Control Resonant Gets First Playable Demo at Gamescom 2026
The playable demo gives attendees their first hands-on look at a sequel that shifts protagonist focus from Jesse to Dylan Faden, a narrative change the sources highlight as central to the game's story.
Key Facts
- Control Resonant will have its first playable demo at the Level Infinite booth at gamescom 2026, running from August 26 to 30 in Cologne, Germany.
- Control Resonant is scheduled for release on September 24 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
- The game stars Dylan Faden, brother of Control protagonist Jesse Faden, set seven years after the first game.
- Dune: Awakening's console version will be playable at the booth ahead of its September 22 release.
- Hunt: Showdown 1896 will feature a new in-game event playable at the booth, with a meet-and-greet for general visitors on August 26.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
Level Infinite announced on August 5 that it will host a booth at gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, running from August 26 to 30. The booth, located at C071-A070 in Hall 6.1, will offer the first playable demo of Control Resonant, the sequel to Remedy Entertainment's 2019 action game Control. The game is scheduled for release on September 24 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Players control Dylan Faden, brother of the first game's protagonist Jesse Faden, and explore a Manhattan distorted by paranormal threats. The demo will be available in a dedicated area within the Level Infinite booth. Also playable will be the console version of Dune: Awakening, an open-world survival game set on Arrakis, scheduled for release on September 22, and a new in-game event for Hunt: Showdown 1896. The booth will also feature unannounced titles available for play, along with activities such as the Wheel of Infinity prize game and photo spots themed around the exhibited titles.
- Dylan Faden's story takes place seven years after the first game, per the 4Gamer.net report.
- Combat combines psychic abilities with a shape-shifting melee weapon, used against the Hiss and the Mold, according to Denfaminicogamer.
- The Dune: Awakening console demo has a photo spot representing the world of Arrakis; the game's Japan release is October 29, versus the global September 22 date.
- Hunt: Showdown 1896's playable event is set under a "Blood Moon," with cosplayers, photo spots, and special guest Raptobot in hunter attire; a general-visitor meet-and-greet runs August 26.
- Media representatives can book interviews and receive a press kit that hints at new formidable enemies for Hunt: Showdown 1896.
- Level Infinite is Tencent's global game brand, publisher of PUBG MOBILE, Honor of Kings, and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, and co-partner on Funcom's Dune: Awakening and Warhammer 40K: Darktide.
- Booth activities include the Wheel of Infinity prize game and photo spots themed around the exhibited titles, alongside unannounced titles available for play.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.