

The Showdown Effect 2013
Developed by Pixeldiet Entertainment, Arrowhead Game Studios
- Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Action
The Showdown Effect is a 2.5D multiplayer action game inspired by 80's and 90's action movies. Champions from throughout time fight to death for fun, for glory and for awesome.
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, relentless and nostalgic.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Pixeldiet Entertainment, Arrowhead Game Studios
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- March 5, 2013
- Modes
- Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.3/10 from 16 ratings.
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