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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 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-18.

89.7%positive612 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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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

7achievements
54.6%median completion
20.2%rarest: Ctrl Freak
99.0% of players 81.5% of players 65.6% of players 54.6% of players 34.6% of players 20.3% of players 20.2% of players 99.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
99.0%You Did It! — Hidden achievement
81.5%Out of Ctrl — Beat level 1
65.6%Voluntary Esc — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
20.2%Ctrl Freak — Hidden achievement
20.3%You're in Ctrl — Beat level 4
34.6%Esc Artist — Beat level 3

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US1.99 USD
EU1.99 EUR
UK1.69 GBP
Australia2.95 AUD
Canada2.59 CAD
Japan235 JPY
Brazil6.99 BRL
China11.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$1.3 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$2.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2860990/Nautical_Survival/ AHOY, MATEYS! NAUTICAL SURVIVAL is my upcoming survivor-like auto-shooter set in a vast, unforgiving ocean. Command a heavily armed vessel

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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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.

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
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