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Control

Control is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. It follows Jesse Faden, the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), a secret U.S. government agency that investigates and contains phenomena that violate the normal laws of reality.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Control (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original summary of ESRB-reported content, not a full playthrough. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations. Unknown means not established; online interactions are outside this guide.

Record titled Control, not separate Ultimate Edition. ESRB-listed platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series. Only the cited record's edition is covered; no assessment of other releases, mods or later updates.

Catalog ID 178Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Strong

Gunfire and telekinetic attacks against possessed enemies produce substantial blood effects.

Sexual content

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Strong

Spoken profanity includes f**k and sh*t.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

Supernatural possession, bloodied corpses and hanging bodies create disturbing imagery.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T05:28:42Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

ESRB: Control · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Factual source: Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.