Contra: Operation Galuga

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 992 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 4.9h for positive, 3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (88.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (41)

• A Warm Gun Stack a weapon to Level 2. 100%
• New Hotness Overload a special weapon. 93%
• Contra Rebirth Score enough points to earn an Extra Life. 90%
• Infiltration Complete Stage 1 in Story Mode. 80%
• Guerilla Tactics Purchase something from the Perk Shop. 66%
• Valuable Intel Complete Stage 2 in Story Mode. 61%
• A New Ally? Complete Stage 3 in Story Mode. 49%
• Desperate Plan Complete Stage 4 in Story Mode. 42%
• Confronting Fate Complete Stage 5 in Story Mode. 38%
• Lost Cause Complete Stage 6 in Story Mode. 32%
• At Evil's Doorstep Complete Stage 7 in Story Mode. 31%
• Locked & Overloaded Overload each weapon type at least once. 30%
• Earth is Saved Complete Stage 8 in Story Mode. 28%
• DNA Crisis Discover Bradley's fate... 27%
• Demolition Fan Defeat the Super Wall in Arcade Mode Stage 1 without dying. 21%
• Attack Aggressively Defeat any boss in Arcade Mode without taking damage. 18%
• Gryzor noob Complete a Challenge in Challenge Mode. 14%
• Mangled Mutant Defeat the Mutant Lieutenant in Arcade Mode Stage 2 without dying. 13%
• Consider yourself a Hero Complete Arcade Mode. 13%
• Team Spirits Have a life stolen in Multiplayer. 11%
• Welcome to Earth Defeat Gromaides in Arcade Mode Stage 3 without dying. 11%
• Contra Force Purchase a Player Character from the Perk Shop. 10%
• Cardiac Arrest Defeat the Alien Heart in Arcade Mode Stage 4 without dying. 9.8%
• It's Time for Reverb Purchase an Alternate Soundtrack from the Perk Shop. 9.6%
• You Remembered Input the Konami Code. You know the drill. 9.3%
• Vandal Heart Steal a life from another player in Multiplayer. 8.8%
• Vile Alien War Mongers Defeat 10,000 enemies total. 8.2%
• Caterpiercer Defeat the Devil Worm in Arcade Mode Stage 5 without dying. 7.5%
• Cheesed It! Defeat Big Fuzz in Arcade Mode Stage 6 without dying. 5.4%
• Face, Offed Defeat Kimkoh in Arcade Mode Stage 7 without dying. 5.0%
• Bad Kaiju Defeat Dragon God Java in Arcade Mode Stage 8 without dying. 4.6%
• Bury Me with my Money Earn 40,000 Contra Coins overall. 4.6%
• Rocket Fight Complete the game faster than 59:59. 4.4%
• Hardcore Uprising Complete 10 Challenges in Challenge Mode. 3.9%
• Legacy of Score Earn 350,000 points in a single playthrough. 3.7%
• Overloaded for Bear Overload all weapons at least once. 3.4%
• Violent Bill Defeat 20,000 enemies total. 3.4%
• Shattered Soldier Complete Arcade Mode in 1-Hit Kill mode. 3.2%
• Hard Corps Complete Arcade Mode without Perks equipped. 3.1%
• Ganbare! Go, man! Complete 20 Challenges in Challenge Mode. 2.5%
• Get All Gear Purchase everything from the Perk Shop. 1.9%