BetaDwarf

Forced: Showdown

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2016

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Russian*

Community tags · historical

  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    126*
  • Action Roguelike*
    Votes · historical
    126*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    125*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    117*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    117*
  • Deckbuilding*
    Votes · historical
    117*
  • Bullet Hell*
    Votes · historical
    113*
  • Rogue-lite*
    Votes · historical
    107*
  • Card Game*
    Votes · historical
    104*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    98*
  • Action RPG*
    Votes · historical
    96*
  • Dungeon Crawler*
    Votes · historical
    94*
  • Top-Down*
    Votes · historical
    94*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    91*
  • Arcade*
    Votes · historical
    90*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    89*
  • Trading Card Game*
    Votes · historical
    89*
  • Hack and Slash*
    Votes · historical
    88*
  • Rogue-like*
    Votes · historical
    87*
  • Action-Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    87*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM*
    Graphics API
    Version 10*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    6 GB available space*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    OS X 10.11 or higher*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 300 Series or Radeon equivalent, minimum 512 MB VRAM*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    6 GB available space*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 15.04*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    6 GB available space*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent*
    Memory
    8 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or equivalent, minimum 1024 Mb of VRAM*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    3*
    Community confidence
    low*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unknown*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • BetaDwarf

Publishers

  • BetaDwarf

Release history

  • 2016-03-29
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2016-03-28 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2016-03-28*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Mar 29, 2016*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
Forced Showdown*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or equivalent, minimum 1024 Mb of VRAM*
Windows recommended memory requirement
8* GB
Release year
2,016*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or equivalent, minimum 1024 Mb of VRAM*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
BetaDwarf
BetaDwarf*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
shooter game
shooter game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
BetaDwarf
BetaDwarf*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2016-03-28 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2016-03-28*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
81*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
340* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • BetaDwarf*
DLC count · historical
3*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
50000 - 100000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
235* min
Metacritic score
67*
Name
FORCED SHOWDOWN*
Negative reviews · historical
113*
Peak ccu
0*
Positive reviews · historical
556*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
3.99*
Publishers
  • BetaDwarf*
Recommendations
485*
Store release date · historical
Mar 29, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
Game website · historical
http://forcedshowdown.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
BetaDwarf
BetaDwarf*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
BetaDwarf
BetaDwarf*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 29, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
754* min
Ccu
0*
Developer
BetaDwarf*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
1,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,080* min
Name
FORCED SHOWDOWN*
Negative reviews · historical
113*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
50,000 .. 100,000*
Positive reviews · historical
556*
Historical US price
1,999* US cents
Publisher
BetaDwarf*
Community tags · historical
  • Action*
  • Action Roguelike*
  • RPG*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
  • Deckbuilding*
  • Bullet Hell*
  • Rogue-lite*
  • Card Game*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Action RPG*
  • Dungeon Crawler*
  • Top-Down*
  • Fantasy*
  • Arcade*
  • Difficult*
  • Trading Card Game*
  • Hack and Slash*
  • Rogue-like*
  • Action-Adventure*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
Community tags · historical
Action
Action*
Action Roguelike
Action Roguelike*
RPG
RPG*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Deckbuilding
Deckbuilding*
Bullet Hell
Bullet Hell*
Rogue-lite
Rogue-lite*
Card Game
Card Game*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Action RPG
Action RPG*
Dungeon Crawler
Dungeon Crawler*
Top-Down
Top-Down*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Arcade
Arcade*
Difficult
Difficult*
Trading Card Game
Trading Card Game*
Hack and Slash
Hack and Slash*
Rogue-like
Rogue-like*
Action-Adventure
Action-Adventure*
Tags votes
Action
Votes · historical
126*
Action Roguelike
Votes · historical
126*
RPG
Votes · historical
125*
Indie
Votes · historical
117*
Strategy
Votes · historical
117*
Deckbuilding
Votes · historical
117*
Bullet Hell
Votes · historical
113*
Rogue-lite
Votes · historical
107*
Card Game
Votes · historical
104*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
98*
Action RPG
Votes · historical
96*
Dungeon Crawler
Votes · historical
94*
Top-Down
Votes · historical
94*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
91*
Arcade
Votes · historical
90*
Difficult
Votes · historical
89*
Trading Card Game
Votes · historical
89*
Hack and Slash
Votes · historical
88*
Rogue-like
Votes · historical
87*
Action-Adventure
Votes · historical
87*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • BetaDwarf*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 15.04 Processor: Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: OS X 10.11 or higher Processor: Intel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 300 Series or Radeon equivalent, minimum 512 MB VRAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space *
Metacritic score
67*
Name
FORCED SHOWDOWN*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$19.99*
Publishers
  • BetaDwarf*
Recommendations total
484*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Mar 29, 2016*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
BetaDwarf
BetaDwarf*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Ubuntu 15.04*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
6 GB available space*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
OS X 10.11 or higher*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5, 2.4 Ghz. or equivalent*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GT 300 Series or Radeon equivalent, minimum 512 MB VRAM*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
6 GB available space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i3, 2.4 Ghz or equivalent*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia Geforce GT 240 or equivalent, minimum 512 MB of VRAM*
Graphics API
Version 10*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
6 GB available space*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
BetaDwarf
BetaDwarf*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Mar 29, 2016*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
Specifications 6 · 18 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Store genres
Action|Indie|RPG*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
12,069*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
low*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
3*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
8* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,016*
Title
FORCED SHOWDOWN*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unknown*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
3*
Community confidence
low*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
8 GB*

* Provisional data