Monochrome, Inc

Contagion

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2013

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode
  • single-player video game
  • shared/splitscreen multiplayer
  • multiplayer video game
  • player versus player

Series

  • Zombie Panic!

Engines

  • Source

Localized titles

  • Contagion

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Playable without Timed Input*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Turkish*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Spain*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Spanish - Spain*

Community tags · historical

  • Zombies*
    Votes · historical
    802*
  • Post-apocalyptic*
    Votes · historical
    545*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    545*
  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    537*
  • Level Editor*
    Votes · historical
    533*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    533*
  • Moddable*
    Votes · historical
    531*
  • PvE*
    Votes · historical
    527*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    516*
  • PvP*
    Votes · historical
    509*
  • Survival Horror*
    Votes · historical
    505*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    503*
  • Competitive*
    Votes · historical
    492*
  • Survival*
    Votes · historical
    485*
  • 3D*
    Votes · historical
    444*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    424*
  • Local Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    418*
  • Local Co-Op*
    Votes · historical
    415*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    410*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    400*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Windows® 8 32/64-bit / Windows® 10 32/64-bit*
    Processor alternatives
    2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better DirectX®: 9.0c*
    Storage
    10 GB HDD Space Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Hardware: Mouse & Keyboard Other Requirements: Broadband Internet Connection*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor*
    Graphics alternatives
    DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 512 MB, Shader model 3.0. ATI X1600, NVidia 7600 or better*
    Memory
    8 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    30*
    Community confidence
    good*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Monochrome, Inc

Publishers

  • Monochrome, Inc

Release history

  • 2013-10-25
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2014-04-11
    Date precision
    Exact date

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 25, 2013*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
Contagion*
Windows recommended processor requirement
2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 512 MB, Shader model 3.0. ATI X1600, NVidia 7600 or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
8* GB
Release year
2,013*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 512 MB, Shader model 3.0. ATI X1600, NVidia 7600 or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
165*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
436* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Playable without Timed Input*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Monochrome, Inc*
DLC count · historical
2*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
197* min
Metacritic score
62*
Name
Contagion*
Negative reviews · historical
4,206*
Peak ccu
27*
Positive reviews · historical
11,222*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.0*
Publishers
  • Monochrome, Inc*
Recommendations
9,932*
Store release date · historical
Apr 14, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Turkish*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Game website · historical
http://www.contagion-game.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Adjustable Difficulty
Adjustable Difficulty*
Playable without Timed Input
Playable without Timed Input*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Subtitle Options
Subtitle Options*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Monochrome, Inc
Monochrome, Inc*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Monochrome, Inc
Monochrome, Inc*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 14, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Turkish*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
16* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
481* min
Ccu
27*
Developer
Monochrome, Inc*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Historical US original list price
999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Turkish*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
16* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
212* min
Name
Contagion*
Negative reviews · historical
4,206*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
11,222*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Monochrome, Inc*
Community tags · historical
  • Zombies*
  • Post-apocalyptic*
  • Co-op*
  • Horror*
  • Level Editor*
  • FPS*
  • Moddable*
  • PvE*
  • First-Person*
  • PvP*
  • Survival Horror*
  • Shooter*
  • Competitive*
  • Survival*
  • 3D*
  • Action*
  • Local Multiplayer*
  • Local Co-Op*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Adventure*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Languages
  • English*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Turkish*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
Zombies
Zombies*
Post-apocalyptic
Post-apocalyptic*
Co-op
Co-op*
Horror
Horror*
Level Editor
Level Editor*
FPS
FPS*
Moddable
Moddable*
PvE
PvE*
First-Person
First-Person*
PvP
PvP*
Survival Horror
Survival Horror*
Shooter
Shooter*
Competitive
Competitive*
Survival
Survival*
3D
3D*
Action
Action*
Local Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer*
Local Co-Op
Local Co-Op*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Adventure
Adventure*
Tags votes
Zombies
Votes · historical
802*
Post-apocalyptic
Votes · historical
545*
Co-op
Votes · historical
545*
Horror
Votes · historical
537*
Level Editor
Votes · historical
533*
FPS
Votes · historical
533*
Moddable
Votes · historical
531*
PvE
Votes · historical
527*
First-Person
Votes · historical
516*
PvP
Votes · historical
509*
Survival Horror
Votes · historical
505*
Shooter
Votes · historical
503*
Competitive
Votes · historical
492*
Survival
Votes · historical
485*
3D
Votes · historical
444*
Action
Votes · historical
424*
Local Multiplayer
Votes · historical
418*
Local Co-Op
Votes · historical
415*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
410*
Adventure
Votes · historical
400*
Specifications 4 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Playable without Timed Input*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Monochrome, Inc*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
62*
Name
Contagion*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Windows® 8 32/64-bit / Windows® 10 32/64-bit Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 10 GB HDD Space Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Hardware: Mouse & Keyboard Other Requirements: Broadband Internet Connection *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$9.99*
Publishers
  • Monochrome, Inc*
Recommendations total
9,905*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 25, 2013*
Interface languages
English (full audio), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Adjustable Difficulty
Adjustable Difficulty*
Playable without Timed Input
Playable without Timed Input*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Subtitle Options
Subtitle Options*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Monochrome, Inc
Monochrome, Inc*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Windows® 8 32/64-bit / Windows® 10 32/64-bit*
Processor alternatives
2.4 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX® 9 compatible video card with 256 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better DirectX®: 9.0c*
Storage
10 GB HDD Space Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Hardware: Mouse & Keyboard Other Requirements: Broadband Internet Connection*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Monochrome, Inc
Monochrome, Inc*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 25, 2013*
Interface languages
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Korean*
  • Turkish*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Store genres
Action|Adventure|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
1,190*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
good*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
30*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
8* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,013*
Title
Contagion*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Indie
Indie*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
30*
Community confidence
good*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
8 GB*

* Provisional data