Control walkthrough - Guide and tips for completing the main missions

Control Walkthrough

Control is divided up into a series of main missions.

Each mission will take you to a new area in the Oldest House, the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control, as you try to stop the Hiss and find Dylan. Both the Hiss and a variety of puzzles, however, will try to stop you in your tracks.

The guides below will take you through each mission, explaining how to solve tricky puzzles and defeat the difficult Hiss.

We've also included the location of the various collectables you can discover in your travels through the Oldest House. These range from employee complaints to science presentations, with each one giving you an insight to life at the Bureau.

Be warned, however, these guides do contain spoilers.

Control - Introduction

• Welcome to the Oldest House

Control - Unknown Caller

• Unknown Caller mission: Reaching Communications Dept and Object of Power
• Tommasi boss strategy, how to reach Hotline

Control - Directorial Override

• Directorial Override mission: Reaching Maintenance Sector, Ahti the Janitor location, NSC Power Plant
• Fix NSC Coolant Pumps and Energy Converters puzzle

Control - Old Boy's Club

• Old Boy's Club mission: Finding Marshall, Parapsychology puzzle
• Punchcard locations, Punchcard puzzle solution, HRA Lab and Machine activation

Control - Threshold

• Threshold mission: Turbine Room puzzle solution and Oceanview Motel puzzle solution
• Find the Black Rock Prism by exploring the Black Rock Quarry

Control - My Brother's Keeper

• My Brother's Keeper: Containment Sector, how to reach the Panopticon
• Salvador boss strategy
• Unlock the Levitate power, reaching the P6 Cell

Control - The Face of the Enemy

• Starting The Face of the Enemy mission - finding the Prime Candidate Program
• Searching for the Ordinary AWE in the Containment Sector

Control - Finnish Tango

• Following Ahti's visions to the Restricted Area in the Maintenance Sector

Control - Polaris

• How to navigate the Ashtray Maze and Hedron Chamber
• Cleanse the Siphons strategy and reaching Polaris explained

Control - Final Mission

• Take Control

Control DLC Guides

Control has two DLC expansions - The Foundation and AWE - for those who want to delve deeper into the Oldest House.

Each DLC adventure has a different starting requirement, which you must meet if you want to explore either The Foundation or the Investigations Sector. To discover what these requirements are, along with some tips on downloading the Control DLC expansions, check out our guide below:

• How to start The Foundation DLC and AWE DLC

The DLC expansions are structed in the same manner as the main story campaign for Control, with a set of main missions and a number of side missions. There's also new collectables hidden within each DLC and we've included the locations of the ones we found to help you complete your set.

Below you can find a walkthrough for the The Foundation DLC, which will take you through each of its main missions. Be warned, however, these guides do contain spoilers for The Foundation DLC, so read at your own risk.

The Foundation DLC - The Foundation

• Explore the Foundation and investigate the Nail

The Foundation DLC - The Nail

• How to complete the rituals in the Warehouse and the Collapsed Department
• How to complete the rituals in Canyon Rim and the Deep Cavern
• The Former explained

The Foundation DLC - The Pyramid

• Marshall boss strategy

Below you can find our walkthrough for the AWE DLC, which will take you through each of the main mission. Beware that all of these guides contain spoilers for the AWE DLC, so read at your own risk.

AWE DLC - A Dark Place

• Explore the Investigations Sector and activate the lights in Active Investigations
• How to activate the lights in Active Investigations

AWE DLC - The Third Thing

Eagle Limited AWE area:

• How to solve the Utility Corridor Power Core puzzle
• How to move the train forward in the Eagle Limited AWE area and the Shifted Passages
• How to activate the lights in the AWE Transit Bay

Fra Mauro AWE area:

• How to solve the rail carriage puzzle
• How to escape the darkened corridor and navigate the Shifted Offices
• How to activate the lights in the Fra Mauro AWE

AWE DLC - It's Happening Again

• Get the power back on in the Bright Falls AWE area
• Hartman boss strategy: How to defeat Hartman

Control Side Missions Guides

As you transverse the weird world of the Oldest House, you'll come across other oddities aside from your main mission to find Dylan.

This could be anything from tackling rogue Object of Power to helping out Ahti, the completely normal, janitor. Ahti thinks you're his new assistant and he doesn't want to miss his holiday, so you might as well do as he asks.

These guides do contain spoilers.

Objects of Powers Side Missions:

• A Merry Chase, unlocking the Evade and Air-Evade powers
• A Good Defence, unlocking the Shield power
• A Captive Audience, X-Ray Lightbox puzzle explained to unlock the Seize power

Ahti the Janitor Side Missions:

• What a Mess: Burn the Trash and What a Mess: Clear the Clog side missions
• What a Mess Plant locations, Mold locations and how to unlock the Janitor's Assistant Uniform

Missions started in the Executive Sector:

• Control - Old Growth: finding the Mold samples and defeating Mold-1

Missions started in the Containment Sector:

• Control - Self-Reflection: defeating esseJ, unlocking the Asynchronous Suit

Other Control Guides

As you journey through the Oldest House, you'll encounter a range of oddities aside from the Hiss. If you want to survive, then you need to make sure you're at the top of your supernatural game.

Below you'll find a list of guides that will help you destroy the Hiss and the other dark denizens of the Oldest House:

• Trophy list and Platinum difficulty explained: How to earn all main and hidden trophies
• Jukebox location and rewards: Where to find the Jukebox, Jukebox Tokens, Put a Record On and Expeditions explained
• Outfits: how to unlock every outfit, including the Golden Suit and the Candidate P7 outfit
• Luck and Probability: How to solve the Roulette Wheel puzzle
• Upgrading Abilities explained, including Milestone Rewards and Ability Points
• Unlocking and upgrading Service Weapon Forms explained
• Weapon Mods and Personal Mods, including Astral Constructs explained
• Control length: How long it takes to beat the main campaign and how many missions there are explained

Control Tips and Tricks

Here are some tips and tricks that will help you traverse the Oldest House:

• Don't forget to upgrade Jesse! After completing a Mission you'll be given a number of Abilities points. You can use these to upgrade Jesse's health and various powers. You can do this at the Control Point in Central Executive.
• Always stay on the move in combat. Combat in Control is fast and, if you get stuck in a corner, you can find yourself dead very quickly. For this reason, it's a good idea to stay on the move, dodging bullets and throwing chairs at enemy Hiss.
• Deconstruct any unwanted mods. Deconstructing unwanted Personal and Weapon Mods will supply you with a small amount of Source Energy. You can then use this Source Energy to build new Weapon Forms for your Service Weapon to help you take out the Hiss.
• Collect as many collectables as you can. The Oldest House is full of collectables for you to find. Some are small easter eggs, others hint at dark events in the Bureau's past and a few will unlock new Side Missions for you to complete.

• Set Board Countermeasures. Board Countermeasures are additional little tasks for you to complete as you battle Hiss. A countermeasure can be anything from getting a certain number of headshots or killing a specific enemy. Completing countermeasures will reward you with a range of Weapon and Personal Mods.
• Find new Objects of Power. Objects of Powers are what give Jesse her supernatural powers. You'll find some Objects of Power, like the Floppy Disk, as part of the main storyline, while others are hidden away in Side Missions. Try to find as many Objects of Power as you can to increase Jesse's ability list.
• Always use Personal and Weapon Mods. Personal and Weapon Mods provide you with a variety of boosts - from extra health to increase reload speed. A well chosen Mod could be the difference between winning or losing a battle. So always make sure you stay on top of your Mods!

Good luck in the Oldest House!