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Contrast

Puzzle platformer about moving between 3D spaces and 2D shadows

Compulsion Games · Released Nov 15, 2013

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 4,713
Recent reviews
Very Positive
88% of 27 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Feb 15, 2019
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 62/100 (critic reviews)

What is Contrast?

You play Dawn, a young girl's imaginary friend, in a third-person puzzle platformer set in a surreal, noir-inspired 1920s world. You move lights and objects to reshape shadows into paths, solving puzzles to help the girl, Didi.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy family stories told from a child's perspective
  • +you prefer solo adventures over multiplayer games

Not for you if...

  • −you want action-heavy play rather than puzzles and platforming

What players say

90% of 4,713 reviews are positive · 88% of 27 in the last 30 days

Players praise the soundtrack, period art style, and shadow-based puzzles. Several describe the adventure as short.

Screenshots and trailer

Contrast screenshot 1

Contrast system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
WINDOWS XP SP2/WINDOWS VISTA SP1/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
Processor
AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.3 GHz
Graphics
512MB VRAM, COMPATIBLE DIRECTX 9.0C AND SHADER MODEL 3.0, AMD RADEON X2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900 GTX
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
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

Does Contrast have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Contrast run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Contrast use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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