Control Map
The Control Map provides comprehensive coverage of the mysterious Oldest House, helping players navigate its reality-bending corridors and paranormal phenomena. This interactive map tracks every hidden location, case file, and collectible scattered throughout Remedy Entertainment’s supernatural thriller, ensuring nothing gets lost in the Bureau’s labyrinthine headquarters.
Control’s non-linear structure and Metroidvania-style progression make exploration both rewarding and challenging. The Oldest House constantly shifts and evolves, revealing new areas as Jesse Faden gains clearance levels and supernatural abilities. A detailed Control Map becomes essential for tracking your progress through this reality-warping Federal Bureau of Control facility.
How to Use the Control Map
Locations and Exploration features cover Areas, Control Points, and Hidden Locations throughout the Oldest House. These markers guide you to major sectors, safe havens where you can upgrade abilities, and secret rooms that house powerful weapons or story revelations. Control Points serve as fast travel hubs and upgrade stations, making their locations crucial for efficient traversal.
Collectibles and Documentation encompass Case Files, Correspondence, Multimedia files, and Records that piece together the Bureau’s dark history. These narrative elements provide context for Control’s complex mythology while often hiding behind Clearance Level restrictions. The map tracks which documents require specific security clearances, helping you plan return visits as Jesse’s authority increases.
Resources and Equipment include Supply Crates, Vending Machines, and Costume locations for maintaining Jesse’s arsenal and appearance. Supply Crates contain Source, the currency needed for ability upgrades, while Vending Machines offer weapon modifications and consumables. Costumes provide cosmetic variety and sometimes reference Remedy’s other games.
Progression Gates highlight Locked Doors and Clearance Level requirements that block access to new areas. The map clearly indicates which barriers require specific keycards, abilities, or story progression, preventing frustration when exploring the facility’s interconnected departments.
What the Control Map Can Do
Navigate the Oldest House Layout
Control’s architectural impossibilities create a confusing environment where rooms shift and corridors lead to unexpected destinations. The interactive map provides stable reference points for navigation, marking elevator locations, department entrances, and the relationships between different facility sectors. This spatial awareness prevents getting lost during intense combat sequences or when backtracking for missed collectibles.
Track Collectible Progress Efficiently
The Bureau contains hundreds of documents, recordings, and hidden items that flesh out its paranormal research history. The map’s filtering system lets you focus on specific collectible types, showing completion percentages and highlighting items you might have missed. This systematic approach ensures you experience Control’s full narrative without aimlessly wandering the facility’s maze-like structure.
Plan Clearance Level Returns
Jesse’s security clearance increases throughout the story, gradually unlocking restricted areas and classified documents. The map tracks which locations require specific clearance levels, allowing you to efficiently revisit areas when new permissions become available. This forward planning maximizes exploration efficiency and ensures you don’t overlook newly accessible content.
Optimize Resource Collection Routes
Source and materials for weapon modifications are scattered throughout Supply Crates and defeated enemies. The map helps establish efficient farming routes through areas with high resource density, supporting Jesse’s supernatural ability development. Strategic resource collection becomes crucial during challenging boss encounters and Altered Item investigations.
Support Metroidvania Progression
Control gates progress behind ability unlocks and story developments that open previously inaccessible areas. The map’s comprehensive coverage reveals the full scope of explorable content, helping you understand which areas become available after acquiring new powers like Levitate or Shield. This overview supports thorough exploration without missing optional content or powerful weapon forms.
Control Map Overview
A quick reference for the key features of this interactive map.
| Category | Example | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Control Points | Central Executive Safe Room | Fast travel hubs and ability upgrade stations |
| Case Files | Altered Item reports and incident documentation | Core narrative context and completion tracking |
| Hidden Locations | Janitor’s Assistant office and secret chambers | Powerful weapons and rare materials |
| Clearance Levels | Level 6 Director access areas | Progress gating and return visit planning |
| Supply Crates | Research Sector resource boxes | Source currency for ability upgrades |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this Control map cover?
The Control map covers the complete Oldest House facility, including all major areas like Executive, Research, Maintenance, and Containment sectors. It tracks every collectible type from Case Files to Maneki-neko figurines, plus all Control Points, Hidden Locations, Locked Doors, and Supply Crates throughout Jesse’s supernatural investigation.
How does this map help with completion?
The map provides completion tracking for all collectible categories and shows which items require specific Clearance Levels or story progression. This systematic approach ensures you collect every document, multimedia file, and hidden item needed for 100% completion without missing content due to the facility’s complex layout.
Are collectibles included?
Yes, the map includes comprehensive collectible tracking for Case Files, Correspondence, Multimedia recordings, Records, and Maneki-neko figurines. Each collectible marker shows its exact location and any access requirements, making it easy to systematically gather all narrative documents and hidden items throughout your investigation.
Does this map cover progression systems?
The map tracks Clearance Level requirements that gate access to restricted areas and classified documents. It also shows Control Point locations for ability upgrades and Supply Crate positions for Source farming. This information supports efficient character progression and ensures you can plan return visits when new clearances unlock additional content.
Is this map complete?
The Control map provides complete coverage of the base game’s Oldest House facility, tracking all collectibles, locations, and interactive elements throughout Jesse’s paranormal investigation. The map includes every area accessible during the main campaign and side missions, ensuring comprehensive exploration support for Control’s reality-bending headquarters.
Credit: Control Map by MapGenie
