.

This seems to be confirmed by the (little) information found on the Will Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass completely reimagine the franchise, or should we expect much of the same crazy, over-the-top action we’ve grown to love over the years? While no-one can say for sure, the teaser trailer at the top of this page seems to showcase some long-time Serious Sam enemies making an appearance – namely the headless enemies that explode when they get near you. What can I expect from Serious Sam 4 gameplay? There’s no word on Switch support but we imagine it’ll come post-launch, if it ever does appear. Serious Sam 4 is set to be available not only on the PC, but the PS4 and Xbox One too.
