Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 12.8-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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Worth it · Shooter · 2020
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Yes, worth it at $5.99.
about 12.8h$5.99 (~)
Better value than 85% of Shooter games
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition scores 72/100 on the BANG Score (worth it). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/870780/control-ultimate-edition<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/870780/control-ultimate-edition"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/870780" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/870780/control-ultimate-edition)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 4h ago.
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Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
Low $3.99High $39.99Now $5.9985% off high
Price line + bands by tier:Worth itFairSkipPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $3.99, set in August 2025. It has been discounted 58 times in the 6 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 15 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne ($9.99, scores 77) beats it on value, while it beats Quantum Break ($7.99, scores 70).
Steam's global achievement data says about 3 percent of players ever finish it. On a 12.8-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.