{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f9c8ce5ededb64a78353f2cd","clusterId":"c_000449f2d011bde6047f22d6","slug":"serious-sam-returns-with-the-third-encounter-set-right-after-the-second-encounter","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Serious Sam Returns with The Third Encounter, Set Right After The Second Encounter","summary":"Devolver Digital announced Serious Sam: The Third Encounter for PC via Steam. It is in early development with no release date. The story picks up immediately after The Second Encounter, following Sam as he pushes into the forces of his nemesis Mental across strange planets and monstrous fortresses. The game adds new weapons to the series arsenal, defense battles against swarming enemies, and online co-op alongside solo play.","whyItMatters":"A series that built its name on fighting off screen-filling hordes is going back to the 2002 storyline, and the co-op and defense-battle additions suggest Croteam and Devolver are treating the comeback as a chance to rework the formula rather than just replay it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new entry runs on PC via Steam, and Devolver Digital says it has only just entered early development, so no release window exists yet. The setting is an alien world of strange planets and monstrous fortresses, with Sam advancing into the heart of Mental\u0026#39;s forces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombat keeps the series habit of gunning down screen-filling enemy waves, now mixed with new weapons and defense battles against swarming enemies. Online co-op with friends sits alongside solo play. The story resumes the thread from The Second Encounter, the 2002 release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Serious Sam: The Third Encounter is in early development with no release date, so the detail that travels furthest is the timeline: it runs straight out of The Second Encounter, not forward from Serious Sam 3.","twitterPost":"Serious Sam: The Third Encounter sets its story right after The Second Encounter, a timeline slot the series skipped over until now.","threadsPost":"Serious Sam: The Third Encounter is in early development with no date, and its stated setting is the part worth keeping: it picks up right after The Second Encounter. That fills a gap rather than continuing forward, which puts the new weapons and defense battles on a story the series had left alone.","newsletterBlurb":"Devolver Digital announced Serious Sam: The Third Encounter for PC via Steam, in early development with no release date. The story resumes immediately after The Second Encounter, with Sam pushing into the forces of his nemesis Mental on an alien world. New weapons and online co-op join the series' usual horde-clearing combat.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261022e\",\"title\":\"Crowd-pleasing FPS 'Serious Sam' Series Returns with New Entry 'The Third Encounter'! Story Set Immediately After 2002's 'The Second Encounter'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4261,"outputTokens":585,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792628529,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T00:16:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T00:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T00:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_000449f2d011bde6047f22d6","canonicalTitle":"押し寄せる敵を片っ端から吹っ飛ばす爽快FPS『シリアスサム』シリーズ新作『The Third Encounter』発表！2002年に発売された『The Second Encounter』直後のストーリーが描かれる","representativeArticleId":"a_374c918fcf1b232e501ea2ba","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Serious Sam: The Third Encounter\"],\"studios\":[\"Croteam\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-21T22:18:14.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T00:35:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T00:38:35.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/serious-sam-the-third-encounter-20261022-474876/","title":"人気ドンパチFPS『シリアス・サム』最新作『Serious Sam: The Third Encounter』発表。24年越しに描かれる『The Second Encounter』のその後"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261022e","title":"押し寄せる敵を片っ端から吹っ飛ばす爽快FPS『シリアスサム』シリーズ新作『The Third Encounter』発表！2002年に発売された『The Second Encounter』直後のストーリーが描かれる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Serious Sam: The Third Encounter"],"studios":["Croteam"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}