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The Showdown Effect

A Fighting game by Pixeldiet Entertainment, released in 2013

63/100🔴Niche / Inactive🥇Proton GoldPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

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.

Multiplayer

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The Showdown Effect Download Size

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Is The Showdown Effect Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing The Showdown Effect, Data pending.

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

Where is the The Showdown Effect save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\TheShowdownEffect\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/TheShowdownEffect/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/TheShowdownEffect/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.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is The Showdown Effect 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 The Showdown Effect, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: Moderate
See 7 user configs ↗

Can I Run The Showdown Effect?

System requirements not available for this title.

Is The Showdown Effect Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

63
Rated 63 out of 100
Mixed Reviews3 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 3 critic reviews, opinion on The Showdown Effect is divided. While it offers some unique fighting mechanics, the score of 63 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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