- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Indie, Action
Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.
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Plot-driven, relentless, unpretentious and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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The Outerhaven ProductionsClinton Bowman-ChristieMar 20164.5/5 starsLet's just say that you'll be putting in a ridiculous amount of time into Forced Showdown.
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COGconnectedSteven RitzMar 201685/100…once you finally piece together all of the concepts and strategies the game borrows from other genres you’ll quickly become a crowd favorite on the Galactic Game Show.
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Entertainment BuddhaRandy LadykaAug 201690/100Forced Showdown shows the world that rogue-lite games don't always have to beat you down. With champions that have unique abilities and a deck building system that offers further customization, Forced Showdown's programs felt like a walk in the park at certain points. Definitely some of the best fun experienced in a long while with a rogue-lite game!
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Game RevolutionMatt UtleyMar 20162.5/5 starsI really wanted to like Forced Showdown. Maybe there’s something about it that just didn’t *click* with me. Too many half-baked ideas does not a casserole make, my mother always said. If they had taken the time to expand on what makes each of the genres compelling, this could have been a whole different review. Instead, it’s a hot mess on your keyboard.
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CGMagazineJordan BiordiJul 20165/10Nothing about it feels genuine, nor is any of it engaging enough to sustain more than a few hours of interest.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- BetaDwarf
- Publisher
- BetaDwarf
- Released
- March 29, 2016
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 4 ratings.
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