Games

Control

Remedy Entertainment

2019•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 21 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhorrorscience fictionsuperherothrillerbusinessmonster/alien/supernaturalpsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatebig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, fresh shooter: dark and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

988 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHorrorScience fictionSuperheroThrillerBusinessMonster/alien/supernaturalPsychologicalAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ExplorationMonstersPsychological horrorParanormalSurrealismCharacter customizationDarkStory driven

Where to play

Details

Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: 505 Games
Released: 27 August 2019
Series: Control
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 14h rushed, 21h normally, 31h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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