CONTROL Ultimate Edition

Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments

Remedy Entertainment · Released Aug 27, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 64K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 1,388 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,400; peak 24h 2,238
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Mar 13, 2025

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 64,413 reviews are positive · 83% of 1,388 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.

Screenshots and trailer

CONTROL Ultimate Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

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+

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.