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CONTROL Ultimate Edition cover art

CONTROL Ultimate Edition

Remedy Entertainment · 2020-08-27

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

CONTROL Ultimate Edition is a 2020 Action and Adventure game priced at $3.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (86% of 64205 reviews) sentiment.

1,785
playing now
86%
positive of 66k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
489
twitch viewers (latest)
18.1
viewers/channel (concentration)
83/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (940 ratings)
85/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend · from 38 critics
23h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 31h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

1,785 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 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
  • · 1,785 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,900 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~863/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.3M–3.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 66,083 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$4.96-88%
GOG$5.99-85%
IndieGala$5.99-85%
Steam$5.99-85%
WinGameStore$5.99-85%
GamersGate$6.00-85%
GreenManGaming$6.00-85%
Microsoft Store$29.99

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 112 of 146 observed days · $2.63 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: 571 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,468 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 276 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 112 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.3k1.1k2026-09-15 11:00 — 1,152 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 1,799 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,195 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,880 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 3,594 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 2,190 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,393 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 2,754 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 2,834 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 2,672 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 3,066 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 2,398 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,488 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 2,623 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 3,937 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 1,692 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 2,211 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 2,620 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,676 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 2,456 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 3,777 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,908 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,349 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 1,785 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.6k298Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 2,648 · peak 7,130Nov 2020 — avg 1,022 · peak 3,358Jan 2021 — avg 1,259 · peak 2,900Mar 2021 — avg 804 · peak 1,687May 2021 — avg 959 · peak 2,365Jul 2021 — avg 955 · peak 1,764Sep 2021 — avg 814 · peak 2,271Nov 2021 — avg 510 · peak 1,104Jan 2022 — avg 679 · peak 1,428Mar 2022 — avg 308 · peak 550May 2022 — avg 332 · peak 613Jul 2022 — avg 709 · peak 2,048Sep 2022 — avg 583 · peak 1,705Nov 2022 — avg 496 · peak 1,065Jan 2023 — avg 560 · peak 1,057Mar 2023 — avg 376 · peak 804May 2023 — avg 354 · peak 664Jul 2023 — avg 510 · peak 954Sep 2023 — avg 411 · peak 1,019Nov 2023 — avg 911 · peak 1,883Jan 2024 — avg 678 · peak 1,450Mar 2024 — avg 439 · peak 1,045May 2024 — avg 502 · peak 1,434Jul 2024 — avg 459 · peak 920Sep 2024 — avg 436 · peak 1,078Nov 2024 — avg 481 · peak 1,084Jan 2025 — avg 476 · peak 1,073Mar 2025 — avg 398 · peak 870May 2025 — avg 298 · peak 634Jul 2025 — avg 533 · peak 1,085Sep 2025 — avg 679 · peak 2,023Nov 2025 — avg 642 · peak 1,462Jan 2026 — avg 1,030 · peak 2,231Mar 2026 — avg 631 · peak 1,270May 2026 — avg 537 · peak 1,028Jul 2026 — avg 692 · peak 1,474Aug 2026 — avg 819 · peak 2,837
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1861862026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 186 new positive2026-09-21: 22 new negative2026-09-22: 60 new positive2026-09-22: 9 new negative2026-09-23: 61 new positive2026-09-23: 8 new negative2026-09-24: 60 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-25: 69 new positive2026-09-25: 15 new negative2026-09-26: 67 new positive2026-09-26: 15 new negative2026-09-27: 88 new positive2026-09-27: 12 new negative2026-09-28: 103 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-09-29: 65 new positive2026-09-29: 9 new negative2026-09-30: 64 new positive2026-09-30: 8 new negative2026-10-01: 61 new positive2026-10-01: 7 new negative2026-10-02: 44 new positive2026-10-02: 6 new negative2026-10-03: 46 new positive2026-10-03: 10 new negative2026-10-04: 77 new positive2026-10-04: 10 new negative2026-10-05: 143 new positive2026-10-05: 22 new negative2026-10-06: 59 new positive2026-10-06: 7 new negative2026-10-07: 49 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-08: 50 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 40 new positive2026-10-09: 7 new negative2026-10-10: 64 new positive2026-10-10: 7 new negative2026-10-11: 57 new positive2026-10-11: 12 new negative2026-10-12: 62 new positive2026-10-12: 6 new negative2026-10-13: 44 new positive2026-10-13: 5 new negative2026-10-14: 39 new positive2026-10-14: 7 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$3.412020-08-262026-10-152020-08-26 — best price $39.992020-10-02 — best price $35.892020-11-06 — best price $35.992020-12-08 — best price $33.892021-01-24 — best price $31.912021-03-11 — best price $29.992021-04-21 — best price $19.992021-06-04 — best price $33.892021-08-13 — best price $13.992021-10-05 — best price $31.912021-12-02 — best price $9.572022-01-15 — best price $39.992022-03-01 — best price $12.002022-04-22 — best price $11.992022-06-27 — best price $9.832022-08-30 — best price $39.992022-11-15 — best price $31.992022-12-27 — best price $10.992023-02-17 — best price $21.992023-05-30 — best price $31.872023-10-10 — best price $39.992023-12-21 — best price $8.002024-03-14 — best price $7.442024-06-04 — best price $33.992024-08-19 — best price $7.432024-11-26 — best price $7.992025-04-21 — best price $11.992025-08-01 — best price $39.992025-12-13 — best price $39.992026-03-04 — best price $35.492026-05-25 — best price $5.992026-08-14 — best price $5.992026-09-09 — best price $29.992026-10-08 — best price $4.962026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1.9k202026-10-01 05:34 — 303 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 457 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 315 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 255 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 118 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 322 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 123 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 214 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 176 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 420 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 288 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 1,876 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 291 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 681 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 172 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 612 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 185 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 319 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 705 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 102 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 406 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 149 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 898 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 143 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 77 viewers2026-10-12 20:34 — 299 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 877 viewers2026-10-13 14:34 — 83 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 617 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 563 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 627 viewers2026-10-15 02:34 — 453 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 489 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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