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As Jesse Faden searches a shifting paranormal bureau for her brother, she battles its invaders with firearms and telekinetic powers.
Released 27 Aug 2020
Hurl Office Debris
Levitate Through Firefights
Explore a Shifting Bureau
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Developed by Remedy Entertainment · Published by Remedy Entertainment
Jesse Faden arrives at the Federal Bureau of Control searching for her missing brother. The secretive agency has been overrun by a supernatural threat, and Jesse becomes its new Director as she tries to uncover what is happening.
Fight the invading forces in third-person combat, combining the Service Weapon’s changing forms with paranormal abilities. Telekinesis lets Jesse hurl objects from her surroundings, while other powers add options such as shielding and levitation.
Explore the Bureau’s shifting rooms and sectors, take on main and side missions, and search for hidden areas and information about the agency’s strange phenomena. Earn upgrades for Jesse’s abilities and weapon, and delve into the additional stories in The Foundation and AWE expansions, included in this edition.
Across the supplied reviews, players often enjoy the Bureau’s eerie, surreal setting and the way documents, recordings, and environmental details gradually build its paranormal lore. Telekinetic combat and the destructible surroundings are recurring highlights, as are the distinctive architecture and unusual side missions. Some reviewers find the story too cryptic, the map hard to navigate, or combat repetitive, so these strengths are not universal.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
CONTROL Ultimate Edition contains the main game and all previously released Expansions ("The Foundation" and "AWE") in one great value package.
A corruptive presence has invaded the Federal Bureau of Control…Only you have the power to stop it. The world is now your weapon in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy through deep and unpredictable environments. Containment has failed, humanity is at stake. Will you regain control?
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Blending open-ended environments with the signature world-building and storytelling of renowned developer, Remedy Entertainment, CONTROL presents an expansive and intensely gratifying gameplay experience.
Key features
Uncover the mysteries
Can you handle the bureau’s dark secrets? Unfold an epic supernatural
struggle, filled with unexpected characters and bizarre events, as you
search for your missing brother, and discover the truth that has brought
you here.
Everything is your weapon
Unleash destruction through transforming weaponry and telekinetic
powers. Discover new ways to annihilate your enemies as you harness
powerful abilities to turn everything around you into a lethal weapon.
Explore a hidden world
Delve deep into the ominous expanses of a secretive government
agency. Explore the Bureau’s shifting environments only to discover
that there is always more than meets the eye…
Fight for control
Battle a relentless enemy through exciting missions and challenging
boss fights to earn powerful upgrades that maximize abilities and
customize your weaponry.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 67 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 85/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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