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Games like The Crimson Contract

If The Crimson Contract is your kind of game, the closest matches are RIFTSTORM, Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials and Keep Her Safe — 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 The Crimson Contract: A gritty top-down co-op zombie shooter where every mission is a high-risk contract. Battle the undead, earn your payout, and survive long enough to uncover the truth.

2026ActionStrategyIndieEarly Access6.39 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Humble Beginnings Games
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Steam players who put hours into The Crimson Contract 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. RIFTSTORM

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Crimson Contract fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with The Crimson Contract.

    RIFTSTORM is a co-op PvE looter-shooter where squads of Weavers deploy to take on missions, fight escalating hordes, collect powerful weapons and resources, and extract.

    2026ActionRPGEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Crimson Contract fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Crimson Contract.

    top-down co-op survival horror game where players deploy into deadly Quarantined Zones, fight mutated experiments, and extract with everything you can carry—because if you die, you lose it all.

    2026ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Keep Her Safe

    WHY THIS

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

    Scavenge, build, and defend in a top-down survival game. Gather resources, fortify your base, and withstand zombie hordes to keep the rocket launch project alive and bring an end to the acid rain apocalypse.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. VERSUS SQUAD

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. State Breakers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Crimson Contract fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Crimson Contract.

    State Breakers is a chaotic top-down PvPvE extraction shooter. INTERSTATE A.I. has turned against humanity! They must be infiltrated and destroyed! Resist solo or in a team - kill zombies, hack the map, outwit rival humans, loot, level up - and overthrow the clanker scum!

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  6. Flashlight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Crimson Contract fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    Salvage scrap, build defenses, and rank-up to survive against the hordes of zombies and enemy mercenaries in an action packed looter shooter roguelite survival or fight head to head with other players in Capture the Flag and Team Death Match.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hover Point

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Crimson Contract fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.

    2026ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Nation Red

    WHY THIS

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

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

    2009ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Crimson Contract.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Crimson Contract on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimson Contract.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 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 The Crimson Contract.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Early Access with The Crimson Contract.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 and Indie with The Crimson Contract.

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

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Waves

    WHY THIS

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

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Evil Egg

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast it all to hell.

    2025ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Crimson Contract

How much does The Crimson Contract cost?
The Crimson Contract is listed on Steam at 6.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does The Crimson Contract have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Crimson Contract supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to The Crimson Contract?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Crimson Contract are RIFTSTORM, Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials, Keep Her Safe.
Who developed The Crimson Contract?
The Crimson Contract was developed by Humble Beginnings 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 The Crimson Contract.

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