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Games like Contract Work

If Contract Work is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beast Agenda 2030, The Swindle and System Escape — picked from the ranked list below. 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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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.

2019ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Iterative Games
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Steam players who put hours into Contract Work 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. Beast Agenda 2030

    WHY THIS

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Swindle

    WHY THIS

    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.

    2015ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. System Escape

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    Can you escape this difficult underground facility? Robots listen for your every move and cameras monitor sensitive areas. You'll find a utility device and laser gun, but being stealthy will be your best chance at staying alive! Made for VR, but supports non-VR play too.

    2023ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. MechNest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    MechNest is a 3D bullet hell shooter developed by a single person. As you progress through the map, which changes with each challenge, collect reinforcement items and defeat powerful enemies with flashy shooting! Combine your skills freely and rampage through the hive of mechs!

    2024ActionIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. PROJECT TACHYON

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 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!

    2025ActionAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Fight Of Escaper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure13.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Not The Robots

    WHY THIS

    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.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Invisible, Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Contract Work fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Contract Work at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Contract Work.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Contract Work.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Action with Contract Work.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Action with Contract Work.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Contract Work.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Action with Contract Work.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Contract Work on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Contract Work.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Contract Work.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Contract Work.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Contract Work.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Contract Work.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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, System Escape.
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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