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Contra Anniversary Collection
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Its insane I cannot play this game anymore. Its way to hard. I used to tear it up all day when I was 9. Cant even get past area one!. Highly recommended!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“It's a nice collection, you even get choices if you want to play the original PAL version or play it on intended 60Hz. No online coop, only local buuuut steam remote together exists :)”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“While it's true they're selling you 10 games for the price of 1, many are actually versions of the same title (just changing the language, for example), so there are really only less than the half. And let's be honest, if you're buying this, it's only for Contra I and Contra…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Side Scroller · Retro · Classic · 2D · Platformer · Shooter · Difficult · Arcade · Local Co-Op · Co-op · Shoot 'Em Up (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Keyboard Only Option |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.konami.com/games/50th/ac/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 - 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-4160 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400 (VRAM 128MB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 504 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible Additional Notes: 1920 x 1080 monitor resolution