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Games like CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS

If CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Serious Sam's Bogus Detour, Gears 5 and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its co op multiplayer support, challenging and grim. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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2019Action39.99 USDWindowsby KONAMI
CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Top pick for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Gears 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Second-strongest match for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

    2019ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood: Refreshed Supply™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grim mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Third-strongest match for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.

    2025Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Quake

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Ranked #4 for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Broforce

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Ranked #5 for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Serious Sam 3: BFE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Ranked #6 for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

    2011ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Ascent

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Ranked #7 for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. VERSUS SQUAD

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Ranked #8 for CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Super Cube Smash

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Super cube smash is a rhythmic action game that generates music as you play. It is set on the mysterious ancient spaceship 'The Dawrfstone' where the most peculiar and unfortunate of events have occurred.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure6.00 USDSteam ↗
  2. Expendable

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Somewhere in the future a hostile alien race conquers most of the galaxy. Scientists developed the “Millennium Soldier” project by cloning two super-soldiers. Armed with blasters they will battle scores of monsters, robots and boss aliens to save us and get a well-earned reward.

    2018ActionAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Diablo® IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grim mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Reviewers of CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS on Steam right now. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dirty Bomb®

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. SAS: Zombie Assault 4

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.

    2017ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Propagation VR

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?

    2020ActionFreeSteam ↗
  6. Devolverland Expo

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. BRAIN / OUT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!

    2017ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Long Live Santa!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job in this online PvP third-person fighter!

    2017ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Coming soon from KONAMI

Announced and quality-gated upcoming releases from KONAMI — ranked by community wishlist demand from our scraped pool.

  1. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow Rose Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.

    Releases Oct 14, 2026ActionRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    This second installment to the collection features “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” and “Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Collection version),” and also a digital soundtrack and "Metal Gear: Ghost Babel" as bonus content.

    Releases Aug 27, 2026ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Solid Snake's final mission. Five years after the Big Shell incident, in an era where war has become a business due to the rise of PMCs (Private Military Contractors). To stop Liquid Ocelot's uprising, the legendary hero Solid Snake faces his final battle.

    Releases Aug 27, 2026ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Prince of Tennis Sweet School Festival ~♡-40 and more...~

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    One day during summer vacation, a joint school festival is announced. As part of the festival’s management committee, you’ll work with the tennis club to prepare festival events, strengthen your bonds, and lead your school to victory.

    Releases Jul 29, 2026Adventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Prince of Tennis Doki Doki Survival ~eternal passion! Tie break ♡ game~

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    One summer day, just before the national junior tennis tournament, you and your friend board the same ship as players heading to a training camp. A sudden storm leaves you all stranded on a deserted island, where survival becomes unavoidable.

    Releases Jul 29, 2026Adventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    From Naked Snake to Big Boss. Ten years after Operation Snake Eater. While commanding a private military force in Colombia, guests from Costa Rica visit Snake. Accepting their request, Snake leads his men into confronting the conspiracy behind the East-West Cold War.

    Releases Aug 27, 2026ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗

More from KONAMI

Other recommendable Steam games by KONAMI, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?

    2014ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.

    2025ActionAdventure69.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the origin story of Naked Snake and his mentor The Boss and the fifth title in the METAL GEAR series.

    2023Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. METAL GEAR SURVIVE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.

    2018ActionStrategyAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    The first 3D title in the METAL GEAR series pioneering a new level of stealth action with live action footage, cinematic cut scenes, and innovative gameplay.

    2023Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    The fourth game in the METAL GEAR series: set over two incidents in 2007 and 2009, featuring Solid Snake and Raiden, introducing new stealth gameplay features.

    2023Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Castlevania Dominus Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS. Shares Action with CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

    Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!

    2024ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS

Does CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS work on Steam Deck?
CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS cost?
CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS are Serious Sam's Bogus Detour, Gears 5, Blood: Refreshed Supply™.
Who developed CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS?
CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS was developed by KONAMI.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS.

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