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SCP: Control Error

Chieftain Artworks · Goonswarm Games · 2025-05-30

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 30, 2025 (Linux), May 30, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 27, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

SCP: CONTROL ERROR is a short psychological horror game where you take part in a live experiment inside a restricted underground facility. The test begins. You're observed.

0
playing now
56%
positive of 27 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$0.74
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 10:00 UTC (census sample)

You are Barry Gittings - a man who volunteered for a classified experiment inside the Vortex Complex, a remote underground facility established during the Cold War. You don’t know what’s behind the next door. You don’t know who’s watching. You only know the doors opened, the voice welcomed you, and the test began.(Storyline via IGDB)

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  • · Top 86% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.74-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at Steam (2026-01-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 13 of 26 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.742025-05-302026-08-242025-05-30 — best price $2.542025-06-13 — best price $2.992025-07-14 — best price $1.492025-07-21 — best price $2.992025-08-25 — best price $1.492025-09-01 — best price $2.992025-09-29 — best price $1.492025-10-06 — best price $2.992025-10-13 — best price $1.492025-10-20 — best price $2.992025-12-01 — best price $1.492025-12-08 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-01-05 — best price $2.992026-01-12 — best price $0.742026-01-19 — best price $2.992026-02-23 — best price $0.742026-03-02 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $0.742026-03-26 — best price $2.992026-04-22 — best price $2.992026-04-27 — best price $0.742026-05-04 — best price $2.992026-05-11 — best price $0.742026-05-22 — best price $2.992026-06-18 — best price $0.742026-06-25 — best price $0.742026-07-09 — best price $2.992026-07-13 — best price $0.742026-07-20 — best price $2.992026-08-24 — best price $0.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

26 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian…

Player tags

Dark1980sPuzzleSci-fiScienceAdventureRealisticControllerSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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