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Forced Showdown

A Role-playing (RPG) game by BetaDwarf, released in 2016

68/100🔴Niche / Inactive🥇Proton GoldLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

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.

Single player

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Forced Showdown Download Size

The official download size for Forced Showdown is 6 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.36 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

6GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.36USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

8 mins

Is Forced Showdown Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing Forced Showdown, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Forced Showdown save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ForcedShowdown\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/ForcedShowdown/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/ForcedShowdown/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.

Is Forced Showdown Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Forced Showdown, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: Moderate
See 3 user configs ↗

Can I Run Forced Showdown?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Forced Showdown smoothly, your PC needs at least 8 GB RAM RAM and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or equivalent or equivalent GPU. Plan for 6 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent
  • 🧠
    RAM4 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM
  • 💾
    Storage6 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent
  • 🧠
    RAM8 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or equivalent, minimum 1024 Mb of VRAM
  • 💾
    Storage6 GB available space
Download Size
6 GBSmall

Is Forced Showdown Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

68
Rated 68 out of 100
Mixed Reviews2 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 2 critic reviews, opinion on Forced Showdown is divided. While it offers some unique role-playing (rpg) mechanics, the score of 68 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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