CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS
CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS
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Contra: Operation Galuga
Developer WayForward
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players! From the Steam store page
283 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
85
LovedLoved
151 positive · 27 negative
95% range 79–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 151 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 2 | 91 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
470 of 541 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
85% recommend · 154 yes, 27 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 181 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (856 of 981 positive).
Players praise it as a faithful homage to classic Contra games. [1][2][3] Some find it too short and overpriced for the content. [4][5][6] Multiplayer bugs and lack of online co-op are noted issues. [7][8][9]
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- [4]
The game is fun and plays well, but it's not worth the $40 price tag. There isn't enough content to demand that price. It feels very much like an arcade game, but that also means there just isn't very much depth.
- [15]
**Recommended** Contra: Operation Galuga is what happens when your childhood memories of Contra hit the gym, chug three energy drinks, and start bench-pressing explosions. I booted it up expecting a nice nostalgic run-and-gun experience. Instead, I got: * missiles * lasers * alien horrors * enough bullets to violate several international treaties * and a soundtrack that makes me want to invade my own living room …
- [12]
CONTRA IS BACK, BABY! When I saw this game drop back in 2024 my jaw hit the floor, a new Contra game? a GOOD new Contra game?! this must be a dream! but nope! its real, and it is AWESOME! Operation Galuga is a modern reimagining of the classic Contra games, taking some scenes and inspiration from Contra, Super C and Contra III on SNES and turning it all up to 11 with new crisp HD graphics and a banging soundtrack! …
- [11]
This is an AWESOME Contra game. Basically Contra 1, Contra 3, Contra Hard Corps Reboot, Remix and Remake all-in-one, with a whatever-story and the inclusion of a bunch of characters and throwbacks to all of these. It's definitely still its own thing though, not a copy-paste job. But instead of being about 30 minutes long, its about 3-6 hours on a first playthrough and 1-1.5 hours on repeat playthroughs with upgrades …
- [1]
Contra Operation Galuga is a true hommage to the earlier Contra games. After 100% the Contra Collection, i thought it was time for Galuga. The levels, the bosses.. such an amazing detail. With some of the min-bosses from older games, to complete new bosses. Together with challenges, speedrun mode and for the true diehards an insane difficulty mode. This game had me entertained for 28 hours till 100% achievement. I …
Summarised from 34 of the 246 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 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
85% of the 181 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Contra: Operation Galuga. The complaint that keeps coming up: too short for the $40 price tag. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 283 · most liked firstyour retro gaming scene if it doesn’t include any trans or queer folks: “hey guys wasn’t Mega Man 2 cool? wasn’t TMNT the arcade game cool? wasn’t Super Mario Bros 3 cool? wasn’t Contra cool? UP UP DOWN DOWN remember that lol?”
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're thinking about making a game with playbooks, it may not be obvious but: In Apocalypse World, the playbooks are designed to bring problems into the game that they themselves aren't well equipped to solve. Contra, for instance...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just in time for Dino Dumpy December, here's Naomi! I don't know much about the game she's from except she's like, the leader of the Dinosaucers and I think it plays like Contra
neutral · AI labelView post →I once tried to make a Contra inspired Super Mario Bros the Movie, the Game. Like a what if there was a SNES tie in game?! I mostly couldn't figure out enemy AI. Im just a pixel artist trying to break into games. I could probably pick it back up soon.
neutral · AI labelView post →A little re-feature: Linn Kurosawa from AvP arcade! Watching the Game Grumps play through the new Contra remake has got me itchin’ for some classic arcade games! What is your favorite?
neutral · AI labelView post →You'll like my indie game if you played these games: - Mercs (Especially Original Mode)🎮 - Wizardry 🧙♂️ - Contra🌴 - Might and Magic⚔ - Etrian Odyssey🌲 Yes really! store.steampowered.com/app/3016480/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra joins the GOG Preservation Program! 👉 bit.ly/4mMJC4d And did you know there’s a hidden game tucked inside this collection? Watch our video to find out!
neutral · AI labelView post →tonight: the NC-17 live action adaptation of the video game Contra. absolutely NO busters allowed twitch.tv/bakkooonn
neutral · AI labelView post →Good morning, friends. I'm back from @liretro.bsky.social and have chosen to cap a great weekend by posting a video rip. This is an official Konami-endorsed VHS tape from the 1980s featuring a full playthrough of Contra: youtu.be/0cbdC3dNJ7o
neutral · AI labelView post →I went by a few used game stores after my interview today (turns out Limited Run Games also sells used games, which rocks!) and at one of them I found this amazing copy of Contra for NES:
neutral · AI labelView post →My video game adaptation dream remains Contra. Do it just as colorful and just as disgusting as the game, like H.R. Giger's Speed Racer.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve been playing Contra 3 on the side. This game is fucking hard but pretty fun!
positive · AI labelView post →Today I learned Contra has a hot scalie character restricted to one appearance as a NG+ unlock in a wiiware game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Shoutout the Genesis Contra game (hard corps) for having this immaculate motherfucker in it
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the hardest things I've done in a game was clear this copy of Contra Hard Corps on this Genesis, solo. When I found out the Japanese version has a health bar lmaoooo
positive · AI labelView post →presidents should be getting shot at all the time every day, from the moment they get sworn in they should be living in a Contra game
neutral · AI labelView post →Contra points are what you earn for doing things in the arcade/NES game Contra, Lauren
neutral · AI labelView post →Bad Contra game Fun Looter Shooter Smash TV ehhh... game
negative · AI labelView post →LOVE the Contra 3 Homage in the new Terminator 2D game coming out
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is fun and plays well, but it's not worth the $40 price tag. There isn't enough content to demand that price. It feels very much like an arcade game, but that also means there just isn't very much depth.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WayForward returns to the Contra series with Contra: Operation Galuga, a new 2.5D sorta-remake of the first game. www.hardcoregaming101.net/contra-opera...
neutral · AI labelView post →Neo Contra (コナミ NEO CONTRA) by Konami is a retro game for PlayStation 2 from 2004.
neutral · AI labelView post →A game where you can play as Simon Belmont (Castlevania), Bill Rizer (Contra), Goemon, and other Konami legends? That’s Wai Wai World 2!
neutral · AI labelView post →39$ for this cheap designed game, With a story mode that last 2 hours (amateur visual novel cinematics included). What a scam. The last boss is worth the CGI they were doing in the 90's. Everything is low cost budget in this game. Even on sale, it's not worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you think Contra is just the name of a video game?
neutral · AI labelView post →Monthly reward for @pbjam01.bsky.social . John Contra fighting off aliens and freaks idk I didn't play the game. #contra #furryart #furry
neutral · AI labelView post →Konami has quietly released Contra Burst, a new lightgun game available now in some US arcades. (Read more: Time Extension)
neutral · AI labelView post →Iran Contra? The only way "I ran Contra" was by playing the classic video game from Konami (1987)
neutral · AI labelView post →Spending some time with the best 32 bit era Contra game yes i know what i said
positive · AI labelView post →Once again my lukewarm take is that Contra Force is a fine game. Yes, it could have been better, and it was clearly released too early, but it's a challenging and fun late NES game. Contra series includes games that are significantly worse.
neutral · AI labelView post →I need to know which game is to blame for Gen X going right. Contra? Bubsy?
neutral · AI labelView post →New playable character for my Contra inspired indie game. #indiegame #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →**Recommended** Contra: Operation Galuga is what happens when your childhood memories of Contra hit the gym, chug three energy drinks, and start bench-pressing explosions. I booted it up expecting a nice nostalgic run-and-gun experience. Instead, I got: * missiles * lasers * alien horrors * enough bullets to violate several international treaties * and a soundtrack that makes me want to invade my own living room Every level feels like the game looked at the phrase…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For this one I'll write 2 reviews: 1 For new gamers: 8 of 10. Operation Galuga is a entertaining game. It takes a couple of hours to complete but it has some replayability value. Grab it on sale (about 10 - 15 usd would be a fair price) if you like arcade games. 2 As a Contra fan: 6.5 of 10. Wait, what? well, I think this Contra fails short for a Contra game made with modern resources. Either this was made as a mobile game or they aimed for a low budget development expecting big profits…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →!!!DO NOT BUY IF YOU WANT TO PLAY 4 PLAYERS!!! Four players is only possible with 3 players on controller and 1 player on keyboard. There is no way to remove the keyboard player. Playing Co-Op in Story mode is also a problem because it defaults player 2 to the keyboard, however you can try the steps below as a work around. "Try this: Instead of Story mode, go into Arcade Mode. For whatever reason it forces the remote player into P3 slot, but that's fine. Both of you select your characters…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Steam Autumn Sale! My fast-paced Contra-style boss rush game Probo Rush is on sale 70% off. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #ドット絵
neutral · AI labelView post →Contra Anniversary Collection Want some classic action? The Contra collection is 69% off! (Steam). 🔗 www.fanatical.com/en/game/cont...
neutral · AI labelView post →Contra III: The Alien Wars is a run and gun game developed and published by Konami. Play solo or team up with a friend to fight off an alien invasion of Earth across six action-packed stages. Is Contra III the best Contra game?
neutral · AI labelView post →How do people describe our game: - Earthworm Jim 2025 🪱 - Contra + Bionic Commando ⛓️ - Heavy Metal the game 🎸 #ChainStaff
neutral · AI labelView post →Nice run and gun, but way too expensive for such a short game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Konami released the 'Contra' arcade game on this day 39 years ago! (February 20, 1987) NES version was released in 1988. #OnThisDay #Arcade #Konami #Contra #VideoGameHistory
neutral · AI labelView post →8 stages for 40 bucks??? Nah. Catch it on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Contra Operation Galuga is a true hommage to the earlier Contra games. After 100% the Contra Collection, i thought it was time for Galuga. The levels, the bosses.. such an amazing detail. With some of the min-bosses from older games, to complete new bosses. Together with challenges, speedrun mode and for the true diehards an insane difficulty mode. This game had me entertained for 28 hours till 100% achievement. I still have to do some challenges. Get the game on sale, and if you're a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here are some concepts I did for the game Contra: Operation Galuga by WayForward :)
neutral · AI labelView post →PLAYER 2 LOCKED TO KEYBOARD? WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Contra,- like many of the other legendary classics- was a big part of my childhood. The reason for this thumbsdown review is NOT because this isn't what an updated modern Contra should be, but solely for 2 reasons. 1) The eye strain is real in this game. In this modern version of contra, there is way, way too many harsh flashes going on in the game. Additionally, the stage with the reflective prisms as neat as a concept as they are for the game, strained the eyes quite a bit. 2) They…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game, it reminds me of happy moments when I was young. However, it does have some flaw settings, more like a bug I think. If you die near the deadly green water (or liquid) in the final stage, you will be reset to a location "deep in the water". Because the green water is rising fast in order to catch the player, the reset location just cannot provide sufficient time to get out of water before invincible time is out. Then it took another life for this stupid reason, then repeats…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the future is uncertain, but there is no shortage of bootleg Contra games
neutral · AI labelView post →If you approach it as "I'm going to play a new version of the original Contra games for the NES and SNES" it does its job perfectly. If you approach it expecting a modern gaming experience with a multitude of complex mechanics and a deep story you're going to be sorely disappointed. It's just a prettier version of the OG games with a less punishing difficulty and a simple story slapped on top that somewhat fleshes out the original game's barely-there plot but remains pretty basic. I liked…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best Contra since original... Great game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game despite finding the trailer for this game to be highly underwhelming...that is until i played the actual game and realised how boring and bland it actually was...the graphics for the price point are bad...the soundtrack is bland and generic sounding...gameplay is just bad like plain bad...sigh i just wish Konami would release Hard Corps Uprising and Shattered Soldier someday...steer clear if you're a Contra fan.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did you know that Contra 3 The Alien Wars was originally called Contra 4 because Contra Force (NES) was scheduled to be the 3rd game of the series?
neutral · AI labelView post →Dig & I did runs of Bubble Bobble & Contra & TMNT & Metal Slug X hell yeah hell yeah. (apparently you can't let Bub & Bob game over at the same time) I wanna play w more oomfs in the future!
neutral · AI labelView post →CONTRA IS BACK, BABY! When I saw this game drop back in 2024 my jaw hit the floor, a new Contra game? a GOOD new Contra game?! this must be a dream! but nope! its real, and it is AWESOME! Operation Galuga is a modern reimagining of the classic Contra games, taking some scenes and inspiration from Contra, Super C and Contra III on SNES and turning it all up to 11 with new crisp HD graphics and a banging soundtrack! plus working remote play multiplayer this time around! this is a fantastic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slightly diminish a game Contra: Soft Corps
neutral · AI labelView post →Great fusion of new and old. Classic game play with modern graphics and some welcome QOL upgrades. Coop is top notch. A great way to introduce friends to the series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Who would have thought, an actually decent Contra game. As good as this is, this is honestly still really jank, not particularly pleasing to look at or even very long. I'd suggest waiting for a discount if you're the mood for some Contra and then having a few hours of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tl;dr: This is a 7/10 game. For the most part, it feels like an attempt at evolving the Contra formula we know and love, but instead it adds bloat, a story you're forced to play through to unlock goodies, worse music, worse levels (and honestly, just worse game design as a whole) and mishmashed art. Not recommended because I'd rather just play classic Contra, but this game isn't bad. Starting with the art: The character sprites aren't badly done per se, but they do NOT fit the aesthetic of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A.. just start.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an AWESOME Contra game. Basically Contra 1, Contra 3, Contra Hard Corps Reboot, Remix and Remake all-in-one, with a whatever-story and the inclusion of a bunch of characters and throwbacks to all of these. It's definitely still its own thing though, not a copy-paste job. But instead of being about 30 minutes long, its about 3-6 hours on a first playthrough and 1-1.5 hours on repeat playthroughs with upgrades from the Perk Shop. Positives: +Infinitely replayable +Can stop after…
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