

Press Ctrl
Idan Rooze · March 16, 2021 · Puzzle, Difficult, 2D, Cute, Top-Down
Buy Press Ctrl from Steam at $1.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.
Where to buy Press Ctrl — official stores
Press Ctrl price by region
Press Ctrl costs $1.39 in Georgia (USD), £1.69 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, €1.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$2.59 in Canada, A$2.95 in Australia, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, R$6.99 in Brazil and zł8.99 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.39 | $1.39 | — | 1 | |
| £1.69 | £1.69 | — | 1 | |
| $1.99 | $1.99 | — | 1 | |
| €1.99 | €1.99 | — | 1 | |
| CA$2.59 | CA$2.59 | — | 1 | |
| A$2.95 | A$2.95 | — | 1 | |
| NZ$2.99 | NZ$2.99 | — | 1 | |
| R$6.99 | R$6.99 | — | 1 | |
| zł8.99 | zł8.99 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Press Ctrl
This Game Can Be Annoying
Press Ctrl is a simple but infuriating mind-bending meta-adventure. You control a character, that controls another character, that controls another character, that controls another character. Press Ctrl to win.
An Experiment in Input Systems
The game was originally developed during GMTKJam 2020 based on the theme "Out of Control" and was ranked the #1 most original in the event out of more than 5.4K submissions. This new version features Steam achievements, as well as a fourth, never-before-seen level.
Features
- Unique Inception-style puzzle mechanic
- Weird thumb creatures
- Four deceptively-simple levels of increasing difficulty
- Seven Steam Achievements
Press Ctrl — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Partial controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
More frustrating than interesting. The game isn't on a grid so getting things slightly out of alignment results in a combination of events that push you outside of what you want to do. The concept is good, but the execution leaves so much more. I was hoping for some clever puzzles, but it is more about dexterity and timing than it is about solving things using your brain. 2/102 found this helpful
What scares me about this game is that you could keep going1 found this helpful
Super, super frustrating. The trailer video shows you what to do. But if you get things out of alignment, good luck trying to realign. Pressing an arrow key for exactly the right amount of time means you have to stop on the arrow, and then get off the arrow. Abstracted out 3 times, the timing is insane and mind-bending. For a couple of bucks, I suppose it was worth a laugh. But WAY more frustrating than I would have thought. Fair warning!1 found this helpful
frustrating, but fun short puzzle game
this is the dark souls of stanley parable 10/10 could not finish it due to skill issue
funny game but i aint doing lv3 lol
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