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Contagion

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Contagion

Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

Zombies Co-op Post-apocalyptic Horror FPS
Last tracked players
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All-time peak
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24-hour change
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Steam reviews
75.2% positive
10,056 reviews · via SteamSpy

Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

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What they're saying about Contagion

"Contagion aims to save the zombie game genre from itself" -GamesBeat

"Contagion does have a small role to play in the great gaming zombie apocalypse. I quite like it." -RockPaperShotgun

"Contagion is a gory, addictive horror game that’s well worth its $20 price tag" -Bloody-Disgusting

"Contagion presents a tense survival based horror game" -Canadian Online Gamers

"Barlowe Square is one of the best levels featured in a multiplayer game" -Hooked Gamers

Dynamic Gameplay

- Each play through is never the same with our built-in randomization system that changes the game/round each time you play!

State Of The Art Gore

- Our advanced gibbing system will immerse you into the game with limbs and organs being blown or hacked off!

Immersive Sound Effects

- Realistic ambient and sound effects that instantly draw you into the games dark apocalyptic atmosphere!

Traditional Zombies

- Slow moving undead that can only be truly laid to rest with a bullet to the brain or enough wasted lead in their body wasting away the ability to function.

Extensive Survival Equipment

- Over 28 vital pieces of equipment from a large selection of firearms, melee weapons, don't forget explosives, support items, tools, and much more to be added!

Unique Game Modes

- Choose from a multitude of classic and new game-modes that require co-op and survival skills in which you escape, extract civilians or hunt each other! Not to mention our Panic!, Flatline mode and more!

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Small patch: 2.3.0.1.7 Quick Hotfix: 2.3.0.1.6 Quick Hotfix: 2.3.0.1.5
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Windows® 8 32/64-bit / Windows® 10 32/64-bit
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 10 GB HDD Space
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
  • Hardware: Mouse & Keyboard
  • Other Requirements: Broadband Internet Connection

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows® 10 32/64-bit
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 512 MB, Shader model 3.0. ATI X1600, NVidia 7600 or better
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 10 GB HDD Space
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
  • Hardware: Mouse & Keyboard
  • Other Requirements: Broadband Internet Connection
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Monochrome, Inc
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
16
Achievements
165
Controller support
partial
Metacritic
62
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
verified
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

subtitle options camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound playable without timed input adjustable difficulty
Structured language support (11)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoYes
KoreanYesNoYes
TurkishYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
UkrainianYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
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Buy Verdict

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Value Score

Fair Value — 47th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 47th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 27%
Value Ratio Top 53%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Contagion worth buying right now?
Wait — $9.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Contagion go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Contagion free to play?
Contagion costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Contagion?
Contagion is a Action, Adventure, Indie game.
Who developed Contagion?
Contagion was developed by Monochrome, Inc and published by Monochrome, Inc.
What platforms does Contagion support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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