iRankGames
Contra Force

7 Co-op games like Contra Force that you should try

Games like Contra Force · Find similar →

More about this game →
Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 34 games similar to Contra Force down to the 7 that fit the “Co-op” category. Resogun, Alien Swarm and Halo: Combat Evolved top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Contra Force.

iRank71/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreAdventure
Tags
SoloMultiplayer
Year 1992Dev Konami

Quick answer

Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Contra Force is Resogun — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Alien Swarm and Halo: Combat Evolved follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best co-op games like Contra Force

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Contra Force. Each one has been evaluated across 6 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Resogun
Resogun
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2D
IGDB86· 11OC85· 45
Year 2013Dev Housemarque · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, setting scifi and single-player focus.

Released 21 years after Contra Force.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
Alien Swarm
Adventure
Co-opSoloMultiplayerSci-FiOnline
Steam👍 95%· 22KIGDB60· 1
Year 2010Dev ValveOn PC

✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for shooter, setting scifi and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, melee combat and online features, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.

Released 18 years after Contra Force.

Genre100Setting100Game mode87Visuals0
Halo: Combat Evolved
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiOffline
IGDB87· 3
Year 2001Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for shooter, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.

Released 9 years after Contra Force.

Genre100Setting100Game mode77Visuals0
Halo: Reach
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiOffline
Steam👍 83%· 6.3KIGDB89· 9
Year 2010Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Contra Force: shooter, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and horror setting, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.

Released 18 years after Contra Force.

Genre100Game mode69Setting53Visuals0
Halo 4
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiOffline
Steam👍 58%· 2.7KIGDB88· 12
Year 2012Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Contra Force: shooter, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and horror setting, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.

Released 20 years after Contra Force.

Genre100Game mode69Setting53Visuals0
Paladins®
Adventure
MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFantasyFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 345KRAWG👍 40%· 1.4KMC78IGDB79· 6OC79· 19
Year 2016Dev Hi-Rez StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for shooter, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping single-player focus

Paladins (also known as Paladins: Champions of the Realm) is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter.

Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.

Released 24 years after Contra Force.

Genre100Game mode89Setting69Visuals0
1942
Adventure
SoloCo-opTacticalIsometric
IGDB80· 1
Year 1984Dev Capcom · Elite SystemsOn PC · PlayStation 3

✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for shooter, single-player focus and co op

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical and visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.

It predates Contra Force by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode79Visuals0

Explore games similar to Contra Force by category

Rankings in the same genre