# Games like FORCED SHOWDOWN

> The closest matches to FORCED SHOWDOWN: Hand of Fate, One Step From Eden, Slay the Spire, Trials of Fire, and Balatro. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Hand of Fate](https://imho.run/games/266510/hand-of-fate) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 3,265 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266510/)
2. [One Step From Eden](https://imho.run/games/960690/one-step-from-eden) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 3,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960690/)
3. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — A frequent pick in FORCED SHOWDOWN players' libraries, and another Strategy. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
4. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Also Rogue-lite and Card Game, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
5. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
6. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
7. [Monster Slayers](https://imho.run/games/496620/monster-slayers) — A frequent pick in FORCED SHOWDOWN players' libraries, and another Action. 609 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496620/)
8. [Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition](https://imho.run/games/317820/guild-of-dungeoneering-ultimate-edition) — A frequent pick in FORCED SHOWDOWN players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,297 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/317820/)
9. [Minion Masters](https://imho.run/games/489520/minion-masters) — Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 24,594 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489520/)
10. [FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS](https://imho.run/games/2305500/fairy-tail-dungeons) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 332 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305500/)
11. [Book of Demons](https://imho.run/games/449960/book-of-demons) — Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 3,873 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/449960/)
12. [Dungeon Drafters](https://imho.run/games/1824580/dungeon-drafters) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 306 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824580/)
13. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
14. [Aces & Adventures](https://imho.run/games/1815570/aces-adventures) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 598 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1815570/)
15. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
16. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
17. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
18. [HELLCARD](https://imho.run/games/1201540/hellcard) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 1,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201540/)
19. [Godslayer Arena](https://imho.run/games/2870430/godslayer-arena) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 146 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870430/)
20. [Halls of Torment](https://imho.run/games/2218750/halls-of-torment) — Also Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 20,900 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/)
21. [DunHero](https://imho.run/games/2270210/dunhero) — Also Rogue-lite and Dungeon Crawler, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 74 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2270210/)
22. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like FORCED SHOWDOWN. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)
23. [Hadean Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1260590/hadean-tactics) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 784 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260590/)
24. [NEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/994220/neoverse) — Shares deck building with FORCED SHOWDOWN. 611 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/994220/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265000&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265000&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265000&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=265000
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/265000
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About FORCED SHOWDOWN

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 265000
- **Developer:** BetaDwarf
- **Publisher:** BetaDwarf
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 29, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 67
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/265000/forced-showdown)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265000&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265000/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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