Remedy Entertainment has finally revealed the sequel to Control and it’s a melee action-RPG called Control Resonant that stars Jesse Faden’s brother, Dylan, and is set in a twisted version of Manhattan. Revealed during The Game Awards 2025, Control Resonant is set to launch in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, and Mac.
The reveal trailer begins with a man sitting in a glass cage within The Oldest House, the setting of 2019’s Control and the New York City-based headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control. Soon after, we learn that the city outside – specifically Manhattan – has been warped and twisted into a kaleidoscope of skyscrapers and streets bending to create sightlines reminiscent of scenes from Inception and Spider-Man: No Way Home. We then see Jesse stab someone lying unconscious on a slab with a strange metal object.
That someone is Dylan Faden, her brother, and that metal object might be the Apparent, the shapeshifting melee weapon he’ll be using to destroy Hiss in Manhattan as the protagonist of Control Resonant.
Check it out in the Control Resonant reveal trailer for yourself below:
Control takes place 17 years after Dylan, a supernatural child like his sister, is kidnapped at age 10 by a mysterious organization – Jesse manages to escape. It ends with Jesse as the new FBC director, with her trusty shapeshifting Service Weapon gun in hand, and the Hiss contained within the Oldest House. Control Resonant takes place seven years later: Jesse has mysteriously disappeared, the Oldest House lockdown has fallen apart, and the Hiss have spilled into Manhattan, warping this city into something far more Remedy.
In a behind-closed-doors virtual preview of the game, creative director Mikael Kasurinen calls Control Resonant an “open-ended” game and not an open-world one, complete with side stories, secrets to uncover, and more. He also says it’s a melee action-RPG – not an action-adventure game, as he calls Control – with “more meaningful progression and real choices,” alongside “distinctive builds” that complement various gameplay styles.
The reveal trailer shows a pretty significant shift from Control’s style, but Control Resonant still looks decidedly Remedy. We don’t know the exact date, but Remedy says Control Resonant launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Mac sometime in 2026.
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