The Control Group overview

Overview

The Control Group comes from The Control Group, pl4netary and is published by pl4netary. It arrived on Steam on Mar 24, 2026, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Playable without Timed Input, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Control Group's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:49:08 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 3 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Control Group is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Control Group has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Control Group overview details

The Control Group combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Control Group is an online , 2D , multiplayer party game made for creating and bonding friends through fast-paced and fun minigames . Made as a school project , this game is willing to bring you both a competitive and collaborative gaming experience. We offer 11 total minigames, 66 modifiers, a witty narrator , secrets , and more! Each round, a random unique minigame is chosen and up to four players (four players recommended) are randomly split into the Control Group (up to three players) and the Experimental Group (one player). Modifiers are given to all of the players to make the game more interesting! The Experimental Group, being only one player, has the power to pick their own modifier to best defeat the Control Group in the minigame- all the while The Control Group must fight to win against the Experimental Group. Each minigame lasts 90 seconds. Don't forget to check out our Instagram for information about each minigame- as well as some hints towards a hidden minigame!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Control Group is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Playable without Timed Input, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:49:08 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

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Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.