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The Showdown Effect: Reloaded

The Showdown Effect: Reloaded

Experience fast-paced over-the-top multiplayer action in The Showdown Effect: Reloaded. Join players from around the world to engage in high-octane battles filled with bullets, explosions, and one-liners!

Released Mar 5, 2024 Developer GIII Holdings LLC Platforms Windows Free to PlayMultiplayer2D FighterCharacter CustomizationColorful
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

85.0%positive60 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Desperately needs some sort of coop / pve mode.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The game is dead and it's NEVER coming back. I tried it out because my friend wanted me to play this dead game so bad we were literally the only 2 people on steam charts. The game is dead for a reason, all the casuals quit and all the high ranking players who can't find a casual…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

25achievements
8.2%median completion
8.2%rarest: Yatta!
9.6% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 9.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
9.6%Threw It On The Ground! — Throw an item on the ground without hitting anything first in Ranked Showdown
8.3%Are You Crazy?! — Score 88 kills with the Katana in Ranked Showdown
8.2%Blue Face — Score 25 kills in one match as Leona Wolf in Ranked Showdown
Rarest badges of honor
8.2%Yatta! — Score 25 kills in one match as Mizu Ichiban in Ranked Showdown
8.2%Welcome To The Jungle — Score 20 kills in one match with the Machinegun in Ranked Showdown
8.2%The Skye Is The Limit — Score 25 kills in one match as Hailey Skye in Ranked Showdown

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 11, 2024
Version 2.7.2 Released

**Fixes:** * Rare Game Start Issue Fix To discuss these changes and more join (https://discord.gg/jUDTSUUTkG).

Jul 23, 2024
Version 2.7.1 Released

**Updates:** * Small Chinese (Simplified) Translation Update - Zesty

Jul 06, 2024
Version 2.7.0 Released

**Updates:** * Chinese (Simplified) Translation - Zesty

Jun 22, 2024
Version 2.6.2 Released

**Updates:** * Russian Translation Update - Alexander 'Бровошник' Kuznetsov

May 26, 2024
Version 2.6.1 Released

**Updates:** * Russian Translation Update - Alexander 'Бровошник' Kuznetsov

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsFree to Play · Multiplayer · 2D Fighter · Character Customization · Colorful · PvP · 2.5D · 2D Platformer · Cyberpunk · Action · Western · 1980s (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Dutch, Norwegian, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements25
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9800, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 512 MB of VRAM Network: Broadband Internet connection