Occasional strong profanity in dialogue.
Realistic gunfights and melee combat against human enemies and mutated foes; no gore or dismemberment.
Themes of grief, loss, corruption, and a hostile invasion of the human mind.
A tense, atmospheric setting with eerie environments, paranormal enemies, and unsettling imagery.
Fictional occult elements such as the Hiss, a hostile entity from another dimension, and the Oldest House's paranormal nature.
Control is a third-person action-adventure game set in a mysterious, constantly-shifting government building in New York City. The player, as Jesse Faden, wields a shape-shifting firearm and psychic powers to fight possessed agents and other supernatural threats. The tone is dark and atmospheric, with mature themes of grief, conspiracy, and paranormal horror. Combat involves firearms and psychic attacks with blood effects, and the story includes references to otherworldly entities and a dimensional rift. There is no online interaction or in-game purchasing.
The game presents its supernatural and conspiracy elements as a cautionary tale about corruption, grief, and the dangers of unchecked authority, framed through a protagonist who is searching for her brother and trying to unravel a larger mystery.
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