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Games like Control

Want more weird-fiction action games with psychic powers? Below are the games most like Control — the titles that inspired it, the games sharing its DNA, and the ones it went on to influence. The interactive graph above lets you keep exploring from any of them.

Games similar to Control

  • Bayonetta cover
    Bayonetta
    2009

    A member of an ancient witch clan and possessing powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions, in a game of 100% pure, unadulterated all-out action. Outlandish finishing moves are performed

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    Little Nightmares
    2017

    Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a mysterious world, Little Nightmares follows the journey of Six, a hungry little girl who must escape the Maw, an iron vessel inhabited b

  • Stray cover
    Stray
    2022

    Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. Roam surroundings high and low, defend against unforeseen threats and solve the mysteries of this unwelcoming place inhab

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong cover
    Hollow Knight: Silksong
    2025

    Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your pa

  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 cover
    Marvel's Spider-Man 2
    2023

    Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is an action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Released in October 2023 exclusively for the PlayStation 5, it is a direct sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (

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    Returnal
    2021

    Returnal is a 2021 roguelike third-person shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It follows Selene Vassos, an astronaut who lands on the planet Atropos in search of the mysterious "White Shadow" signal and finds herself trapp

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    Avowed
    2025

    Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. Set in the fictional world of Eora that was first introduced to players in the Pillars of Eternity franchise, Avowed is a first-person fantasy action RPG from the award-winning team at Obsidian En

  • Life is Strange: True Colors cover
    Life is Strange: True Colors
    2021

    Life is Strange is a series of award-winning and critically-acclaimed narrative adventure games. Discover a universe where everyday heroes wield supernatural powers, while dealing with real challenges, real relationships, and real emotions. It's our world... with a twist of the s

  • Bramble: The Mountain King cover
    Bramble: The Mountain King
    2023

    Bramble: The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many

  • Alan Wake II cover
    Alan Wake II
    2023

    Alan Wake 2 marks Remedy Entertainment’s first foray into the survival horror genre. Ritualistic murders in a small town. A writer trapped in a nightmare. An FBI agent looking for answers. Two realities. Two hero characters. One horror story that wants them dead.

The Control series & family

  • Control: The Foundation cover
    Control: The Foundation
    2020

    The Foundation Expansion includes new story content and side missions as well as new weapons and mods inspired by the Oldest House's mysterious origins.

  • Control: AWE cover
    Control: AWE
    2020

    The Bureau studied its most dangerous Altered World Events in this lost sector. The records were sealed, the objects contained, and their powers abandoned. Now, the sector is breached and the objects are loose… AWE brings new story content and side missions as well as new weapons

About Control

Control is a third-person action-adventure game set in the Federal Bureau of Control, a secretive U.S. government agency that studies paranormal phenomena. Players control Jesse Faden, who arrives at the Bureau's headquarters, the Oldest House, to find it invaded by a hostile force called the Hiss. Gameplay combines supernatural abilities with a shape-shifting firearm, and the environment is reactive and destructible.

FAQ

What games are similar to Control?
Some of the closest matches are Bayonetta, Little Nightmares, Stray, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Returnal. Scroll back up to keep exploring in the interactive graph.
What inspired Control?
Control sits inside the Shooter / Adventure tradition. Shared themes, mechanics, and studio history all show up in the graph — see how we score the matches.

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