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CONTROL Ultimate Edition

Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments

Remedy Entertainment · Released Aug 27, 2020

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 55K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
87% of 1,210 in 30 days
Players
813
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 18, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 780
8 GB RAM · 42 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is CONTROL Ultimate Edition?

This single-player third-person action-adventure takes place inside a secret government agency overrun by a supernatural presence. You explore its shifting spaces, complete missions, and fight enemies and bosses with a transforming gun and telekinetic powers while searching for your missing brother.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy surreal science-fiction mysteries and supernatural horror elements
  • +you want third-person combat built around guns and telekinesis
  • +you like piecing together stories from documents and environments

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike navigating confusing, interconnected indoor spaces
  • −you tire quickly of repeated combat encounters and objectives
  • −you prefer fast starts over slow-building stories and abilities

What players say

86% of 55,299 reviews are positive · 87% of 1,210 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the surreal setting, visual design, atmosphere, and combination of gunplay with telekinetic powers. Common complaints focus on repetitive combat and objectives, hard-to-read navigation, and a fragmented, document-heavy story that some find slow or difficult to follow.

Players over time

▼ -72% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 3,211 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026813
Nov 6, 2026621
Nov 5, 2026583
Nov 4, 2026635
Nov 3, 2026670
Nov 2, 2026693
Nov 1, 2026899
Oct 31, 2026842
Oct 30, 2026647
Oct 29, 2026638
Oct 28, 2026692
Oct 27, 20261,057
Oct 26, 20261,242
Oct 25, 20261,506
Oct 24, 20261,388
Oct 23, 20261,287
Oct 22, 20261,426
Oct 21, 20261,431
Oct 20, 20261,521
Oct 18, 20261,972
Oct 17, 20261,835
Oct 16, 20261,684
Oct 15, 20260
Oct 14, 20261,894
Oct 13, 20262,165
Oct 11, 20262,419
Oct 10, 20262,206
Oct 9, 20262,121
Oct 8, 20262,191
Oct 7, 20262,308
Oct 6, 20262,548
Oct 4, 20263,072
Oct 3, 20262,698
Oct 2, 20262,397
Oct 1, 20262,302
Sep 30, 20262,407
Sep 29, 20262,878
Sep 27, 20263,211
Sep 26, 20262,870
Sep 25, 20262,414
Sep 24, 20262,344
Sep 23, 20261,400
Sep 23, 20262,238
Sep 22, 20262,230
Sep 21, 20262,881

How many players finish CONTROL Ultimate Edition?

30% of Steam players have unlocked «Take Control», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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CONTROL Ultimate Edition system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 780, 8 GB RAM, 42 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
42 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support

Recommended

OS
Windows 10, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-7600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660/1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 AMD | For Ray Tracing: GeForce RTX 2060
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
42 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support

Does CONTROL Ultimate Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does CONTROL Ultimate Edition run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
67
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does CONTROL Ultimate Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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