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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Contra Force is Alien Swarm — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo: Reach follow close behind.
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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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, setting scifi and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: co op.
It predates Contra Force by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for shooter, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical and visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.
✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for single-player focus, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, ranged combat and offline, while skipping shooter
Released 9 years after Contra Force.
✓ If you enjoyed Contra Force, expect single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: setting and visuals.
Released 5 years after Contra Force.
✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, offline and visual first person, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.
Released 18 years after Contra Force.
✓ If you enjoyed Contra Force, expect single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: offline and visual third person, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: visuals.
Released 13 years after Contra Force.
✓ Like Contra Force, it's known for multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, MMO world and community and online features, while skipping shooter
Created by Me and my bud, Angel 😎. Game made for the Retro Jam 2021. Also our first game jam and game. The theme was SIDE-EFFECTS but we chose not to use the theme. You play as a Pirate who wants all the gold in the (small) world.
Where it drifts furthest from Contra Force: game mode.
Released 29 years after Contra Force.
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