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CONTROL Ultimate Edition cover art

CONTROL Ultimate Edition

Remedy Entertainment · 2020-08-27

SteamEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 02, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Aug 27, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Aug 27, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 27, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 27, 2021 (Google Stadia), Feb 01, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

1,532
playing now
86%
positive of 63k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88
twitch viewers (latest)
83/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (940 ratings)
23h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 31h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

1,532 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

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.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

CONTROL Ultimate Edition trailer thumbnail

Control Ultimate Edition - Launch Trailer | PS5

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,532 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,544 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~818/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3M–2.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 62,949 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$3.41-91%
IndieGala$3.99-90%
Steam$3.99-90%
WinGameStore$3.99-90%
GamersGate$4.00-90%
GreenManGaming$4.00-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.00-90%
GOG$5.99-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.36 at GameBillet (2026-05-18) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 76 of 115 observed days · $0.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.8k2.8k20202026Week of 2020-08-01: 1,416 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,784 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 730 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,321 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,828 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,381 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 702 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,467 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 787 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,156 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 843 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 691 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 668 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 635 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 793 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 877 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 534 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 892 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 78 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.7k3492026-08-06 21:00 — 591 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 349 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 604 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 663 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 463 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 789 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 831 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 529 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 942 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 852 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 406 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 694 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 649 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 360 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 649 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 600 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 435 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 808 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1,022 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 497 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 534 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 789 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 650 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 737 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 910 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,063 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 950 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,656 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,532 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.76$3.412020-08-262026-08-302020-08-26 — best price $39.992020-10-01 — best price $39.992020-11-03 — best price $23.232020-12-04 — best price $39.992021-01-15 — best price $33.892021-03-03 — best price $39.992021-04-12 — best price $35.892021-05-21 — best price $39.992021-07-22 — best price $13.592021-09-11 — best price $33.892021-11-09 — best price $25.992021-12-21 — best price $39.992022-02-05 — best price $33.892022-03-24 — best price $11.992022-05-20 — best price $9.842022-07-17 — best price $17.992022-10-04 — best price $39.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-01-10 — best price $31.992023-03-17 — best price $9.782023-06-30 — best price $7.902023-10-30 — best price $7.792023-12-25 — best price $35.992024-03-17 — best price $39.992024-06-07 — best price $35.892024-08-19 — best price $7.432024-11-22 — best price $7.192025-04-08 — best price $5.992025-07-21 — best price $39.992025-12-05 — best price $39.992026-02-17 — best price $6.002026-05-12 — best price $39.992026-07-14 — best price $37.992026-08-30 — best price $3.41
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

911312026-08-26 19:15 — 307 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 394 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 536 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 467 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 801 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 485 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 150 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 242 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 248 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 133 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 911 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 516 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 393 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 347 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 639 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 282 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 578 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 281 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 519 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 271 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 500 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 355 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 459 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 721 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 88 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
89.5%
earned "Choose to be Chosen"
30.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVHDR availableFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)54,77611%67
PS5 (PlayStation)31,64415%68
PS5 (PlayStation)29,15213%68
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)21,78010%67
PS5 (PlayStation)1,19234%68

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionHorrorSci-fiShooterSurrealAdventureStory RichAtmosphericMetroidvaniaSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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