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Partial Control

Overcome the limitations of having a hacked brain and still survive. Most of the time you have no control, but at key moments you can take decisions that are vital: think them through very carefully. The rest of the time, watch your body act and hope you make it out alive...

Simulation Strategy Indie Sci-fi Turn-Based Tactics
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Summary

You are a crew member of a cyborg space ship. A signal passes through the ship and hacks everyone's brains. The entire crew loses control and they all start killing each other. It becomes a huge battle royal. However, for some reason, you aren't affected like the others by the hack: you manage to keep partial control over your own actions. Despite your cerebral limitations you are still the only one left that can do something and save the ship.
The situation of living the adventure with a hacked brain translates to an interesting game play in which you do not control yourself in real time. Instead you can only make specific decisions at specific moments when the hack in your brain lets you. During these moments time pauses leaving you all the time you want to make your decisions. When you finish taking your decisions you must unpause time and watch your mindless automated body act. During this time you can only hope to survive until the next time your hacked brain allows you to make a conscious choice.

Content

Campaign:
The campaign is made out of 81 levels accompanied by a small story line that will immerse you into the depth of a dark mysterious future.

Chaotic Universes Mode:
In this mode levels are randomly generated. Every attempt to beat a 'Chaotic Universe' is a different experience. There is a total of 5 Chaotic Universes that get harder and harder. Each Chaotic Universe is made out of 26 levels. During an attempt to beat a chaotic universe you won't be able to save your progress, so if you lose all your lives you will have to restart the 26 levels from the beginning. This mode is extremely unforgiving and it's only recommended for more experienced players. It's not even sure that the final chaotic universe is beatable.

Sandbox mode:
In this mode you can create your own levels and save them. Creating levels is very simple, it's just a matter of dropping elements into the field. You can mix item compositions to create insane fight scenarios. In this mode you can also view the saved replays of your exploits. You can even retry to beat the levels from the replays.

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+, 8, 10, 64bit
  • Processor: Intel core i5-3210M CPU @2.5GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce GT 630 2GB
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: non
  • Additional Notes: If the free demo works the whole game will work.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Cavern Head
Content warning
There is mainly fights with cyborgs shooting each other and stabbing each other. The cyborgs are completely metallic so there is no blood and the style of the game is not realistic.
Achievements
9
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
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Value Score

Great Value — 79th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 79th percentile. Priced as Market at $12.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Value Ratio Top 21%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Partial Control worth buying right now?
Wait — $12.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
When does Partial Control go on sale?
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Is Partial Control free to play?
Partial Control costs $12.99 on Steam.
What genre is Partial Control?
Partial Control is a Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Partial Control?
Partial Control was developed by Cavern Head and published by Cavern Head.
What platforms does Partial Control support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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