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Press Ctrl

Press Ctrl

A mind-bending puzzler where your avatar controls another avatar via an in-game keyboard.

Released Mar 16, 2021 Developer Idan Rooze Platforms Windows PuzzleDifficult2DCuteTop-Down
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

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90.3%positive557 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“10/10 The first layer in gave me a feeling of control, the second made it funny, the third layer started to get frustrating, and the final layer made me go through all stages of grief in a matter of seconds. Would play again.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Press Ctrl, developed and published by Idan Rooze, is a minimalist puzzle game that builds an entire experience around a single, deceptively simple idea and then steadily transforms that idea into something far more demanding than it first appears. At a glance, it seems almost…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Jun 06, 2024
Nautical Survival is coming to early access! 🦈

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Mar 18, 2021
God Save the Queen!

Press Ctrl patch notes - March 18, 2020 Gameplay Progress is now saved automatically when entering a new level. Modified some colliders for a more coherent experience. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where a

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Facts & details

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GenresIndie
Player tagsPuzzle · Difficult · 2D · Cute · Top-Down · Funny · Psychological Horror · Linear · Casual · Pixel Graphics · Minimalist · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements7
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 1650 Storage: 60 MB available space