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Contagion
Developer Monochrome, Inc
Contagion is a survival horror first-person shooter video game, developed and published for PC by American independent studio Monochrome. It is the spiritual successor to Zombie Panic! Source. The game was mostly self-funded of its development, but with the support of others via a successful Kickstarter campaign, it was able to be released on Steam as an Early Access title. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
200 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 6, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
70
Fresh
111 positive · 48 negative
95% range 62–76%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 111 | 48 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
6,100 of 8,643 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
69% recommend · 113 yes, 51 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 164 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (11,444 of 15,740 positive).
Some players find the inventory system frustrating and the melee combat confusing. [1][2]
Representative posts
- [2]
ok so I love this game in it's bones. It's atmospheric, you have to place your shots, it's old school, it's a slow burn with bursts of hoards here and there... but I cant recommend for one reason: The Inventory system. 4 slots. ok, I can work with 4 slots for weapons and throwables and meds and such. but when one level has maybe 5 or 6 "key" items that ALSO take up inventory and you have to keep on you? Bruh. Solo …
- [8]
I've been playing Contagions for over 5 years. The game is really fun, single or multiplayer, however, I have never been able to play through a whole campaign without the game crashing. No matter which map, mode, etc. 3 different computers, 2 gaming laptops, all plenty capable. 2 different accounts, even. Definitely the game and not me. Can't personally recommend this game until it's playable.
- [3]
as of 7/8/2025 the game was updated. Once doing some digging into the Discord. I found out it is only one man working on this game. Not even being paid for the work as the funds for purchases go into the games upkeep. This whole revelation has made me enjoy this game ten folds. reminds me of the story of the man who worked on the mountain carving of crazy horse. truly remarkable. Tabbing out crashes my whole game. I …
- [4]
This game... Every now and then I return to it - mostly solo - and sink in its atmosphere and pacing. The few times I've had friends to join - it was some of the best coop out there. Contagion is a zombie shooter that isn't arcady but neither is overbearingly grounded where you have to manage a myriad of extra systems like hunger, weight or temperature. It's raw, a clunky, clearly undercooked, but I'll be damned if …
- [5]
probably the only zombie fps ive played thats actually scary. fighting hordes is so intense because you can get overwhelmed easily if you dont keep your cool and aim for the head.
Summarised from 34 of the 197 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Contagion talk about atmospheric and scary zombie shooter; those who didn't talk about frequent crashes and technical issues. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
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neutral · AI labelView post →as of 7/8/2025 the game was updated. Once doing some digging into the Discord. I found out it is only one man working on this game. Not even being paid for the work as the funds for purchases go into the games upkeep. This whole revelation has made me enjoy this game ten folds. reminds me of the story of the man who worked on the mountain carving of crazy horse. truly remarkable. Tabbing out crashes my whole game. I can really only play with Chinese people. I still recommend it (on sale).…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ok so I love this game in it's bones. It's atmospheric, you have to place your shots, it's old school, it's a slow burn with bursts of hoards here and there... but I cant recommend for one reason: The Inventory system. 4 slots. ok, I can work with 4 slots for weapons and throwables and meds and such. but when one level has maybe 5 or 6 "key" items that ALSO take up inventory and you have to keep on you? Bruh. Solo play is not fun at all. you just have to backtrack constantly it's awful. One…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HHS Issues False Report Linking Support For Gender Affirming Care With “Authoritarianism” And Violence. cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9406104 > cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/75049 > > >…
neutral · AI labelView post →After all this time, I figured I should give this game a review. I don't intend to make it very long, so I'll get to the point. The Pros - Gunplay The guns, albeit not hyperrealistic, they do feel nice. Some are better, some are worse than others, but they all sound, look, and handled distinctly different when used (what the ♥♥♥♥ is that SCAR sound tho). Anything that doesn't have head protection, dies from a single headshot, regardless if you're shooting a pistol, a rifle, or a shotgun. So…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish that at this point this game would become F2P because it has been difficult to find active servers to play in, i download this game regularly hoping that more people would be playing it but i have not had much luck, at best 5-6 people divided between 2-3 servers from what i have seen and those always have 200-300 ping which makes it awful to play and i end up uninstalling the game again. The game itself is very fun with other people but it sucks to play it alone.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nah they fkd ts up with that new update a few months ago. anyone who bought ts and is wondering why the trailer is completely different than the game: go to your betas tab for the game and switch to "old-engine", you'll have a copy of the game that has split screen, mods work, controller support works, u.i isnt broken etc.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Monke bullet heaven survivor-like chaos will come in 2027 with Gorilla Tag Contagion #IndieGames #PCGaming #GorillaTagContagion #Roguelite #BulletHeaven
neutral · AI labelView post →Today's #Digimon is Regulusmon! The black dragon of destruction is only at the Ultimate level yet bears power reminiscent of the Four Great Dragons. It is the source of the "GRB Contagion" that corrupts other Digimon and drives them mad. Regulusmon is a conqueror who rules by fear and malice.
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember playing this and no more room in hell back in my high school days. Tried this again for the first time in over 9 years! Surprisingly I was able to find a lobby with four other randoms to enjoy working with. If you can get a group of friends together and wait till this goes on sale, I would definitely recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing Contagions for over 5 years. The game is really fun, single or multiplayer, however, I have never been able to play through a whole campaign without the game crashing. No matter which map, mode, etc. 3 different computers, 2 gaming laptops, all plenty capable. 2 different accounts, even. Definitely the game and not me. Can't personally recommend this game until it's playable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HHS Issues False Report Linking Support For Gender Affirming Care With “Authoritarianism” And Violence. cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9406104 > cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/75049 > > >…
neutral · AI labelView post →this game deserves a proper sequel
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Moonwalker has sold a few handful of editions and curious if there is any interest in further print support of that or my other Game-in-a-GM-Screen, Contagion?
neutral · AI labelView post →The Iconians modeled their systems after the Simon game. #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #Contagion @startrek
neutral · AI labelView post →Nearly 12 years after release and I'm finding myself constantly getting stuck on random bits of geometry.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know man.. Haven't played the game for ages but I remember having fun with it when I first got it. Devs keep updating this after all these years, worthy of a thumbs up!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think mine would have to be CONTAGION. Designed to be a Resident Evil-like zombie game. lonearchivist.itch.io/contagion
positive · AI labelView post →This game... Every now and then I return to it - mostly solo - and sink in its atmosphere and pacing. The few times I've had friends to join - it was some of the best coop out there. Contagion is a zombie shooter that isn't arcady but neither is overbearingly grounded where you have to manage a myriad of extra systems like hunger, weight or temperature. It's raw, a clunky, clearly undercooked, but I'll be damned if Contagion is not one of the best zombie games I've played. And I've played the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great zombie game. Seriously underestimated ... hard as f**k tho.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i ahve gay aids and am going to die soon
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Champion of Contagion & Death Shroud Terminators Game: 40K #boardgames #tabletop #minipainting #hobby #40k
neutral · AI labelView post →Is this game Dead? No! It's Undead! Hehehe. To avoid GAME CRASH set "Model / Texture detail" in "Options" - "Video" to "High" ("Medium" for 100% fix). Don't set "Shader detail" lower than "High" or you will not see Gore System. Don't play in "Full screen" mode because ALT-TABing and different software overlays and notifications will produce lags, visual glitches, game crash. Some Workshop items can make game start slow or not start, lag, crash. Steam - Library - Contagion - - Properties -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →or if youre bothered by having a dead character run around in a game... just make them unnamed this guy used to be named Felthius. now he's just a Lord of Contagion. i dont even know if the character is dead... BUT WHO CARES. ITS JUST SOME SCHMUCK.
neutral · AI labelView post →Shivering Contagion on a Gotva Prime while playing as Lavos is War Criminal type shit. "Ah yes, a bolt gun that instantly freezes your target and all his friends around him." Still perfecting it but this is so funny to run around with on Steel Path, it's a near-second freeze.
positive · AI labelView post →Need inspiration for a project: tell me about your favorite pandemic or epidemic in popular media. But, it can't be one of these: Pandemic (the game), Contagion, Outbreak, The Hot Zone, The Last of Us, or really anything zombies
neutral · AI labelView post →Maybe it's all the RE9 excitement but I've recently seen a bump in views on CONTAGION, my Survival Horror Microlite TTRPG. Grab a print-at-home copy of this Game-in-a-GM-Screen, today! lonearchivist.itch.io/contagion
neutral · AI labelView post →Scary and Realistic Crash Fix I figured the reason for crashing. You must disable steam input. Right click on the game then go to Properties->Controller->Override for Contagion set to Disable Steam Input Review The game is fun, but really difficult. I’m not a huge fan of zombies wearing helmets that can tank an entire AR-15 magazine to the head, but it does push you toward using higher-caliber weapons, which makes sense I guess. Thankfully, the weapon variety is awesome. Game has melee…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a truly a fun game, but for now, I can't recommend this game because it has lots of bugs that affect gameplay in some way. Constant crashes exist too...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don’t know why this game doesn’t have much popularity. It’s the best FPS zombie co-op experience so far. Yes, the animations are a bit clunky, and because of that the shooting is just okay (I prefer when bullets go exactly where you aim, without spreading), but the atmosphere is brilliant. I absolutely adore this game...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent zombie game, highly recommended for people who enjoy No More Room In Hell or Left 4 Dead. The infection mechanic is rather dull, and I prefer playing with it turned off. The biggest issue with this release is its multiplayer support, with p2p often crashing or just not working to begin with. It's to the point I'm considering renting my own password protected server for me and my buddies to play on with no infection mode, as most active public servers have it enabled.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You should abandon your thoughts on buying this like how Monochrome abandoned their game, seriously. It's an absolute slog fest, near constant soft-locks, and crashes lots on both new and old(er) hardware, (Played on both RX5700 XT with AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and EVGA 1080Ti with Intel Core i5-12600KF) Tabbing out will break the game 75% of the time and either give you a blackscreen, or just freeze your pc entirely, force terminating the process in task manager rarely ever worked. (this only…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Contagion is a gem that needs more attention by survival horror fans.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That same friend who suggested we play No More Room in Hell way back when gifted me this game, and bought it for themselves, after we struggled to get a cracked copy to host a private co-op campaign. ...we also never beat this game. In fact, we couldn't even finish the first campaign. As for how the game plays: it's kind of horrible. It gives the impression that you should feel desperate to scavenge, but in reality, all you need is a silenced SIG Sauer and plenty of ammo to neutralize…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Online Servers are Dead. Single player exists, but not great. Back in 2013 this would have been a decent game to play with friends. Currently now days you are better off spending your money on something else. 2/10 - Money best spent on something else. This games time has come and gone.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →F this game bruh.. about a decade later and still can't host a p2p lobby even after all the "fixes"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →probably the only zombie fps ive played thats actually scary. fighting hordes is so intense because you can get overwhelmed easily if you dont keep your cool and aim for the head.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the only thing good about this game is that its made on the source engine
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If he did we wouldn't have Contagion, Brothers, Power Play, Masks, or Thine Own Self.
neutral · AI labelView post →In short, this is what No More Room In Hell 2 SHOULD HAVE BEEN, but it has it's own shortcomings. My most dislike is the Melee system, it's confusing and often times gets you killed, it definitely forces you take the time to learn how it works, No More Room in Hell's melee system felt better and more fleshed out, but in Contagion, often times, it forces you to ditch your melee soon as you find a firearm, and when you do get a firearm, the game gets noticeably more easier so long as you are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LAN Party classic. Each of us has a classic character we almost always play as, except Matt and I always fight over Jessica C. Manning. Now that I think about it, kind of has the same vibe as one of those PS1/N64 games that only one friend of yours had and no one else online is aware of or talks about, but your friend group is intimately aware of all the weird multiplayer mode quirks, even though the dev never really intended anyone to play the multiplayer, much less the mode you've obsessed…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fond memories of this game, but man this did NOT age well. Even for a Source game, it looks pretty rough. Maps have little to no direction on where to go, the zombie animations are really janky.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →they should add a social responsibility button to this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the cooperative element (or you can play alone). The maps keep changing so it's consistently a fresh experience. I highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SQUID GAME x CONTAGION
neutral · AI labelView post →Will I still play this game post review? Possibly, that being said after having this game for a decade+ I only have 7.4 hours as of this review if that's any indication. This CAN be a fun game, and I recall getting this game back near release (2013), but my god this game can be brutal. Think of L4D2 except you have a wonky phone that gives you no information (sometimes you run around for ages trying to find what the phone is telling you to do) and on some campaign maps, they can be an hour or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is literally so much better than NMRIH 2.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its dead no one is playing it do not buy it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun game get it on sale play hunted mode with friends def overlooked
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to absolutely love this game, and honestly, it's still good, but unfortunately the updates haven't improved it—they've mostly made it worse. For example, in the past you could only hear zombies when they were actually very close to you. Now you can often hear them constantly even when there aren't any nearby. In my opinion, this change is especially annoying. I know it's probably meant to make the atmosphere more immersive, but it just ends up being distracting. Then there's the map…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite being a zombie game, the most fun you can have is playing PvP with your friends. We used to play for hours. The game can be clunky at times, and there's nothing particularly memorable or unique about it, but the gunplay is enjoyable and all of the maps are good. Overall, the game is definitely worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →underrated zombie game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is amazing but like the ai is so cooked the minute im strafing the damn zombie just cuts me off
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wild that this game is so intensive that even a modern PC struggles with it even though it's old as dirt.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really STUPID game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a better left 4 dead than back 4 blood wanted to be
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Contagion is one of those zombie shooters that never blew up the way it deserved to, but still delivers a surprisingly tense and atmospheric co-op experience. If you’re tired of run-and-gun horde shooters and want something slower, more grounded, and more survival-focused, this game is a refreshing change of pace. The biggest strength here is the atmosphere. Maps feel lived-in and believable, zombies are actually dangerous, and the limited ammo forces you to think before firing. The “one…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BOREDOM It’s neither L4D2 in terms of action nor Resident Evil in terms of survival horror. Honestly, I have a hard time saying what exactly the developer wanted to create or show with this game. The entire gameplay boils down to simply wandering around a large, empty map in search of “keys,” while occasionally killing a few zombies. That’s literally it. There’s nothing to do here. The maps are empty and lifeless. There’s no interactivity or any kind of events happening. As for the zombies,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My friend and I nabbed this game on the 2024 Christmas sale... Purely on the basis that it looked interesting. Turned out to be one of the most enthralling and addicting Zombie games on the market! And seems to be a passionate labour of love from dedicated indie devs that have been supporting the game even now! Unlike Left 4 Dead and other contemporary games, this one is a 'realistic' take, where the zombies are slower and die with a simple head shot. This makes for a interesting change…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this new campain is awsome but u got way to many bugs. u get stuck on everthing and cant move, like chairs doors and box. everything is broken in this game even the old maps u get stuck and cant move. still get stuck on stuff. and your accuracy is broken and lobby are a bad loading
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