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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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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026