Control Ultimate Edition comes to Mac in February

Control Ultimate Edition, the action-adventure title from Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy Entertainment, is coming to Mac. The game will launch on Apple computers on February 12, 2025, the studio announced on Tuesday. Remedy also confirmed that the sequel to the 2019 title, currently in development at the studio, would feature RPG elements. Control follows a string of triple-A titles released on silicon-powered Apple Mac models over the past year as part of the iPhone maker’s push to bring more games to its devices.

Control Ultimate Edition comes to Mac

Remedy made the announcement during Capital Markets Day 2024 presentation on Tuesday. “I am also very pleased to say that Control Ultimate Edition will be released for Apple Mac hardware on February 12, 2025,” said Johannes Paloheimo, the studio’s Chief Commercial Officer, during the presentation. The director also promised a “little update” to Control in early 2025, which will unlock “a few cool things” for players.

While the developer hasn’t provided details on the supported Mac models for Control Ultimate Edition, the game will likely release on Mac models M1 or later, as has been the case with modern games released on Apple computers.

Paloheimo also provided an update on the game’s sales performance, confirming that Control had sold over 4.5 million copies on supported platforms. Additionally, Remedy also announced that Control 2 would feature RPG elements, but provided no further details about the game or its release timeline.

During the presentation, Paloheimo also provided an update on Remedy’s Alan Wake franchise, saying the series had attracted more than 15 million players over its lifetime. Alan Wake Remastered, released on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PS4 and PS5 in 2021, has sold more than 1.7 million copies. The sequel, Alan Wake 2, has sold more than 1.8 million copies since its launch in 2023.

Apple has been pushing to bring more games to the Mac
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Gaming on Mac

Control was first released on PC, Xbox One and PS4 in 2019, before the Ultimate Edition, which bundles the base game, the two expansions and other updates in one package, launched in 2020. Control Ultimate Edition later arrived on PS5 and Xbox Series . S/X in 2021.

Over the past year, a slew of triple-A games have launched on Apple devices, including supported iPhone, iPad and Mac models, as part of the company’s gaming push. Titles from the Resident Evil series, Death Stranding Director’s Cut and Assassin’s Creed Mirage are now playable on iPhone 15 Pro and later and on M1-powered iPad and Mac models.

Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown releases on December 3 for Mac, while the Resident Evil 2 remake arrives on Apple devices on December 31. Last month, CD Projekt Red confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition would be released on Apple. silicon-powered Mac models in early 2025.