Choose Contractors
Choose Contractors if you want an Indie and Casual game with VR Only. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.4% positive across 2,985 reviews.
Contractors vs Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone
Contractors and Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone both land in Action, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Contractors (2018) is 6 years older than Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone (2024). Contractors scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone (68.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone
Choose Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone if you want the VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,915 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Contractors and Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone sit in Action and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Contractors |  Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.4% positive (2,985 reviews) | 68.7% positive (1,915 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Caveman Studio | Caveman Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Simulation on Steam.
- Contractors (2018) is 6 years older than Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone (2024).
- Contractors scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone (68.7% positive).
- Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Contractors (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Contractors vs Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone — FAQ
- Which is better, Contractors or Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone?
- On Steam reviews Contractors scores higher (83.4% positive) than Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone (68.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Contractors is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Contractors or Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone first?
- If you want chronology, Contractors (2018) came out before Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Contractors and Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone similar?
- They overlap on Action, Simulation 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.