Best with friends in co-op or PvP
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Escape is my favourite game mode and playing it with two of my friends has lead to many of the best gaming moments just overall.”
Steam review · 66.2 h played ↗
Contagion
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Monochrome, Inc2013Horror · FPS · Survival Horror
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A slow, atmospheric, ammo-scarce zombie co-op shooter in the No More Room in Hell and L4D mold. Fun with friends, but servers are nearly dead and it's janky; skip it if you play solo.
Great for
Friend groups wanting slow, tense, resource-scarce zombie co-op or PvP, bought on sale
Main risk
Public servers are nearly empty, and solo play is tedious, janky and crash-prone
What players love
Tense, scary atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the game does a great job at being tense, scary, and fairly realistic. Zombie noises give me goose bumps honestly.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Still updated by a dedicated dev
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This is an almost 9 year old game, still getting updates to this day. That alone deserves the recommend.”
Steam review · 10.5 h played ↗
Good gunplay and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Gunplay feels amazing and zombies are terrifying.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Replayable randomized maps and modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The maps keep changing so it's consistently a fresh experience.”
Steam review · 278.7 h played ↗
Infection and zombie-turning mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The infection mechanic, where a bitten player slowly turns into a zombie mid-match, remains one of the coolest features in any zombie game.”
Steam review · 205.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead playerbase and empty servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“its dead no one is playing it do not buy it”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Janky, buggy, and gets you stuck
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“u get stuck on everthing and cant move, like chairs doors and box.”
Steam review · 56.7 h played ↗
Tedious key hunting, huge maps, little guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“when one level has maybe 5 or 6 "key" items that ALSO take up inventory and you have to keep on you? Bruh.”
Steam review · 64 h played ↗
Multiplayer hosting and connection problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“about a decade later and still can't host a p2p lobby even after all the "fixes"”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty, spawns, armored zombies
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“its amazing when you clear out a whole room and then just spawn behind and take your ass”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes, especially when tabbing out
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I have never been able to play through a whole campaign without the game crashing.”
Steam review · 39.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 32/64-bit / Windows® 8 32/64-bit / Windows® 10 32/64-bit
Processor2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Storage10 GB HDD Space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 32/64-bit
Processor2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX® 9 compatible video card with 512 MB, Shader model 3.0. ATI X1600, NVidia 7600 or better
Storage10 GB HDD Space
OSWindows® 7 32/64-bit / Windows® 8 32/64-bit / Windows® 10 32/64-bit
Processor2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Storage10 GB HDD Space
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