Contrast

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Contrast

Short description

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Developer
Compulsion Games
Publisher
Compulsion Games
Release
Fri, Nov 15, 2013
Price
$9.99
Reviews
4,532
Positive
91%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
1
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Features
Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV
Tags
Indie Female Protagonist Adventure Noir Puzzle Platformer Atmospheric Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Third Person Short Story Rich Puzzle-Platformer Mystery Detective 3D Platformer Casual Fantasy Steampunk 3D Vision
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1.9msomewhere between $1.9m and $3.4m · roughly 200K–363K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $9.33, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 7% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

3 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$1.9m → ~$1.9m
Reviews 4,531 → 4,532
Concurrent players 1 → 1
Price $9.99 → $9.99
Positive reviews 90.6% → 90.6%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 286 further data points reach back to Mar 1, 2013 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $2.49 on Jun 27, 2024.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Contrast is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Indie + Female Protagonist + Adventure

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