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FORCED: Slightly Better Edition

2013

Should you play it?

FORCED is a challenging 1-4-player game with co-op at its heart! A mix of tactical arcade action, RPG elements and puzzles will forge you and your friends together. As slaves in the toughest gladiator school of them all, you will face a plethora of unique trials - designed to be your death!

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding co-op gameplay
  • Unique blend of puzzles and combat
  • Skill customization and strategic depth
  • Good replayability with challenges and time trials
  • Balanced difficulty scaling with players

Things to keep in mind

  • Not enjoyable or balanced for single player
  • Some technical issues with netcode and bugs
  • Minimal story and narrative depth
  • Limited character customization and expression
  • Can be frustrating due to high difficulty

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bloodsports.TV

  • HELLCARD: Prologue

  • HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • Path of Exile

  • The Red Solstice

More story-driven

Games that feels like FORCED: Slightly Better Edition but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Frosthaven

  • Children of Morta

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

  • Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

More expressive

Games that feels like FORCED: Slightly Better Edition but with more self-expression and customization

  • Path of Exile 2

  • Entropy Survivors

  • Lost Castle 2

  • Across the Obelisk

  • SWORN

  • Full Mojo Rampage

More relaxing

Games that feels like FORCED: Slightly Better Edition but with a more relaxing feel

  • Torchlight II

  • Bounty of One

  • Coridden

  • Final Exam

  • Ember Knights

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

Less competitive

Games that feels like FORCED: Slightly Better Edition but with less competition against others

  • Gatewalkers (Alpha)

  • Lost Castle / 失落城堡

  • Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

  • Shape of Dreams

  • Don't Starve Together

  • Rampage Knights

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FORCED: Slightly Better Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation, Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026