Serious Sam HD Server Hosting

Run your own Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter server, so your group can storm ancient Egypt together without anyone hosting from home.

  • Co-op campaign or deathmatch for up to 16 players
  • Difficulty, starting level and custom rules in the panel
  • Installs itself and updates on every start
  • Switch between 446 games for free, anytime*
From, per month
$5.49
Player slots
Unlimited
Uptime
99.9%
Money-back
3 days

Powering

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Find your plan

Tell us about your server and we'll recommend a plan.

Let's find your plan

No per-slot fees. Choose your own slot limit. To help us recommend the right plan for you, tell us how many friends are joining you!

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Best fit

Sirian Werebull2 GB RAM, 150% CPU

$5.99/mo

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Pick your plan

Or build your own. Then choose where it runs and deploy.

Recommended
CustomChoose your own plan!
150%

 

2 GB

 

40 GB

 

Billing

Secure Backups Included

Sirian Werebull

$5.99/mo

Billed monthly. Cancel any time.

  • Sirian Werebull plan $5.99
  • Secure Backups 30 GBFree
3-day money-back guarantee
Part of the Gamebox

Switch your Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter server to any of 445 other games, right from the panel, whenever you want!*

Included with

every plan

99.9%+ Uptime
Server Console
MySQL Database
(S)FTP Access
Secure Backups
Auto Restarts
DDoS Protected
No Per-Slot Fees
US & UK Locations
Automatic Install

Why host your Serious Sam HD server with us?

Your levels, your difficulty and your rules, on a server you run from one panel.

Hatshepsut · co-op live

Pick the power you need

Choose the CPU, memory and NVMe storage your server runs on, and add more when it grows.

Online · DDoS protected

Always online, always protected

Your server stays up when you log off, so nobody has to host from home, and it is protected from DDoS attacks.

Deploying server Installing Serious Sam HD Server online

Installs and updates itself

Order and the server installs Serious Sam HD on its own, then checks for updates every time it starts.

Config Editorserver.cfg
Custom RulesDeathmatchVoting
Extra co-op enemiesOn
Respawn creditsNo limit
Friendly fireOff
Infinite ammoOff On
Saved to server.cfgno file editing needed

Game rules, without the typing

Custom Rules in the Config Editor

Friendly fire, infinite ammo, extra enemies and how much tougher they get, respawn credits, which pickups stay, frag and time limits and votes, grouped and labelled in the panel.

  • Custom Rules, Deathmatch and Voting groups
  • Rules load at the start of every game
VS Codeserver.cfg - Physgun VS Code main
server.cfg DedicatedServer.log
1234
gam_bExtraMPEnemies = true
gam_iRespawnCredits = -1
gam_ctFragsLimit = 20
gam_iExtraEnemyStrength = 50
Terminal
$ ssh server@physgun.com
✓ Connected, Serious Sam HD container ready
$ physgun status
● running · Hatshepsut

For the power users

SSH Access & VSCode

Connect with real developer tools and edit your server config and files directly. Or skip it and use the panel.

  • Full SSH access included
  • Edit files live in VSCode
Starting Level
pick a levelSand Canyon
Restart
Now starting on Sand Canyon

Starting Level

Start on any of the 15 campaign levels or 7 extra maps, and set the server name and max players.

Game modeCo-op campaign or Deathmatch
Co-op campaignUp to 16 playerson
DifficultyTourist to MentalSerious

Co-op or Deathmatch

Play the campaign together or fight each other, on any difficulty from Tourist to Mental.

Admin passwordSet in the panel
Panel consoleSends your commandsready
TelnetLog in from your own clientready

Console and Admin Password

Send commands from the panel console. Your admin password also lets you log in with a telnet client.

The panel every Serious Sam HD server deserves.

One place for your whole server: game mode, difficulty, starting level, max players and admin password in the startup settings, a config editor for your custom rules, a console that runs your commands, schedules you set for restarts and backups, subusers for your admins, a file manager with SSH and VS Code, and every other universal tool.

gamecp.physgun.com/true-console-ssh-access
True Console & SSH Access - Physgun Panel

True Console & SSH Access

Accurate, blazing-fast output piped directly from the container. Paired with complete SSH access inside the Panel!

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Serious Sam HD Server Hosting, Explained

What is Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter?

New to Serious Sam?

What is Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter?

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is Croteam's high-definition remake of the classic arcade shooter. Sam "Serious" Stone is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to fight the forces of Notorious Mental, across 15 levels packed with charging Sirian Werebulls, screaming Beheaded Kamikazes and the giant Ugh-Zan III. Huge enemy waves, fast movement and a big arsenal, from revolvers to the cannon, are the whole point, and the campaign is built for co-op.

16-Player Co-op.

Play the whole campaign together, with enemy numbers that grow with your group.

Tourist to Mental.

Pick how tough the enemies are, and hunt for secrets on every level.

What is Serious Sam HD Server Hosting?

Why rent a server?

What is Serious Sam HD Server Hosting?

Hosting from the game ties everyone's connection to one player's PC and home internet, and the session ends when they leave. A dedicated server keeps your co-op campaign or deathmatch online on its own. On our servers you set the server name, game mode, difficulty, max players and starting level in the panel, change the game rules in the config editor, send commands from the panel console, and get full file access over SFTP and SSH.

Always Online.

Your server stays up when you log off, so your group can drop in any time.

Your Rules.

Friendly fire, infinite ammo, respawns and pickups, set the way your group likes.

Questions, answered

Straight answers before you order. Still stuck? Real people are here around the clock.

Physgun

Up to 16 players in the co-op campaign, and we never charge per player slot.

Yes. Pick any difficulty up to Mental, add extra co-op enemies and give them more health for every player who joins.

Yes. Switch the game mode to Deathmatch and set your own frag and time limits.

Yes. You can set up a backup schedule in the panel, and secure backup storage is included in every Physgun server!

Yes, to any Gamebox game your server can run. Switching wipes the old game's files, and the panel offers to take a backup first.

Yes. Every Physgun server is protected from DDoS attacks.

Chicago, USA and London, UK. Pick the one closest to most of your players.

Yes. Contact support within three days of ordering for a full refund.
Still stuck?

Ready to launch your Serious Sam HD server?

Run the co-op campaign or deathmatch for up to 16 players on a server that stays up when you log off.

  • 3-day money-back guarantee
  • Online in minutes
  • Real people, around the clock