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Contra: Operation Galuga

WayForward · KONAMI · 2024-03-12

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Action

Franchise: Contra · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 12, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 20, 2024 (Xbox One), Jun 20, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 12, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Mar 12, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Mar 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!

Contra: Operation Galuga is an Action game released in 2024, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 975 reviews).

6
playing now
87%
positive of 975 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (946 downloads)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (3,220 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

When the Red Falcon terrorist group takes over the Galuga Islands off the coast of New Zealand, elite Contra commandos Bill Rizer and Lance Bean springs into action, initiating an all-out war in which the fate of mankind hangs in the balance!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 130 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 27,740 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 975 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99-50%
GOG$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.64 at GamesPlanet FR (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 62 of 123 observed days · $28.35 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21721720242026Week of 2024-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2432026-09-15 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 16 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 14 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 9 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 13 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 15 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 14 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
818Mar 2024Aug 2026Mar 2024 — avg 81 · peak 242Apr 2024 — avg 23 · peak 64May 2024 — avg 17 · peak 51Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 28Jul 2024 — avg 13 · peak 33Aug 2024 — avg 11 · peak 31Sep 2024 — avg 18 · peak 66Oct 2024 — avg 17 · peak 41Nov 2024 — avg 8 · peak 30Dec 2024 — avg 14 · peak 40Jan 2025 — avg 14 · peak 42Feb 2025 — avg 14 · peak 35Mar 2025 — avg 17 · peak 43Apr 2025 — avg 11 · peak 32May 2025 — avg 9 · peak 24Jun 2025 — avg 17 · peak 52Jul 2025 — avg 17 · peak 45Aug 2025 — avg 9 · peak 28Sep 2025 — avg 13 · peak 49Oct 2025 — avg 15 · peak 44Nov 2025 — avg 12 · peak 36Dec 2025 — avg 21 · peak 68Jan 2026 — avg 16 · peak 40Feb 2026 — avg 19 · peak 51Mar 2026 — avg 11 · peak 28Apr 2026 — avg 10 · peak 27May 2026 — avg 17 · peak 41Jun 2026 — avg 10 · peak 31Jul 2026 — avg 15 · peak 35Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$43.99$8.742024-03-112026-10-142024-03-11 — best price $39.992024-03-26 — best price $35.992024-05-13 — best price $22.992024-08-02 — best price $20.992024-09-14 — best price $39.992024-10-17 — best price $39.992024-11-02 — best price $31.492024-12-03 — best price $35.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-01-28 — best price $18.712025-02-17 — best price $35.992025-03-21 — best price $31.492025-04-16 — best price $23.992025-05-12 — best price $16.622025-06-09 — best price $21.592025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-08-14 — best price $19.992025-09-17 — best price $39.992025-10-23 — best price $18.712025-11-21 — best price $19.192025-12-06 — best price $39.992026-01-02 — best price $39.992026-02-12 — best price $19.992026-02-23 — best price $39.992026-03-25 — best price $20.002026-04-16 — best price $19.992026-05-05 — best price $39.992026-05-26 — best price $39.992026-06-13 — best price $35.992026-06-30 — best price $19.992026-07-31 — best price $13.992026-08-31 — best price $19.992026-09-06 — best price $19.992026-09-12 — best price $39.992026-09-18 — best price $39.992026-09-24 — best price $39.992026-09-30 — best price $39.992026-10-06 — best price $39.992026-10-12 — best price $39.992026-10-14 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
88.2%
earned "A Warm Gun"
9.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-01-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)1,57612%42
Steam (Steam)1,1003%41
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)9344%41
PS4 (PlayStation)29721%42
Switch (Nintendo)600%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

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Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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