Serious Sam: Tormental

Serious Sam: Tormental
Release date	April 2, 2019
Genre	Action, indie, 3D, top-down shooter, roguelike
Mode	Single-player, local co-op
Distribution	Steam
Specifications
System requirements	2 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card, DirectX version 9.0c, 1 GB of hard drive space
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Input	Keyboard and Mouse, internet connection (for Steam)
Production information
Developer(s)	Croteam Gungrounds
Publisher(s)	Croteam Incubator
Series information
Serious Sam
Previous game	I Hate Running Backwards
Next game	Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass

Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D roguelike top-down shooter game developed by Croteam and Gungrounds and published by Croteam. It was released on April 2, 2019 and is part of the Serious Sam indie series. The game was made by fans of other roguelike shooters, including Geometry Wars, Nuclear Throne, Binding of Isaac, and Enter the Gungeon.

Gameplay

Tormental is a rogue-like shooter that functions like any other game in the franchise: the player has to eliminate all enemies in a dungeon while at the same time trying to survive and making progress throughout the game.

In the first few levels of the game, it starts simple, where the player can learn the basics. Overtime, as the player unlocks more content, the game becomes more complex, with new enemies, bosses, dungeon modifiers, weapons, upgrades, and characters. In each run, the player can gather & combine random gun parts to construct unique powerful weapons. 

In the game, there are two main features: the Vault and the Mindmap. The Vault is the final area that contains many secrets and links to revealing Mental’s true identity, giving the player more goals than just “defeat the final boss”. Here, they will need to beat many challenges in order to stop Mental. In the Mindmap, the player can discover hidden ideas inside of Mental's mind, as well as the enemies, weapons, and items is he imagining to use in the real world.

The game includes various challenges for the player to beat. Completely these unlocks new worlds, characters, weapons, and upgrades. Over time, the player will discover new places hidden inside of Mental's mind.

Plot

Deep in an abandoned temple of Egypt lies a cursed artifact, an ancient device capable of the unthinkable, which Serious Sam could ultimately use against Mental and to defeat him once and for all. This may be his only chance to delve deep into the twisted world of its mind, where Sam's quest will lead him against reckless hordes of monsters that are the product of Mental’s wicked imagination.

Modes

There are two game modes to choose from in Serious Sam: Tormental; single-player and local co-op. In co-op, players can work together to fight stronger bosses, compete or share XP gained from defeating enemies, and revive each other with ankh pickups scattered throughout the levels.

Characters

• Mental (Not seen)
• NETRICSA
• Sam Stone

Enemies

• Boombat
• Calamari
• Cerebull
• Gonk
• Heliopora
• Hound
• Major Bio-mechanoid (Boss)
• Spider
• Snorkler
• Vertigo

Development

Serious Sam: Tormental has been in Steam's Early Access Program for around two to three months. This is to give Croteam enough time to add what it has planned, though this is likely to change in the future.

External links

• Serious Sam: Tormental on the Steam Store
• Serious Sam: Tormental on Croteam's website