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Hot off the Steam forum news stands is that Serious Sam HD & Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter will come over to Linux.

QuoteThis is something that I was hinting at for months already, and it will come. We will be retrofitting all of the older games (the HD versions, not the classics), onto all the new platforms as we come to support them. But more on that later. So, in short - yes, there will be SSHD:TFE/TSE on Android (as well as OSX, Linux...) - at a point. Actually, we can more-or-less run those already, besides the SS3. It just needs some more fixes and tuning to be available at the same time. You'll hear more about it when the time comes.

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It's good to see Croteam properly re-visit their older games and get newer and officially supported ports done for Linux. The updated games are using Serious Engine 3, so the same engine as their latest in the series. So thankfully you won't have to deal with clunky and dated interfaces.

We still have Serious Sam 4 to look forward to as well, which has been confirmed for Linux. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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9 comments

Xpander Apr 5, 2014
wooot... music to my ears


cant wait !
Orkultus Apr 5, 2014
I haven't played those old Serious Sam games in AGES...i cant wait!
BdMdesigN Apr 5, 2014
Is this true: http://www.desura.com/games/serious-sam-the-second-encounter ?

Has already bought one there and tried? Or is the Linux mark only a misunderstanding here?
leillo1975 Apr 5, 2014
I have all the Serious Sam collection, I bought it in a Humble Bundle months ago. I can't wait to replay it in Linux again!!!
philip550c Apr 5, 2014
Quoting: BdMdesigNIs this true: http://www.desura.com/games/serious-sam-the-second-encounter ?

Has already bought one there and tried? Or is the Linux mark only a misunderstanding here?

I didn't look at the link but I have the first and second encounter as well as serious Sam 2 installed natively in Linux but not the newer hd versions. I'm really looking forward to this.
neorrible Apr 5, 2014
I would like to play Serious Sam 2, but it doesn't use Serious Engine 3. :(
anon Apr 6, 2014
aaaaah yiss! i was hoping that this day would come.
Xpander Apr 6, 2014
Quoting: neorribleI would like to play Serious Sam 2, but it doesn't use Serious Engine 3. :(

SS2 is native also ..all you need to do is to buy the windows game and use http://www.liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=83

i have an old DVD of SS2 which i got with my GPU back in the days and it worked pretty fine natively
neorrible Apr 6, 2014
Quoting: Xpander
Quoting: neorribleI would like to play Serious Sam 2, but it doesn't use Serious Engine 3. :(
SS2 is native also ..all you need to do is to buy the windows game and use http://www.liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=83

i have an old DVD of SS2 which i got with my GPU back in the days and it worked pretty fine natively

Yeah, I also got it with my nVidia card. :D
It's a shame that there's no Steam support for the game on Linux.
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