CONTROL Resonant

Remedy's CONTROL sequel follows Dylan Faden through a Manhattan twisted by the Hiss.

Released PS5 Xbox PC Action Adventure Horror

24 Sept 2026 · Paid

About CONTROL Resonant

Accolades Digital Deluxe Edition Expand your experience with the CONTROL Resonant Digital Deluxe Edition which includes: - Main Game - Digital Artbook - Original Soundtrack - Untapped Artifact (Wallet) - Starter Resource Bundle - AWE Mission Outfit About the Game After years in confinement at the hands of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), Dylan Faden emerges into a warped Manhattan at the peak of a paranatural crisis. Charged with combating a mysterious cosmic entity as it alters fundamental aspects of our reality, Dylan must harness his new-found powers to take the fight to the myriad threats overwhelming Manhattan. Join Dylan in this sequel to the multi-award-winning CONTROL to explore the expansive zones of a city overrun by the corrupting influences of the chaotic Hiss, invasive micro-organism, the Mold, and other twisted paranatural threats. On the path to unlocking the full potential of his paranatural abilities Dylan will also seek out his sister, FBC Director Jesse Faden, as he bids to comprehend and contain the dangers that have spilled beyond the confines of the Oldest House to tear our world apart.

• Dylan Faden as protagonist
• Sword and paranormal ability combat
• Twisted Manhattan open setting
• FBC storyline continuation
• Remedy cinematic presentation
• Steam Achievements
• Full controller support
• Steam Trading Cards
• Steam Cloud
• HDR available
• Family Sharing

Storyline

Seven years after the Hiss invasion of the Oldest House, Federal Bureau of Control Director Jesse Faden awakens her comatose brother Dylan by stabbing him with the Aberrant, an Object of Power, before disappearing. Dylan is subsequently recruited by the Board to help deal with the current crisis, as the FBC's HRA defenses have inexplicably failed, allowing the Hiss to breach the Oldest House's lockdown and escape into the outside world. He makes contact with FBC agent Zoe de Vera, who explains that the Hiss escaped while the FBC was dealing with another Altered World Event dubbed the "Patterning", which has cut off Manhattan from the rest of the world and is rapidly warping reality. With the Aberrant, Dylan kills a number of Hiss as well as a paranatural entity called "The Artist" which appears to be hostile to the Hiss. Realizing the severity of the situation, Zoe orders Dylan to report back to the Oldest House for orders. Dylan meets with the Acting co-Director, Head of Research Emily Pope, who allows Dylan to remain free to assist the FBC on the condition he wear a Mobile Containment Device that can remotely incapacitate or kill him. Pope explains that the Patterning appears to be diametrically opposed to the Hiss which she hopes can be weaponized if they can reverse engineer it. To that end, Pope instructs Dylan to hunt down paranatural entities mutated by the Patterning, dubbed "Resonant Entities", to analyze them. Zoe is assigned to be Dylan's handler and is given control of his MCD. Dylan then proceeds to rescue the second Acting co-Director, security chief Simon Arish. However, Arish is hateful of Dylan, and remains suspicious of him due to his role in the original Hiss invasion. After Dylan eliminates enough Resonant Entities, Pope develops a Cancellation Field Device that will hopefully eliminate the Hiss. Dylan is ordered to place the CFD in an underground area called the Sinkhole, but ends up being trapped. Zoe disobeys Arish's orders and rescues Dylan. Zoe is suspended and Arish pushes for the premature activation of the CFD, but the test fire goes awry and accelerates the Patterning. Arish is indefinitely suspended, making Pope the full Acting…

Gameplay

Development on Resonant's gameplay was undertaken by Remedy's largest design team. Control Resonant is an action role-playing game, with Remedy stating that they are "holding on to key tenets of storytelling and spectacle" from the first game while increasing player agency, exploration, and role-playing mechanics in the sequel. Remedy had intended for the Control series to be role-playing games as the first game introduced side quests and dialogue choices but discarded core role-playing gameplay systems such as skill trees or character build systems. Game director Mikael Kasurinen said that Control Resonant "fully commit[s]" to being an action role-playing game with its addition of character statistics, multiple talent trees and customisable weapons. Remedy communications director Thomas Puha called Control Resonant's shift towards more action role-playing elements as a "a natural progression" for the studio. Resonant had a significantly different approach to its gameplay and storytelling perspective, shifting its combat model from a third-person shooter to being melee-focused and starring Dylan Faden as its lead protagonist, the sibling of protagonist Jesse Faden from the first game. Kasurinen said that Control and Control Resonant "stand on their own feet, and they are like expressions of the two different siblings". Dylan's weapon, called the Aberrant, is an expression of his different personality compared to Jesse's Service Weapon. The Aberrant is able to shift into different forms with Dylan able to equip a total of three melee weapons with their own use cases. Sergey Mohov served as the lead gameplay designer for Resonant. According to Mohov, Control Resonant is not an open world game but there are a number of "large, distinct, and expansive zones filled with side activities, hidden encounters, and optional discoveries". Dylan uses supernatural abilities to traverse environments affected by altered gravity. His shift ability allows him to redirect his movement through these areas. Defeating boss enemies known as Resonants unlocks additional supernatural combat abilities.