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2016PC82 % positive19.99 €

A tough bullet-hell roguelike where you build a deck of cards before each battle that twists your character's abilities in surprising ways. You fight hordes of enemies as a contestant on a futuristic game show.

Cards and deck-building
Runs that play out differently every time
Shooting and gunplay
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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The closest matches for Forced Showdown are One Step From Eden, The Light Brigade and Rogue: Genesia. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Forced Showdown special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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One Step From Eden

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2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified93 % positive19.99 €

Cards and deck-building
Runs that play out differently every time
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A real-time roguelike deckbuilder where you dodge enemy attacks on a small grid while casting spells from your deck. You combine artifacts and spells into powerful builds, with optional co-op.

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The Light Brigade

Shooting and gunplay

A VR roguelike shooter set in a dark, Dante-inspired underworld. You mix firearms with light magic, cards and upgrades, unlocking more options with every run.

Rogue: Genesia

Strong character progression

A survivors-style roguelite where you carve through huge monster hordes, stacking abilities and cards into a stronger build as you push toward each world's boss.

StarVaders

Sci-fi setting

StarVaders blends a deckbuilding roguelike with grid-based tactical combat. You pilot a mech against an alien invasion and hunt for powerful card combos, with every run shaped by a different build.

Slay the Spire

Challenging difficulty

A deckbuilding roguelike in which every run demands new card combinations and strategies.

Zet Zillions

Sci-fi setting

A single-player roguelike deckbuilder where you chain wacky card combos to blow up entire planets. You experiment with explosive synergies and fresh builds on every run.

Hand of Fate

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A mysterious dealer lays out a tarot-card board-game dungeon, and encounters then erupt into real-time, Arkham-style melee brawls. The blend of luck, choices and combat makes every run tell a different story.

Nitro Kid

Sci-fi setting

A roguelike deckbuilder soaked in neon 80s synthwave style, where you pick an agent, build card combos and climb the floors of a tower. The custom-composed synthwave soundtrack defines its mood.

Luck be a Landlord

Strong character progression

A roguelike deckbuilder where you stock a slot machine with symbols and chain synergies to pay the rent each cycle. Dry humor and addictive combos blend luck with careful planning.

Dungeon Clawler

Strong character progression

A roguelike deckbuilder where you fight by plucking weapons and items out of a claw machine. Blending claw-game dexterity with deck construction makes for unusual, ever-changing runs.

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