Control is a fantastic third-person shooter for one player.

The main character is a girl named Jessie, who has supernatural abilities and is an employee of the secret organization "Federal Bureau of Control" (FBC). The game takes place inside a huge building that has been taken over by an extraterrestrial life form. After the death of the FBС director, Jessie is appointed head of the bureau, and now she has to find out the truth about the experiments conducted by the organization, solve many mysteries and take the situation under her control.

At Jessie's disposal are firearms that can be upgraded, as well as various telekinetic abilities. In particular, she can form protective shields from debris, make objects rise into the air, levitate, etc. However, superpowers become available to the heroine not all at once, but gradually, as the game progresses and Jesse receives special items necessary to unlock them.