Serious Sam 3: BFE

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• first-person shooter

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  16^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  16^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Serious Sam

Engines

• Serious Engine 3.5

Localized titles

• Serious Sam 3: BFE

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Shared/Split Screen PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Bulgarian^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Russian^*
• Bulgarian^*

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  680^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  617^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  442^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  439^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  319^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  291^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  258^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  251^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  250^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  250^*

• Old School^*

  Votes · historical

  223^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  180^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  176^*

• Split Screen^*

  Votes · historical

  156^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  137^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  136^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  136^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  115^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  113^*

• Local Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  103^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP 32-bit (with service pack 2 or 3)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.0 GHz^*

  Memory

  1GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  nVidia GeForce 7800/7900/8600 series, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 or 1800/X1900 series DirectX®: 9.0c^*

  Storage

  4GB free hard drive space Sound: DirectX9.0c Compatible Sound Card^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Linux Ubuntu 12.04^*

  Processor alternatives

  Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz^*

  Memory

  2GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11) OpenGL: 2.1^*

  Storage

  4GB free hard drive space Sound: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB Hard Disk Space: 6 GB Video Card: nVidia GeForce GT 120/9600M/320M, or ATI (AMD) Radeon HD 4670. Intel integrated GPUs are not supported.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Quad-core from Intel (i5/i7-series) or AMD (Phenom II) at 3.0 GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  nVidia GeForce 480/580 GTX, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870/6970^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  27^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Croteam

Publishers

• Devolver Digital

• 2011-11-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2011-11-22 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2011-11-22^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2011-11-22 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2011-11-22^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 22, 2011^*

Detailed specifications