Covert Syndrome vs Deadly Contact
Covert Syndrome and Deadly Contact both land in Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Both released in 2017. Deadly Contact scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Covert Syndrome (71% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Covert Syndrome |  Deadly Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual, Violent | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive (100 reviews) | 82.4% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Offworld Industries | kbukusog |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Deadly Contact scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Covert Syndrome (71% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Covert Syndrome has co-op; Deadly Contact does not.
- Covert Syndrome is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Deadly Contact has no Deck rating yet.
Covert Syndrome vs Deadly Contact — FAQ
- Are Covert Syndrome and Deadly Contact similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Deadly Contact have multiplayer like Covert Syndrome?
- No. Covert Syndrome supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op), while Deadly Contact is listed as single-player only.