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Contrast
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jaz
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Artful execution of the story for such a short game. It made great use of the vaudeville noir hallmarks in the game mechanics. There were some glitches, definitely not game breaking, and the story was too good to pay them any mind. The narration fascinated me. It encapsulates…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Story got me by surprise, didn't expect it to cover such serious and dark topics. Game is very short though (around 3-4 hours) and considering its age i recommend buying it on discount only. Otherwise it's a solid, but very short and one time experience. Also if you want to…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“ive wanted to play this game literally forever and its so worth t cause its genuinly so fun and interesting. its been my hyperfixation for years and its grown since i got the game!”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Price Drop and Standalone DLC!
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Price Drop and Standalone DLC!
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/224460/ss_f3bec3ef5b5ea41dc0735ac9963a8ee10da82feb.1920x1080.jpg?t=1457638782 Hello everyone! Ahead of the launch for We Happy Few we are excited to announ
[HALLOWEEN SALES] 75% OFF CONTRAST
Join Didi and Dawn in Contrast, currently 75% off on Steam, and shift between light and shadow in a blink of an eye.
[HALLOWEEN SALES] 75% OFF CONTRAST
Join Didi and Dawn in Contrast, currently 75% off on Steam, and shift between light and shadow in a blink of an eye.
Contrast 75% off until 13 October!
Hey everyone! Contrast is 75% off right now, as part of the FOCUS sale, until 13 October. This makes it a whopping US$3.75. We might be biased, but this is the cheapest Contrast has ever been, and is
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Female Protagonist · Adventure · Noir · Puzzle · Platformer · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Third Person · Short · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.contrast-thegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: WINDOWS XP SP2/WINDOWS VISTA SP1/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8 Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.3 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM, COMPATIBLE DIRECTX 9.0C AND SHADER MODEL 3.0, AMD RADEON X2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900 GTX DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE Additional Notes: The Original Soundtrack and the Programme (Artwork, Dev. Diary) will be placed in your CONTRAST folder in the Steam Directory: ...\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Steam\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\SteamApps\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\common\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Contrast\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\CONTRAST_Programme-OST