Control
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Control

3 critics 13 lists ★ 4.2/5 RAWG ActionShooterAdventure

Control is a surrealist low-fantasy game about a secret organization that deals with the paranormal activities. ###Plot The game follows Jesse Faden, a woman with superhuman powers. She works with the Federal Bureau of Control, a secret governmental organization that deals with the paranormal phenomena, often by annihilating it as a threat. The Bureau headquarters, known as the Oldest House, is taken over by a supernatural power called the Hiss. The director of Bureau, Zachariah Trench, is killed, and Faden is unexpectedly promoted to his place, while the ghost of her predecessor haunts her. She has to travel the endless corridors of the Oldest House and defeat the Hiss using magical Dir

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Jesse Faden navigating the Oldest House is a visual feast of brutalist architecture and shifting, impossible spaces. The Federal Bureau of Control’s war against the Hiss, combined with Jesse's psychic powers and the game's unique, trippy aesthetic, screams for a big-screen interpretation. It's X-Files meets SCP, but with a distinct, stylish flair. The lore is deep, the action is frenetic, and the surreal elements could be breathtaking if a director embraces the weirdness fully.

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Sophie, *Control* is a must-play for that supernatural action vibe. You play as Jesse Faden, a director with telekinetic powers exploring a constantly shifting, brutalist building filled with paranormal entities. The combat feels incredibly satisfying with powers like levitation and throwing objects, and the story is mind-bending in the best way. The aesthetic is just *chef's kiss*, and the whole "uncovering hidden secrets" thing is totally Lara Croft's wheelhouse, but with way more weirdness.

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You explore the Oldest House, a shifting, surreal government building. Reality bends. Objects have strange powers. You wield telekinesis, but the building itself feels alive. It has its own will. You fight for control, yet you are constantly questioning what is real. And who is truly pulling the strings. It’s a mind-bending, action-packed mystery. You are the director. Or just an actor.

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