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Containment Initiative

Containment Initiative

Containment Initiative is a local co-op VR shooter which can be played by two people on the same PC. Kill zombies alone in VR or have a friend cover you by using the mouse and keyboard. Features include realistic weapon reloading as well as a variety of unlockable guns, upgrades, and loot to find.

Released Apr 14, 2017 Developer Gwyn Games LLC Platforms Windows FPSShooterArcadeVRFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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89.6%positive531 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“when i bought this i thought it was fun till i relized there wasnt much i could do but stand there and shoot and i needed a secound player. would i recomand the game yes. but be warned if you are not into arcade shooter this isnt the game for you. but if you love arcade like…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

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— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Containment Initiative, developed and published by Gwyn Games LLC, is a gritty and surprisingly ambitious VR zombie shooter that has carved out a loyal following thanks to its immersive gunplay, clever asymmetric co-op design, and tense survival-focused missions. Rather than…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Jun 11, 2025
Containment Initiative 2: Recon is Now Available for Meta Quest

Check it out here! I'm excited to announce that the Meta Quest port of CI2 is now available! Aside from the lack of asymmetric co-op, CI2:Recon is the full experience that can now be played on the go.

Aug 26, 2024
Containment Initiative 2 is Now Available

I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it! I look forward to hearing your suggestions, ideas, and feedback! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3002560/Containment_Initiative_2/

Jul 26, 2024
Containment Initiative 2 - Early Access Launching on August 26th

Containment Initiative 2 will be releasing into Early Access on August 26th for $9.99 USD(+ a launch discount of 10% off). Mark your calendars and invite your friends over for some good old co-op zomb

Jun 05, 2024
Announcing Containment Initiative 2

Today, I'm excited to announce the sequel to Containment Initiative. I've kicked this project around since 2019, but recently started over completely and am excited to finally be able to show it off.

Feb 15, 2024
Update 1.91

Now that I'm finally done porting the game to Quest 2/Vive XR Elite, I'm circling back to improve a few minor issues that have bugged me. This is a smaller update with some quality of life improvement

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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsFPS · Shooter · Arcade · VR · First-Person · Asymmetric VR · Horror · Gun Customization · Zombies · Action · Tactical · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements13
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 4590 or AMD FX 8350 or greater Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290 or better Storage: 6 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale