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Contra: Operation Galuga cover art

Contra: Operation Galuga

WayForward · KONAMI · 2024-03-12

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Action

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

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!

5
playing now
87%
positive of 969 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 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

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 35% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 19k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 969 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99-50%

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 56 of 88 observed days · $8.35 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

2432026-08-11 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-21 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 24 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-23 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 13 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 13 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$43.99$8.742024-03-112026-08-302024-03-11 — best price $39.992024-03-22 — best price $35.992024-05-10 — best price $27.992024-06-27 — best price $20.992024-08-12 — best price $25.992024-09-18 — best price $18.042024-10-17 — best price $39.992024-11-01 — best price $39.992024-11-30 — best price $23.992024-12-19 — best price $16.622025-01-04 — best price $35.992025-02-08 — best price $23.992025-02-17 — best price $35.992025-03-20 — best price $39.992025-04-07 — best price $21.592025-05-02 — best price $16.992025-05-20 — best price $23.992025-06-12 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-08-11 — best price $18.002025-09-08 — best price $18.002025-09-30 — best price $12.992025-10-28 — best price $17.992025-11-24 — best price $19.992025-12-06 — best price $39.992025-12-19 — best price $23.992026-02-04 — best price $39.992026-02-17 — best price $13.992026-03-03 — best price $39.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-04-16 — best price $19.992026-05-01 — best price $19.992026-05-15 — best price $39.992026-06-10 — best price $20.002026-06-18 — best price $13.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-07-31 — best price $13.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
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

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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