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SCP: Control Error

Chieftain Artworks · Goonswarm Games · 2025-05-30

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

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.

SCP: Control Error is a 2025 Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game priced at $0.74, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (56% of 27 reviews).

0
playing now
56%
positive of 27 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.74
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 20:00 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)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 70% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

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

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520252026Week of 2025-05-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 20:00 — 0 players
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).

Completion

3
achievements tracked
50%
earned "The last breath"
26.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

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

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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