Contagion on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

Contagion is a zombies, post-apocalyptic and co-op game developed and published by Monochrome and Inc.
Released on October 25th 2013 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Ukrainian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 15,389 reviews of which 11,196 were positive and 4,193 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • 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

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March 2025
Contagion is a Rube Goldberg machine of chaos, where every moving part is a potential failure point. It’s a love letter to entropy, where the only certainty is that your next playthrough will be as meaningless as the last. If you’re looking for a game that mirrors the absurdity of existence, look no further. Just don’t expect any answers—Contagion doesn’t believe in them.
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Dec. 2024
I bought this game like 10 years ago and forgot about it. I reinstalled it and its insane how different it is and how longterm the support apparently has been. I'm actually enjoying it so I have to say - good stuff man. Its nice to swap between this and NMRIH depending on the zombie vibes i'm huntin' for so thanks!
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Oct. 2024
Game is lots of fun! Really brought me back to the height of the zombie mania of my youth. If you like old source games and miss the zombie vibes, this is a good game for the price with all its modes.
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Sept. 2024
Really cool game and idea, really tough at hardest difficulty for both solo and coop. I miss the old days where you could pvp at it's peak, really fun. Wish this game had more players. If you're gonna coop, worth in promo.
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July 2024
Honestly I think people are hating a bit too much on Contagion. I played it first back in 2015, I enjoyed it then and still do. It's a hardcore shooter with hardcore elements, with most of the game being centered around its multiplayer experience, not the campaign. The campaign isn't perfect though. Seems like the biggest problem Contagion has these days is its low player count, which is really unfortunate. I've been cracking at Contagion for a few hours for a video project I'm doing on YouTube and did enjoy it, for its discounted price I think its an allright deal if there are enough players on. Its also worth keeping in mind there is currently a single developer working on this but don't expect a perfect game. Perhaps in the long run a Free Weekend or a F2P project is worth donig for Contagion.
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Contagion
7.2
11,196
4,193
Online players
32
Developer
Monochrome, Inc
Publisher
Monochrome, Inc
Release 25 Oct 2013
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