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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.

Release DateOct 25, 2013
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.4% (mostly positive) / 72.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)73.8% / 71.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)9.5K  Top 3% / 15.1K  Top 2%
Curators258 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time9.4 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar56 minutes  Top 25%
Followers72.4K  Top 2%
Owners± 1.7M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 941.9K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.4M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Contagion steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Contagion's Steam rating and reviews from September 2013 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 91% (October 2013) to 71.8% (September 2020).

With its 15.1K reviews Top 2%, Contagion is indisputably a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Contagion and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Contagion's review languages. The most popular language is English (56%), followed by Russian (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 8 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Contagion percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Contagion, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is excellent, with 31 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 4.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Impressive visuals
  • Cell phone feature
  • Novel game modes
  • Zombie control after death
  • Large maps
  • Simple barricading mechanics
  • Well-optimized game engine
  • Randomized maps and objectives
  • Effective voice communications
  • No special zombie types
  • Overwhelming emphasis on firearms
  • Poorly done melee combat
  • Poor connectivity for online play
  • Lack of co-op mode
  • Friendly fire cannot be turned off in co-op mode
  • Small and impossible co-op maps
  • No reason to buy over No More Room in Hell
  • Unfinished product
  • No true co-op mode
  • Constant spawning of zombies

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 75.4% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Contagion's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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