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Control

Released: 8/27/2019

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new director struggling to regain control. - Explore diverse environments and shifting architecture in a deep unpredictable world, set within a sprawling New York building - Define your play style by integrating supernatural abilities, upgrades, and modifiable loadouts - Harness dynamic environmental destruction for exciting combat possibilities and master complex ritual to alter your surroundings - Dive into a dark and brutalist-inspired world where daily reality has been corrupted by an otherworldly force

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new director struggling to regain control. - Explore diverse environments and shifting architecture in a deep unpredictable world, set within a sprawling New York building - Define your play style by integrating supernatural abilities, upgrades, and modifiable loadouts - Harness dynamic environmental destruction for exciting combat possibilities and master complex ritual to alter your surroundings - Dive into a dark and brutalist-inspired world where daily reality has been corrupted by an otherworldly force

After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new director struggling to regain control. - Explore diverse environments and shifting architecture in a deep unpredictable world, set within a sprawling New York building - Define your play style by integrating supernatural abilities, upgrades, and modifiable loadouts - Harness dynamic environmental destruction for exciting combat possibilities and master complex ritual to alter your surroundings - Dive into a dark and brutalist-inspired world where daily reality has been corrupted by an otherworldly force

Critics
85
Metacritic
73

Score Breakdown

84.6

Critic Average

155 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

73

Metacritic User Score

3,195 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+11.6
Combined Disparity
+11.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

105 early (68%)48 launch window (31%)2 late (1%)

Review summary

Updated Jan 31, 2021

Based on 155 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 84.6/100. Critics score this game 11.6 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 155)+
  1. David AedoviaFourFaceButtons
    Jan 31, 2021·Late review
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 73/100 · -3.0 pts
  2. Benjamin GuthrieviaBlack Red Gaming
    Feb 14, 2020·Late review
    100/100View review
    Metacritic 73/100 · +27.0 pts
  3. Jeff GerstmannviaGiant Bomb
    Oct 22, 2019·Launch window
    100/100View review
    Metacritic 73/100 · +27.0 pts
  4. Geeks Under Grace StaffviaGeeks Under Grace
    Oct 17, 2019·Launch window
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 73/100 · +12.0 pts
  5. Miguel TeixeiraviaFun Factor
    Sep 30, 2019·Launch window
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 73/100 · +12.0 pts