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Control: AWE

Remedy Entertainment · 2020

Control: AWE

ShooterAdventureIGDB 78Steam 87%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A supernatural action-adventure expansion that demands focus and reflexes, best tackled in dedicated gameplay sessions rather than quick dips."

Heads up: As an expansion to Control, this requires prior familiarity with the base game's story, mechanics, and world; it's not a standalone entry point.
Best session: 45-90 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Missions & levels

Play during your most alert hours—this shooter requires sustained concentration and combat awareness, so avoid late-night sessions when fatigued.

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Expansion
Part of Control

About

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 and mods to the world of Control.

Single playerThird personActionFantasyScience fiction

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Control: AWE — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Control: AWE take?
The minimum meaningful session for Control: AWE is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Control: AWE?
Control: AWE uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Control: AWE pressure you to keep playing?
Control: AWE has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Control: AWE's Session Respect Score?
Control: AWE has a Session Respect Score of 7.7/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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