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Control

Critic score15 critics
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First release
Aug 27, 2019
Publisher
505 Games
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia

Control is a third-person action-adventure game set in the Federal Bureau of Control, a secretive U.S. government agency that studies paranormal phenomena. Players control Jesse Faden, who arrives at the Bureau's headquarters, the Oldest House, to find it invaded by a hostile force called the Hiss. Gameplay combines supernatural abilities with a shape-shifting firearm, and the environment is reactive and destructible.

Also known as Project 7, Control.exe

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Storyline
After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control. Control is Jesse Faden’s story and her personal search for answers as she grows into the role of the Director. The world of Control has its own story, as do the allies Jesse meets along the way. Jesse works with other Bureau agents and discovers strange experiments and secrets.Read more

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control. Control is Jesse Faden’s story and her personal search for answers as she grows into the role of the Director. The world of Control has its own story, as do the allies Jesse meets along the way. Jesse works with other Bureau agents and discovers strange experiments and secrets.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 27, 2019
PlayStation 4
Aug 27, 2019
Xbox One
Aug 27, 2019
All 7 release dates
Xbox Series X|S
Feb 01, 2021
PlayStation 5
Feb 02, 2021
Xbox Series X|S
Feb 02, 2021
Google Stadia
Jul 27, 2021
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
14h
Main + Extras
21h
Completionist
31h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
exploration, monsters, psychological horror, paranormal, surrealism
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At a Glance

Critic Score
83
Main Story (IGDB)
14h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
21h
Completionist (IGDB)
31h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 52,252 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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