Games like Contract Work
Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to Contract Work for fans of action, indie, early access, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Contract Work also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Contract Work: Contract Work is a cyberpunk action rogue-like where you infiltrate high-rises to steal corporate secrets. Do you go in guns blazing or take a more stealthy approach? Every contract earns you credits which you use to buy new cybernetic enhancements and modifications for your next mission.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Beast Agenda 2030
Top pick for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.
Inspired by Escape From New York, Shadowrun SNES and Genesis, Deus Ex and H.P. Lovecraft, Beast Agenda 2030 is a Stealth, Gadgets and Hacking focused Action RPG with optional permadeath that encourages you to use your brain to complete missions in procedurally generated city districts.
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The Swindle
Second-strongest match for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.
The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.
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Metallophobia
Third-strongest match for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Contract Work.
Metallophobia is a dystopian roguelike top-down shooter. Each playthrough is a new procedurally generated map, with unique designs and challenges. Upgrade your robot with new guns and modules as you progress, and create your own unique build.
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PROJECT TACHYON
Ranked #4 for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Contract Work.
An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!
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The Fight Of Escaper
Ranked #5 for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.
Humanity has lost sight of itself, blinded by the false prosperity of AI development. You, the protagonist, begin to break free from AI control to uncover the truth of this world. Torn between escaping and erasing your memory, you yearn to leave this city of mechas and reach the shores of freedom.
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CYBERMATRIX
Ranked #6 for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.
CYBERMATRIX is a fast paced game about movement. A place where the style of your moves really matters.
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Not The Robots
Ranked #7 for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.
You are a robot in an office building. You have to eat furniture and not get caught. A mysterious story unfolds.Not The Robots is this year’s most exciting Roguelike Stealth Furniture Eating Simulator. It’s a game with random levels, permadeath, and the goal of eating furniture - which is also your stealth cover.
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ArcRunner
Ranked #8 for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.
Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI. Experiment with different weapons and augments as you fight hordes of machines programmed for your annihilation! Collect Nanites & power-up after every run either solo or with friends!
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Frequently asked about Contract Work
- How much does Contract Work cost?
- Contract Work is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Contract Work?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Contract Work are Beast Agenda 2030, The Swindle, Metallophobia.
- Who developed Contract Work?
- Contract Work was developed by Iterative Games.
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 Contract Work.
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