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FORCED: Slightly Better Edition
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 players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I am having a blast with my son. very cool old school game”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“A great classic game that provides amazing challenges for you and your friends together. Each level is its own area you need to clear that has additional challenges you can meet for more "Crystals" that are used to unlock more skills. This game is an amazing Co-op game with…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Picked this up hoping for a fun co-op experience with a friend, and it absolutely delivered — we spent dozens of hours getting genuinely furious at each other over the orb mechanics before finally cracking each arena's puzzle and erupting in celebration. The four weapon classes…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Local Co-Op · RPG · Co-op · Indie · Online Co-Op · 4 Player Local · Multiplayer · Difficult · Hack and Slash · Puzzle · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English * , German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Swedish, Italian, Danish, French, Polish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://forcedthegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible, 16-bit