Devolver Digital’sSerious Sam: Siberian Mayhemarrives in just a few days, which came as a bit of a surprise since the game was essentially shown off for the very first time. Before the game does arrive later this month,Devolver Digitalis letting players see a bit of the beginning of the game with a brand-new trailer.
While theSerious Samfranchise is one that has birthed a ton of standalone games and expansions, the series does not get the level of attention that one might expect after being around for 20+ years. It’s possible that one of the reasons it doesn’t get all that much attention is because there are just so many games that have been released. There’s also the fact that, as isthe case withSerious Sam: Siberian Mayhem, there isn’t much of a lead time between the announcement and the release to build up interest.
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Siberian Mayhemwas teased earlier this month and then given an official release date just three days later. Devolver Digital, Timeclock Studio, and Croteam announced the nextSerious Samgame was arrivingon January 25. This means that the game was teased, given an official release date, and is then launching within roughly three weeks.
Perhaps because of the short turnaround time, Devolver Digital’s mostrecentSerious Samtrailershows off a good portion of the beginning of the title. The trailer is almost 11 minutes long and gives players a look at the very beginning of the game as Sam makes his way through what appears to be a desolate shipping yard.
Starting off with nothing more than a pistol, Sam is shown walking briskly through the area, first running into an enemy here and there before eventually getting swarmed by monsters from all sides. As has long been the case with theSerious Samfranchise, as he guns down baddies, the titular character has plenty of quips at the ready, such as “sorry, the only thing on the menu is lead.”
It’s hard to know exactly what to make ofSiberian Mayhemgetting teased, announced, and then launched all in the same month. This is the first entry in the series since the fall of 2020. The game that launched that year,Serious Sam 4, did not garner great reviews.Siberian Mayhemis technically a standalone expansion of that game, rather than a full entry all on its own, so it will be interesting to see how it is received.
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