50 Games like Control that you should try

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world, while skipping shooter

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and visual 3d, while skipping shooter

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat.

≠ Missing: shooter.

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

✓ Same family of open-world action games: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping horror tension

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and setting space, while skipping horror tension

✓ Same family of open-world action games: third-person shooting, shooter and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping shooter

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping first-person shooting

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting