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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Little time ago, I stop feeling scared I stop feeling scared of stopping, of drowning, of just giving up And for the first time in months, I'm scared again For the first time in months I'm hungry, hungry of keep going, hungry to look what's out there Damn it's so so scary This…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“The controls leave out the 'S' key because going backward was never an option. It's a short, free experience leaving you with a beautiful reminder that even when you're completely lost in the void, the only way through is moving forward”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The game is free. It is short. And it is moving. Not often are we so blessed with media like this. You should play it.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Fix: Localization Errors
Hello! We had some wonderful people in the community help us with errors with the French translation! Some other localization errors in the credits have also been fixed. If you find more be sure to re
New languages added!
Hi everyone! Sorry for the wait, but thanks to this amazing community new languages are being added to Control, I'm Not Coming Back! No AI slop translations, everything is made by volunteers who have
An official Discord server is finally here!
It's long overdue, but the Discord server is finally here ! Come join us to stay up to date on updates, special announcements, share fan art, report bugs or simply hang out! Here is the link: https://
Available now on macOS!
Sorry for the long wait but the game is finally available on macOS! If there's any trouble with the build let us know on the community tab or on our email: [email protected] Thank you so much f
Ver 1.0.1 is out! (And the OST too)
We have fixed a couple of things (sorry if the game was broken for like an out hehe): You can see the credits from the main menu after beating the game. Fixed a couple of typos (sorry freesound.org) .
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Walking Simulator · Philosophical · Space · Interactive Fiction · 3D · First-Person · Surreal · Abstract · Psychological · Free to Play · Adventure (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 5 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: i5-6300HQ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 560 Storage: 500 MB available space