Forced Showdown

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"Extremely fun game with constant action and virtually limitless replayability. Every new battle you start is different, there are endless possibilities of deck building with all 4 characters.

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Developer:
BetaDwarf
Release date:
29 March 2016
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (485)

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Description

"Extremely fun game with constant action and virtually limitless replayability. Every new battle you start is different, there are endless possibilities of deck building with all 4 characters." - Jyren

"I love this game! I have played many hours of The Binding of Isaac, Terraria, Ziggarut, Rouge Legacy, Risk of Rain and other rouge-likes you probably havent heard of. I have to say this game is among my favorites and its brand new." - Mîchæl

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"I wish I knew how to eloquently express how excellent this game is. It just taps so many buttons for me with the nicely balanced rogue-like, the achievable-yet-challenging unlockables, the genuinely interesting deckbuilding, and satisfying combat." - John



"It plays like I always felt ARPGs and MOBAs should - skillshots, accuracy, timing and evasion; button mashing and brute-force will get you nowhere in this game." - Radical "Venom" Max

"FORCED SHOWDOWN combines everything I like in video games.
The combat is skill based and offers on the fly strategy solving skills. It has a great difficulty curve that makes me want to hone my skills to become better as time goes. The card system takes some beats from Hearthstone in how decks are created. Playing cards and combos at the start of each round offers a great way to shake up the rounds." - It's High Noon

"Gameplay: Amazing
Graphics: Godlike
Varity: Great" - Carlolz

"There are tons of cards to collect that, besides all the different characters, companions, monsters, arenas, modifiers and whatnot, add to the enormous variety that makes every playthrough feel completely fresh." - Nachtfischer

May you die gloriously and to great applause!

Greetings Human and welcome to FORCED SHOWDOWN: "The only show in the galaxy with lives on the line!" Pick one of the 4 contestants from across the FORCED universe - each a master of their own style of combat - and try to become a superstar of my show, as you battle through worlds of monstrous enemies and face off against epic arena bosses. You may die horribly and repeatedly, but think of your fans and smile for the cameras!

Cards boost your action abilities!

In my show, you will unlock cards that let you boost your stats and upgrade your abilities differently each battle. Use clever deckbuilding and show off your epic combos! In the end though, it's all up to your own action skills, on the arena floor, to carry you through both times of luck and misfortune.

Features

  • Intense singleplayer action gameplay with deckbuilding to upgrade your stats and abilities in new ways each battle.
  • 4 characters with unique attacks and ability sets + unique cards to mutate and upgrade their abilities. (+1 with the Drone Invasion expansion)
  • 150+ cards to unlock and use in your deckbuilding. (all in-game; no microtransactions!)
  • 60+ quests unlock content and achievements.
  • Dinosaur and dragon companions to unlock and have fight by your side.
  • Fight in 8 different worlds.
  • Encounter 70+ different enemies.
  • 10 bosses for raid-like finales.
  • In higher difficulties, each boss also plays cards against you in arenas.
  • Puffs???
  • From Roguelike-learner to Super Hardcore: The first game show makes sure new players get a chance to learn. Less than 3% of players are skilled enough to beat the endboss of the third show.
  • 40+ special rules make sure each battle is unique. Discover what they do and learn to handle the challenges.
  • Bonus levels (added in free content update 43)
  • Emblem System: Unlock mastery emblems for each game show that let you play it with added special challenges. The best players in the world can manage 12 mastery points in the toughest game show. The maximum is 30. (added in free content update 42)
  • Daily modes and monthly seasons to test your skills and strategies against the rest of the world, and win awesome prizes!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX:
Version 10
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
6 GB available space

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or equivalent, minimum 1024 Mb of VRAM
DirectX:
Version 11
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
6 GB available space

User reviews

Viridium
Not recommended | 30 May 2022
11.3h played

Forced was a neat indie Coop-game and Minion Master WAS a long time favorite of mine before the battlepass changes. Forced Showdown looked very promising combining the best of Forced & Minion Master - or so I thought.

Helpful: 12
AndersonKT24
Recommended | 13 May 2024
15.8h played

man was this game ahead of its time. if it was made today it'd be ported to mobile and riddled with microtransactions. thank god it was ahead of its time.

Helpful: 9
SisBell-Ani.Bliss ᓚᘏᗢ
Recommended | 04 Aug 2025
7.8h played

I’ve spent some time playing this game, and the first few hours were genuinely fun. 🎮There are plenty of mechanics, a lot of different levels, and various options to play around with — everything feels fresh at the

Helpful: 5
wifflum
Recommended | 18 May 2022
111h played

This has to be one of the most fun roguelites out there. It has a focus on humor and this bombastic announcer, but that isn't anything and it's just kind of a flair in the background. The action is good, more than

Helpful: 2
OC
Recommended | 17 Apr 2024
50.4h played

Nearly five years after playing it and eight years after release I still haven't found a game that scratches this same sort of fast-paced, single-player MOBA (oxymoron, I know), itch. I kinda wish BetaDwarf would take a

Helpful: 5
prpl_mage
Recommended | 22 Sept 2023
21.5h played

A game centered around replayability. You set out on a "program" that consists of a number of battles and earn gold based on how far you manage to get and how well you do. The gold can then be spent on buying card packs

Helpful: 1