The Finals Solo Showdown Mode: All Games and Rules Explained

The Finals is finally giving solo players a dedicated game mode in Season 12, and it’s quite different from the usual Cashout experience. Solo Showdown is a new tournament mode featuring 12 contestants competing across a randomized selection of mini-games, with eliminations after each round until only one player remains.

Here’s everything you need to know about Solo Showdown in The Finals, including its tournament format, rules, and all eight mini-games.

How Does Solo Showdown Work in The Finals?

Solo Showdown is a three-round tournament featuring 12 solo players competing to earn as much cash as possible. Each tournament has three randomly selected mini-games, with every round lasting approximately five minutes. At the end of each round, the four contestants with the lowest cash totals are eliminated.

Here’s how the tournament progresses:

Round	Players	Eliminated
Round 1	12 players	Bottom 4
Round 2	8 players	Bottom 4
Round 3	4 players	Champion crowned

Solo Showdown also features unlimited respawns and fixed loadouts for individual mini-games. Instead of worrying about team compositions or coordination, you have to focus on just your own performance for every mini-game.

All Mini-Games in The Finals Solo Showdown

There are currently eight mini-games in Solo Showdown. Here’s a breakdown of every mini-game, its rules, and the equipment available.

Heavy Hitters

Heavy Hitters is a returning limited-time mode where your objective is to knock other players out of the arena. The mode takes place on RELAY GRID, with every contestant using a Heavy build equipped with a Sledgehammer and Charge ‘N’ Slam.

Attacks apply knockback to opponents, and the lower their health, the farther they’re launched. This makes positioning particularly important, as a well-timed attack near the edge can send someone flying out of the arena.

Heavy Hitters Loadout:

• Build: Heavy
• Specialization: Charge ‘N’ Slam
• Weapon: Sledgehammer
• Gadgets: Jump Pad, Anti-Gravity Cube, Healing Emitter

Gadgets have reduced cooldowns, and players can respawn after just five seconds. The Sledgehammer also has more knockback.

Blast Off!

Blast Off! is played on Bernal, and this mode keeps Low Gravity and Double Jump active throughout the match. Contestants use a modified CL-40 grenade launcher with increased damage and magazine capacity. Expect plenty of aerial combat and lots of explosions.

Blast Off! Loadout:

• Build: Medium
• Specialization: Evasive Dash
• Weapon: CL-40
• Gadgets: APS Turret, Jump Pad, RPG-7

Everyone also gets an Evasive Dash for fancy aerial movements, an APS Turret for defense, and an RPG-7 for even more explosions.

Winch Wars

Winch Wars is one of the new mini-games introduced with Solo Showdown, taking place above the void in NOZOMI CITADEL. Every contestant is equipped with an enhanced Winch Claw and a powerful melee kick. The objective is straightforward: every player you see, pull them off or kick them off the map.

Winch Wars Loadout:

• Build: Heavy
• Specialization: Enhanced Winch Claw
• Weapon: Unarmed
• Gadget: Jump Pad

There are no weapons made in this game.

Turbo Tussle

Turbo Tussle is a fast-paced deathmatch mode set in Galaxy Estates, specifically around the map’s Speed Tunnel. The tunnel increases movement speed, turning fights into frantic, lightning-fast brawls.

Turbo Tussle Loadout:

• Build: Light
• Specialization: Evasive Dash
• Weapon: SH1900
• Gadget: Pyro Grenade

With everyone moving at increased speeds and carrying shotguns, Turbo Tussle wants you to master combat at high speeds and blitz enemies faster than they can react.

Slam-A-Rama

Slam-A-Rama is another deathmatch variation that focuses entirely on the Heavy build’s Charge ‘N’ Slam specialization.

Slam-A-Rama Loadout:

• Build: Heavy
• Specialization: Modified Charge ‘N’ Slam
• Weapon: Unarmed
• Gadgets: Goo Grenade, Jump Pad

Players are equipped with Jump Pads and a modified Charge ‘N’ Slam that instantly eliminates opponents on impact. The ability also recharges much faster than usual, allowing everyone to spam it.

Slam-A-Rama Loadout:

• Build: Heavy
• Specialization: Modified Charge ‘N’ Slam
• Weapon: Unarmed
• Gadgets: Goo Grenade, Jump Pad

Boom Brawl

Boom Brawl is a deathmatch mode featuring the Dead Go Boom game-show modifier, which makes eliminated contestants explode.

Boom Brawl Loadout:

• Build: Light
• Specialization: Evasive Dash
• Weapon: Sword
• Gadget: Vanishing Bomb

With swords as the primary weapon, you must get close enough to secure eliminations while accounting for the explosions that follow.

One and Gunned

One and Gunned gives everyone a modified BFR Titan that can eliminate an opponent with a single shot. However, the weapon only carries one bullet, making every shot count. You get one bullet for every kill you get.

One and Gunned Loadout:

• Build: Medium
• Specialization: Dematerializer
• Weapon: BFR Titan
• Gadget: Frag Grenade

Sniper Standoff

Sniper Standoff is a long-range deathmatch mode played on RELAY GRID. Every contestant uses a Light build equipped with the SR-84 sniper rifle, with mobility tools available to help reposition and get the advantage.

Sniper Standoff Loadout:

• Build: Light
• Specialization: Grappling Hook
• Weapon: SR-84
• Gadgets: Goo Grenade, Thermal Bore

Is Solo Showdown a Permanent Game Mode in The Finals?

Yes, Solo Showdown is a new core game mode in Season 12, instead of just a traditional limited-time event.

Embark Studios also plans to expand the mode with additional mini-games and tournament formats in the future. The current selection of eight mini-games is only the beginning, and the developers have already announced that they will be adding more.

For players tired of relying on random teammates, Solo Showdown is a great casual game mode that lets you enjoy the solo experience. It also gives several creative limited-time modes a permanent home, instead of leaving them unavailable for months between events.