Control

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Top Critic Average

89%

Critics Recommend

Game Rant
4.5 / 5
IGN
8.8 / 10
PC Gamer
88 / 100
Eurogamer
Recommended
GamesRadar+
4.5 / 5
Game Informer
8.8 / 10
GameSpot
8 / 10
Giant Bomb
5 / 5
Creators: 505 Games, Remedy Entertainment
Release Date: Aug 27, 2019 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5

Control Review Summary

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Engaging Narrative

Control features an thrilling story of government espionage and paranatural phenomena.

Distinctive Combat System

Control let's you utilise paranatural powers by using the environment around you to take down enemies.

Unparalleled World Design

The Oldest House is an absolute joy to wander and discover, it's a masterclass in world design.

Control is one of the most unique game releases of 2019, but its solid gameplay, engaging narrative and stellar world design make it an absolute delight to play.


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Control - Launch Trailer - Out on the 27th of August (ESRB)

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What is Control: Seizing Power (PEGI)

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What is Control: Searching For The Truth (PEGI)


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Critic Reviews for Control

Control offers over-the-top action, a bizarre but interesting story, and a focus on fun over realism that helps solidify it as one of the year's best.

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Control is set in an engrossingly weird paranormal world that I couldn’t help but explore.

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Jesse's telekinesis joins Half-Life 2's juiced gravity gun in the videogame physics toy hall of fame.

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Giddy action and astonishing art design combine in one of the great locations of modern video games.

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The perfect blend of narrative and gameplay, coherency and strangeness, Control is a game we'll be talking about for generations.

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Control's intense firefights are fun, but they don't evolve much in the second half. Fortunately, its unsettling mood and explosive moments more than balance the scales

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A different kind of haunted house makes Control hard to resist.

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Control feels like Remedy firing on all cylinders, resulting in a smart and sensational action-adventure.

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Industry Coverage

Remedy Reveals Co-Op Shooter FBC Firebreak

Remedy Reveals Co-Op Shooter FBC Firebreak

Remedy has unveiled its first ever multiplayer game, a co-op first person shooter called FBC Firebreak.

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Remedy Entertainment Gives Positive Update On Control 2

Remedy Entertainment Gives Positive Update On Control 2

Remedy Entertainment clarifies that production of its sequel to 2019's hit action game Control is unaffected by a change to one of its partners.

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Remedy Provides Encouraging Update on Control 2

Remedy Provides Encouraging Update on Control 2

Remedy announces a new strategic collaboration with a well-known publisher that bodes well for Control 2, as well as the reach of Remedy's other IPs.

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The Control Multiplayer Spin-Off Is In A Playable State

The Control Multiplayer Spin-Off Is In A Playable State

Codename Condor, a multiplayer Control spin-off, is undergoing internal playtests over at Remedy.

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