Contrast is an indie developed by Compulsion Games, released 15 November 2013 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What Contrast is
Contrast is an indie game developed by Compulsion Games and released in 2013. It was published by Focus Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this universe, where the boundaries between showmanship, magic, intrigue and deception are blurred, you play Dawn, the imaginary friend of a young girl named Didi. You have the power to slip from the 3D dreamscape into the parallel 2D shadow world bound to it. Cast light on a shadowy story by manipulating light sources in the 3D world to distort, enlarge or stretch the 2D shadow world. Manipulating and shifting between light and shadow will be the key elements that you will need to use to solve our world of shadow-based puzzles and help progress Didi's story!
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 22 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Contrast holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 12% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 13 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 57, across 109 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.3 GHz, 2 GB RAM and 512MB VRAM, COMPATIBLE DIRECTX 9.0C AND SHADER MODEL 3.0, AMD RADEON X2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900 GTX. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.
What it launched against
Contrast launched on 15 November 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Super Mario 3D World. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Contrast yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Characters
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