We recently checked in with Croteam CEO Roman Ribaric for a brief update on the studio’s current development plans. According to Ribaric, the company has been “working on a sequel to Serious Sam: The Second Encounter for quite some time.” Though Ribaric did mention that the studio can’t discuss many details at this point, he did reveal that Croteam is “currently developing [the next Serious Sam game] for the PC, with the Xbox also in our design plan.”
Ribaric added that although an exact release date hasn’t been set, “it’s definitely going to be a 2004 release and we are sticking to it.” The new game will run on the Serious Engine 2, a “totally new” version of Croteam’s proprietary game engine that is capable of rendering huge, colorful outdoor environments packed with lots of fast-moving 3D enemies. “Currently, this engine already has all the [advanced features that other game engines] are showing, including our own advanced physics engine,” Ribaric said. “What will make Serious Engine 2 and Serious Sam 2 special is frantic action with tons of enemies on top of all that, along with our Huuuuge Bosses ™, Crazy Humor ™, Serious Vehicles ™, and other Sick Surprises ™. And of course, you’ll finally meet Notorious Mental.”
The Serious Sam first-person shooter series first took the form of a surprise-hit PC game that was released in 2001, and went on to win GameSpot PC’s game of the year. Croteam went on to produce a second Serious Sam game for the PC, as well as one for the Xbox. We’ll have more details on the studio’s next project as soon as we can.
