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 | 84 |
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. More than two million copies of the game have been sold as of December 2020.[1]
General information
- Official support page
- Control subreddit
- Official Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- GeForce Tweak Guide
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | Ultimate Edition | |||
Epic Games Store | DRM-free after installation.[2] Ultimate Edition is 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 | ||||
Humble Store | Ultimate Edition | |||
Steam | Ultimate Edition |
Version differences
- Ultimate Edition includes The Foundation and AWE expansions otherwise available as DLC.
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. | |
Astral Dive Suit | Pre-order bonus outfit exclusive to PS4. See Unlock PS4 DLC on how to access it on PC. |
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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] | |
Urban Response Gear | Bonus outfit exclusive to the PS4 Digital Deluxe Edition. See Unlock PS4 DLC on how to access it on PC. |
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Isolation | Bonus mission exclusive to the PS4 Digital Deluxe Edition. See Unlock PS4 DLC on how to access it on PC. |
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.[4] |
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Modify a game file[5][6] |
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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 |
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\ |
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 | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | See Multi-monitor. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ scaling, pillarboxed FMVs, menu and loading screens.[7] See Multi-monitor for 32:9. |
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4K Ultra HD | [8] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use this tool or this cheat table. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | As Texture Filtering. Low, Medium, High. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA[9] is always enabled[10] unless forced off with this cheat table. Optional 2/4x MSAA, or DLSS on compatible hardware. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always enabled at menu screens.[11] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | [12] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | [13] | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Limited to the DirectX 12 mode. | ||
Color blind mode | Enemy health bar color choice between orange and yellow. |
Multi-monitor
Modify game files for superwide and multi-monitor support[14] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No acceleration. [15] | |
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.[16] |
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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 | [17] | |
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Xbox button prompts | [17] | |
Impulse Trigger vibration | [18] |
PlayStation controllers | Requires an XInput wrapper, see the glossary page for applicable tools.[19][20][21] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | Set Options > Interface > Controller Button Layout to PS .[19][22] |
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Light bar support | [23] | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | V2 tested with wireless, bluetooth, and cable.[23] |
Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [17] | |
Haptic feedback | Vibration strength is adjustable.[17] | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [17] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effects, Dialogue. | |
Surround sound | 7.1[24][25] | |
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 | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
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.[26][27]
Downgrade the Nvidia display drivers to 431.60[28] |
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Crash to desktop when fighting Anchor boss
- Fighting the optional Anchor boss can result in a crash once it starts its first attack or later during the fight.[29]
Reduce/Disable every graphics setting and lower the rendering and display resolution[30] |
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Notes
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Enable Assist Mode in the gameplay settings and activate One-Hit Kills |
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Stuttering when opening the map
- After interacting with the inventory, the game starts to stutter during opening and closing of the map. This only happens after using the mouse to navigate and select different entries in the loadout or collectibles screen for example. Using only the keyboard or a gamepad does not trigger this effect.[31]
- Opening and closing the pause menu (via Esc) fixes this issue temporarily until interacting with the inventory again.[30]
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[32] |
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Hiss voices are in a different language
- The Hiss incantation spoken by the floating bodies is tied to the OS language and not the actual audio settings.
Change Windows regional format[30] |
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Notes
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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.[33]
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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[34] |
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Update Windows 10 to version 1903[35][36] |
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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[37] |
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Unlock PS4 DLC
Hex-edit the game executable[38] |
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Notes
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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 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 compatible |
Other | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 for ray tracing.[39] |
- 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
- ↑ Control has now sold 2 million copies, following its best month ever in November - last accessed on 2020-12-12
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-23
- Tested at custom resolutions of 3840x1080 and 5760x1080
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 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.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 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.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 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
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2021-01-09
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 2019-08-31
- Tested various effects.
- ↑ Unlock DLC plus FPS fix - Page 14 - File topics - The Nexus Forums - last accessed on 2021-01-09
- ↑ Control - PC requirements - last accessed on 2019-08-19