# Croteam-official/Serious-Engine

An open source version of a game engine developed by Croteam for the classic Serious Sam games.

Repository: https://github.com/Croteam-official/Serious-Engine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/serious-engine
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2020-10-31T19:06:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3827, "days_push": 2132, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3176, forks 390 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:47.636123+00:00)

## What it is
The open-source release of Serious Engine v1.10, the engine behind the classic Serious Sam games, including the game executable, editor tools, and dedicated server. It is a C++ codebase primarily targeting Windows and built with Visual Studio.

## Use cases
- build classic Serious Sam games from source
- create mods for Serious Sam
- port Serious Engine to other platforms
- study a full commercial FPS engine codebase
- run a dedicated Serious Sam server

## When to choose
- you want to mod or port the classic Serious Sam games
- you want to study a complete retro FPS engine
- you need the original Serious Editor and toolchain

## When to avoid
- you need a modern cross-platform engine for new games
- you require DirectX 11/12 or Vulkan support
- you want an actively developed engine with community support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics, gui, cli
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: serious-sam, retro-gaming, fps, source-port, modding, directx, opengl, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- Croteam-official/Serious-Engine (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.636123+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:45:24.523632+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Croteam-official/Serious-Engine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:47.636123+00:00, sha 524ef862fd86)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.