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FORCED: Slightly Better Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2013

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Quick resume

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!

Global score

74/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • 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

    Cons

    • 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

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players freely choose classes and playstyles with different weapons and modes, allowing personal control over gameplay decisions."

      Capsule for UBERMOSH UBERMOSH

      "Players can freely choose classes, weapons, and skills before each trial, allowing personal control over playstyle and strategy."

    • Competence

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      "The game is highly challenging, requiring skillful play, strategic thinking, and mastery of mechanics to succeed."

      Capsule for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®

      "The game is challenging with skill-based combat, puzzle solving, and requires mastery of mechanics and teamwork to succeed."

    • Competition

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      2

      "Includes leaderboards and versus modes, but many players focus on co-op and personal skill improvement rather than intense competition."

      Capsule for Streets of Rage 4 Streets of Rage 4

      "Includes leaderboards and time trials for comparing performance, but focus is more on co-op teamwork than direct competition."

    • Continuation

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      3

      "Players report long play sessions and repeated attempts at difficult sections, indicating strong engagement and persistence."

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      "Players report long play sessions and repeated attempts on difficult trials and challenges, indicating strong engagement."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      5

      "Game is designed primarily for co-op play; teamwork and coordination are essential and emphasized."

      Capsule for GUARDS! GUARDS!

      "Game is heavily co-op oriented, requiring communication, coordination, and teamwork to complete trials and bosses."

    • Creativity

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      3

      "Players can customize skill trees and experiment with different combat builds and strategies."

      Capsule for Arco Arco

      "Players customize skill builds and adapt strategies per trial, though within predefined classes and skill trees."

    • Domination

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      -3

      "Focus is on cooperative play and shared objectives rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

      Capsule for Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean

      "Focus is on equal cooperation and shared objectives rather than exerting superiority or control over others."

    • Escapism

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      3

      "Players use the game as a challenging distraction and stress relief, escaping real-life through intense gameplay."

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      "Players use the game as a challenging distraction and social experience, escaping real life through intense gameplay."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and challenge, not out of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with different skill builds, item combinations, and strategies to overcome challenges."

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    • Exploration

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      "Levels have some variety and new elements introduced regularly, but exploration is limited to puzzle solving within set stages."

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    • Expression

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      -2

      "Limited character customization; players mainly select from predefined characters and outfits."

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      "Limited character customization; players mainly select from predefined classes and skill sets without cosmetic changes."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      3

      "Set in a fictionalized ancient gladiator world with roguelike elements, blending realistic and imaginative aspects."

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      "Set in a gladiatorial fantasy world with god-like beings and magical elements, though story is minimal."

    • Fellowship

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      4

      "Strong sense of community and shared experience in co-op play; players bond over teamwork and shared challenges."

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      "Strong sense of community and shared experience through co-op play and teamwork."

    • Growth

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      4

      "Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve strategies through repeated play and challenges."

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      "Players develop skills, learn enemy patterns, and improve strategies through repeated play and skill unlocks."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with intense focus; no physical activity or health-related features."

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      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with intense focus; no physical activity or health-related features."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires active attention and coordination; not suited for casual or background play."

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      "Requires continuous attention and coordination; not suited for casual or background play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      3

      "Close social interactions occur in co-op play with friends, fostering emotional sharing and teamwork."

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      "Encourages close social interaction and communication among players during co-op sessions."

    • Leadership

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      2

      "Some players take lead in coordinating groups or strategies, but shared decision-making common."

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      "Some players take lead in strategy and skill selection, but overall cooperation and shared decision-making dominate."

    • Progression

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      "Progression through collecting crystals and unlocking new abilities is a key motivator."

      Capsule for Fe Fe

      "Progression through earning crystals to unlock new skills and abilities; no traditional loot or gear."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      -3

      "Game is tense and challenging, often causing frustration rather than relaxation."

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      "Game is tense and challenging, often causing frustration rather than relaxation."

    • Sensation

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      2

      "Visuals and audio are pleasant but not highly stimulating; focus is on strategic gameplay rather than sensory excitement."

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    • Status

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      "Leaderboards provide some recognition, but social status is not a major motivator."

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    • Story

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      -3

      "Minimal narrative; focus is on gameplay rather than story immersion."

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    • Strategy

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      5

      "High strategic demand with skill trees, resource management, unit placement, and tactical decision-making"

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    • Thrill

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      4

      "High intensity, suspenseful gameplay with risk of failure and reward from overcoming difficult challenges."

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      "Challenging gameplay creates tension and excitement, with rewarding relief upon success."

    • Value

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      "Players generally feel the game offers good value, especially when purchased on sale, with many hours of content."

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    • Violence

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      "Combat-focused gameplay with frequent fighting and defeating monsters and bosses."

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    • Survival

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      "Players must avoid death through skillful combat and resource control."

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    Analysis

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

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026