When comparing Axiom Verge vs Forced Showdown, the Slant community recommends Axiom Verge for most people. In the question“What are the best singleplayer games on Steam?” Axiom Verge is ranked 94th while Forced Showdown is ranked 169th.
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Pros
Pro Great soundtrack
Pro Retro feel with a modern spin
Provides a good change of pace to what many modern titles offer. Axiom Verge is a well crafted combination of the original Metroid 2D platformer style, with unique game mechanics that make it refreshing.
Pro Somewhat complex story
While maybe not necessarily mind-blowing, it does have some interesting twists that one usually is more likely to find in movies rather than games. Also multiple endings.
Pro Tons of power ups to collect
In addition to having lots of things to find, the power ups give you diverse abilities that allow you to interact with the world in new unique ways.
Pro Beautiful art and environments
Pro Reflexes and challenge
In Forced Showdown, players must be aware of their surroundings and use reflexes and skills to dodge bullets and lasers.
Pro Beautiful art style
Forced Showdown has a beautiful art-style that is very colorful and unique.
Pro Fun varied gameplay
The RPG elements combined with the battle mechanics and the deckbuilding make the core gameplay fun and varied creating a lot of replayability.
Cons
Con Poor weapon design
There are a ton of weapons, but most of them lack purpose. You end up sticking with just a few.
Con Not modern enough
It's intentionally retro style makes the world monotonous and dead compared to modern Metroidvania's.
Con Soundtrack can feel repetitive
While the soundtrack has some great electronic music, it can start feeling repetitive over long play sessions, especially when you find yourself just wandering around, looking for items or the next destination.
Con Too short
And no reason to replay.