Control
Developers | |
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Remedy Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
505 Games | |
Engines | |
Northlight | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 27, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
OpenCritic | 84 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi, North America |
Control is a single-player third-person action game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by 505 Games.
The game was first released DRM-free on Epic Games Store on August 27, 2019, followed by its availability on GOG.com and Steam a year later. On January 21, 2021, the game became available on Microsoft Store, included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.[1]
General information
- Official support page
- Control subreddit
- Official Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- GeForce graphics and performance guide
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | Ultimate Edition. | |||
Epic Games Store | DRM-free after installation.[2] Ultimate Edition also available. |
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GamersGate | ||||
GamersGate | Ultimate Edition. | |||
Ultimate Edition. | ||||
GOG.com | Ultimate Edition. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Ultimate Edition. | |||
Humble Store | Choice between Epic Games Store and Steam versions. Ultimate Edition also available. |
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Microsoft Store | ||||
Steam | Ultimate Edition. |
Version differences
- The Ultimate Edition includes The Foundation and AWE expansions, otherwise available as DLC.
- The Ultimate Edition install is 42.83gb, while the Standard edition is 49.58gb despite Steam naming it incorrectly as "Ultimate Edition"
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | The Foundation and AWE expansions. | |
Tactical Response Gear | Pre-order bonus outfit. | |
Crafting Resources Pack | Pre-order bonus resources. | |
The Foundation | First expansion set in a new location, containing new missions, a new enemy type, abilities specific to the story, and in-game mods. | |
AWE | Second expansion set in a new location, containing new missions, a new enemy type, an unlockable weapon form, and in-game mods.[3] | |
Isolation | Side mission exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe Edition.[4] See Unlock PlayStation 4 DLC to access the content. |
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Astral Dive Suit | Bonus outfit exclusive to PlayStation 4.[4] See Unlock PlayStation 4 DLC to access the content. |
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Urban Response Gear | Bonus outfit exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe Edition.[4] See Unlock PlayStation 4 DLC to access the content. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- To also skip the launcher, use the
-dx11
or-dx12
command line arguments to launch the game in the desired DirectX version.
Download and extract this mod into the game folder.[5] |
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Modify a game file[6][7] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Epic Games Launcher | <path-to-game>\renderer.ini %LOCALAPPDATA%\Remedy\Control\Default-Epic-User\preferences\ |
GOG.com | <path-to-game>\renderer.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Control\Saves\preferences_data |
Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\505GAMESS.P.A.ControlPCGP_tefn33qh9azfc\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
Steam | <path-to-game>\renderer.ini <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\870780\remote\preferences_data |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/870780/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Only
renderer.ini
is in plain text.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Epic Games Launcher | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Remedy\Control\Default-Epic-User\ |
GOG.com | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Control\Saves\ |
Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\505GAMESS.P.A.ControlPCGP_tefn33qh9azfc\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\870780\remote\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/870780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use this PCGW community modified dll or this PCGW community patcher. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ scaling over 16:9, pillarboxed FMVs, menu and loading screens.[8] Locked at a max of 21:9 by default, streched after that: use this PCGW community modified dll (which also fixes other UW issues) or this PCGW community patcher for higher aspect ratios. |
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4K Ultra HD | [9] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use this cheat table. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | As Texture Filtering. Low, Medium, High. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA[10] always on[11] unless forced off with this cheat table. Up to 4x MSAA, or DLSS on compatible hardware. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always enabled in menus.[12] Double buffered in fullscreen mode under DX11.[citation needed] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | [13] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | [14] | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Limited to the DirectX 12 mode. | ||
Color blind mode | Enemy health bar color choice between orange and yellow. |
Depth of Field
Turn depth of field off[15] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No acceleration.[16] | |
Mouse sensitivity | 0-100 in increments of 1. Aim mode sensitivity slider is also available. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Vertical and horizontal inversion options. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | For the Big Picture mode of Steam, add <path-to-game>\Control_DX11.exe or <path-to-game>\Control_DX12.exe to it to bypass the game launcher.[17] |
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Controller remapping | Also includes an option for sticks swapping. | |
Controller sensitivity | Vertical and horizontal sliders, with additional sliders for aim mode. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | Vertical and horizontal inversion options. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [18] | |
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Xbox button prompts | [18] | |
Impulse Trigger vibration | [19] |
PlayStation controllers | Requires an XInput wrapper, see the glossary page for applicable tools.[20][21][22] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | Set Options > Interface > Controller Button Layout to PS .[20][23] |
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Light bar support | [24] | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | V2 tested with wireless, Bluetooth, and cable.[24] |
Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [18] | |
Haptic feedback | Vibration strength is adjustable.[18] | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [18] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effects, Dialogue. | |
Surround sound | 7.1[25][26] | |
Subtitles | Size, background, and speaker name display options. Option to translate in-game signs also available. |
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Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Pauses and mutes on focus lost during gameplay, but not at the Loadout menu. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | Fan translation. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Fan translation. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Control - 3D-Vision-Ready-Fix - Losti. | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D Officially supported. See the official vorpX game list. |
Issues unresolved
Crashes with ray tracing enabled on GTX cards
- Having any of the Ray Tracing options enabled in the game may result in crashing on Nvidia GTX graphics cards. Unchecking each related box in the settings solves the issue.[27][28]
Downgrade the Nvidia display drivers to 431.60[29] |
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Crash to desktop when fighting Anchor boss
- Fighting the optional Anchor boss may result in a crash once it starts its first attack or later during the fight.[30]
In Display options menu, disable and lower every graphics quality setting, as well as the main and render resolutions.[31] |
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In Gameplay options menu, enable Assist Mode and activate One-Hit Kills.[31] |
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Stuttering when opening the map
- Accessing the map after using the mouse to interact with inventory items such as loadout entries or collectibles may result in stuttering.[32] Using the keyboard or a gamepad does not trigger this effect.[32]
Open and close the pause menu with Esc to stop the stuttering until the inventory is accessed again.[31] |
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Issues fixed
SSE4.2-supported CPU required
- The game will not start on a system with a CPU that does not support the SSE4.2 instruction set, but the check can be bypassed.
- A CPU with no support for the instruction set is below the system requirements of the game, and likely to cause poor performance.
Remove the SSE4.2 check by modifying a game file[33] |
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Hiss voices are in a different language
- The Hiss incantation language spoken by the floating bodies is tied to that of the operating system, not the in-game audio settings.[31]
Change Windows regional format[31] |
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No choice of DirectX 11 or 12
Use the -dx11 or -dx12 command line arguments to launch the game in the desired DirectX version.[34]
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Blurry textures
- High-resolution textures may not load immediately, resulting in signs, posters, portraits, and other objects briefly appearing blurry when nearby.
Adjust texture streaming behavior[35] |
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Note:
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Windows 10 version 1803 and higher required[37][38] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | Selectable through the launcher or by using command line arguments. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Coherent Labs | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Visual tweaks cheat table
- A cheat table with various visual tweaks is available - including FOV adjustment, free cam, depth of field, bloom, screen space anti-aliasing, object highlights and HUD toggles.
Use Cheat Engine to open the table[39] |
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Unlock PlayStation 4 DLC
- PlayStation 4 versions of the game included two exclusive outfits, an exclusive mission and two rare mods.[4]
Modify the game executables to unlock the content[40][41] |
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Use the FearLess Cheat Engine Cheat Table for Control to unlock any outfit. |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4690 AMD FX-4350 |
Intel Core i5-7600K AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 42 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 280X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible |
Other | GPU feature level 12. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 for ray tracing.[42] |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/870780/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (870780) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Yakuza Remastered Collection, The Medium, and More - last accessed on 2021-01-24
- ↑ Epic Store games you can play without the Epic Launcher - last accessed on 2020-07-05
- ↑ AWE Expansion FAQ Guide - last accessed on 2020-11-16
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Control – Pre-order FAQ - last accessed on 2021-01-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-08-31
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-20
- Found the bytes to be unique pre- and post-1.04 update.
- ↑ disable intros - last accessed on 2019-09-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- Tested at the native monitor resolution of 2560x1080
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- Set 3840x2160 as a custom resolution and selected it in the menu, which resulted in a significant FPS decrease.
- ↑ Eurogamer - Control PC: a vision for the future of real-time rendering? - last accessed on 2019-09-05
- "The game's TAA anti-aliasing does a pretty great job on opaque edges with MSAA helping in keeping transparency edges more stable, or improving consistency on hair effect."
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-05
- Verified that anti-aliasing, seemingly as a result of TAA, is present even with all options and graphical settings disabled/set to the lowest possible.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-12-13
- Tested by setting the monitor refresh rate to 50 Hz and to 75 Hz, reflected in RivaTuner.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- The FPS counter showed over 223 FPS at the lowest settings and resolution.
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2019-08-24
- ↑ how to disable motion blur ?
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- The crosshair returned to the starting position after moving the mouse back at higher speed.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-18
- Tested after the official rollback from 1.04.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-10
- Played through the whole game with an Xbox One controller without noticing any impulse trigger vibrations.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-10
- Confirmed with DualShock 4 v2 controller w/ and w/o an XInput.
- ↑ Does this game support PS4 controller on PC? - last accessed on 2019-08-29
- ↑ Performance Issues / Bugs Megathread comment - last accessed on 2019-08-29
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- Tested with an Xbox controller by selecting the PS Controller Button Layout option.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-10
- Confirmed using a DS4v2 controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-10
- Confirmed full 7.1 usage through Special K.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- The rear speakers were used as intended.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- Encountered and consistently reproduced on a GTX 1070 card.
- ↑ Control system requirements, settings, benchmarks, and performance analysis - last accessed on 2019-08-27
- "DXR mode caused frequent crashes on our GTX 1070, 1080, and 1080 Ti, to the point where we couldn't complete our benchmark sequence. Just leave if off, basically."
- ↑ Performance Issues / Bugs Megathread comment - last accessed on 2019-08-29
- ↑ Anchor Boss Fight Crash!!? : controlgame - last accessed on 2021-01-10
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2021-01-09
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Framedrops/Stuttering when opening the map. :: Control General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-01-09
- ↑ Twitter | beatcracker
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-08-31
- Confirmed the presence of these command line arguments in
Control.exe
as well as how they bypass the auto-detection method that the launcher otherwise does.
- Confirmed the presence of these command line arguments in
- ↑ Reddit - /r/controlgame - PC ultra graphics mod - Also fixes blurry signs, pictures and slow loading textures - last accessed on 2020-10-26
- ↑ Verified by User:Gstone82 on 2022-05-09
- ↑ Fix for inability to enable RTX - last accessed on 2019-08-30
- ↑ PSA: those that are unable to enable RTX and are running w10 1803 or older need to update. - last accessed on 2019-08-30
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-06-15
- Tested various effects in the latest Epic Games Store version as of this date.
- ↑ "(build 1.13; 7.09.20) "Tactical Response" outfit. How to unlock? - last accessed on 2021-01-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-01-10
- Produced the Epic Games Store version solution and verified the outcome by receiving the outfits and extra mods.
- ↑ Control - PC requirements - last accessed on 2019-08-19