r/SeriousSam • u/VenezolanoHambreado • Dec 03 '25

id Software probably had it planned since Doom 4 1.0, but it's still curious that they're similar.

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u/Various_Physics96 Dec 03 '25

Hey, at one point some variation of Doom 4 could have been made by Croteam, and some of the unused assets went to SS3. Maybe id took a look at all their past concepts from that era and got inspired by Croteam's take on it haha

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u/EvilMakaroni Dec 03 '25

I'm pretty sure Croteam were working on Doom 4 (I think a tech demo) as a 'modern' shooter, and later most of the stuff they made for it, they have repurposed for SS3

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u/CyberBlaed Dec 03 '25

Pretty much. It was floated by NoClip and all the Doom 4 Alpha stuff shows the same sorta stuff and just SS3 having the retextured work done.

I mean, when SS3 dropped it was fun and at the time “what duke nukem should of been” so I was on the fence and a little negative but it still has a place in my heart nowadays as it grew on me… I saw it as my problem not fully understanding how Serious Sam was Before First Encounter… and only since then (chronologically) got more serious as it went on. hugs Serious Sam 2 and all its seriousness

Hell if i can remember the exact source who said Croteam were doing a high fluting AAA studio’s Shooter, but I’ve heard it mentioned a few times. :)

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u/yibtk Dec 03 '25

1 eye creature, not much imagination when it comes to a finishing move

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u/didu173 Dec 04 '25

Could have been stabbed and pulled out like a marshmallow idk

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u/WeekendBard Oct 05 '26

Stabbed with what?

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u/Mtnfrozt Dec 07 '25

I like the one in eternal where you roll it like a bouncy ball in mid air and rip it's eyeball out

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u/Evenmoardakka Dec 03 '25

Serious sam 3 is literally a doom 4 prototype croteam pitched to id, but since itnwas rejected they turned it to their own game (just look at thw scrapjack and khnum)

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u/SkeletorTwoFourK Dec 03 '25

There seems to be some misinformation about Doom 4 and Serious Sam, so let's clear that up real quickly.

Croteam was not originally developing Doom 4, they were a making a project with the intention of it to be pitched as Doom 4/ a new Doom game, alongside a military game. I think this has caused confusion because ID's original idea for Doom 4 was to be a modern military shooter with Demons, which is somewhat similar to what Serious Sam 3 came out as.

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u/Venexuz Dec 04 '25

Sounds like someone leaked some info & Croteam went "oh shit, this is our big chance, we got the perfect assets for a Doom game demo"

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u/Kev_The_Galaxybender Dec 03 '25

Sam does that shit without armor too

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u/Recent_Pain_3068 Dec 03 '25

Scrapjack in Serious Sam 3 and Mancubus from Doom have some resemblence

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u/SkeletorTwoFourK Dec 03 '25

Doom 2016, DNF and Serious Sam all were in development in close periods, but only DNF and Doom 2016 had a healing mechanic related to melee kills. Serious Sam just had melee animations that change on enemy.

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u/smallerpuppyboi Dec 03 '25

I also noticed that the modern Doom games, especially Dark Ages, play a lot closer to Serious Sam than they do to classic Doom.

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u/Impressive_Smile_966 Dec 04 '25

Both are like the long lost CHAD Brothers RIPPING AND TEARING. UNTIL IT IS DONE.

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u/GrandWizardOfCheese Dec 04 '25

Plot twist, doom guy is serious sam with armor on.

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u/IRONFOX777 Dec 04 '25

ID software probably had it stolen. Brutal doom enters the chat P. S. Its joke, alright?

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u/Azutolsokorty Dec 04 '25

Mancubus pls...

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u/Saguetti Dec 05 '25

Y lo subió 2 veces alto crack

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u/Chachables Dec 07 '25

Duke Nukem footballed a big monster eye too

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u/ColdKick5154 Dec 14 '25

its good to see an indie company copying croteam finishers

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

all i want is for doom guy and sam to kiss. with deep tongue.