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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…

29 May 2026

Control, I'm Not Coming Back is an adventure developed by Desborde Games, released 29 May 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Control, I'm Not Coming Back is

Control, I'm Not Coming Back is an adventure game developed by Desborde Games and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Control, I'm Not Coming Back launched on 29 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Directive 8020.

Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Directive 8020.

Official trailer

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When did Control, I'm Not Coming Back come out?
Control, I'm Not Coming Back was released on 29 May 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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