Underplayed Gems

Control Over (2020)

Control Over cover
Developer
Ashcraft
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
2.9 of 5, 38 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Exploring a dark mansion and piecing together fragmented memories through dialogue and object investigation, with a constant sense of unseen control lurking.

atmosphericmysteriousstory richtensedarkchoice drivenslow pacedpuzzle like

What players say

Players describe this as a narrative visual novel with little puzzle gameplay and a heavy focus on text. Many praise the story and atmosphere but warn that the dialogue can feel bloated and repetitive, and that multiple endings require replaying without a proper skip function.

Screenshots

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