Control Resonant Gets Playable PS5 Demo at Tokyo Game Show 2026
The gamescom presentation confirmed that Control Resonant uses an open-ended zone structure rather than an open world and features a single default difficulty, a design choice Remedy says is meant to keep players attacking rather than defending.
Key Facts
- Control Resonant is playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a PS5 demo at the Sega/Atlus booth, Hall 4.
- The game launches digitally on September 24 for Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
- Physical versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release on October 15, with a Mac version planned within 2026.
- Main missions are 25 to 30 hours, or 45 to 50 hours including side quests and side activities.
- The game has no guard, parry, or difficulty settings, but includes an assist mode with adjustable parameters at launch.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Remedy Entertainment announced on August 28, 2026 that Control Resonant, the third-person action-adventure RPG sequel to 2019's Control, will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Attendees can try a PS5 demo at the Sega/Atlus booth in Hall 4, controlling protagonist Dylan Faden as he searches for his sister Jesse Faden in a Manhattan overtaken by paranormal crises. The game launches digitally on September 24 for Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with physical editions for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S following on October 15. A Mac version is planned within 2026. Remedy held a media presentation at gamescom on August 26, showing about 30 minutes of gameplay. The demo revealed that the game has no guard, parry, or difficulty settings, relying instead on dodging and a single default difficulty, though an assist mode with adjustable parameters will be included at launch. The combat loop centers on melee attacks to build power, paranormal abilities to break enemies, and finishers that boost attack power. The game's Resonance Cycle mechanic revives defeated enemies stronger and swaps zone objects after each Resonance is defeated.
- Remedy Entertainment handles both development and publishing in-house.
- The demo build shown at gamescom was from about three weeks prior, with final adjustments including the audio mix still remaining.
- Miika Huttunen, Senior Communications Manager, presented the gamescom demo; Community Manager Julius Fondem held the controller.
- Dylan's transforming melee weapon is called the Aberrant Form, with one version appearing as dual blades and another as a massive drill.
- A correctly timed dodge slows time and increases damage for a while, but this is acquired as a talent rather than available from the start.
- When a reporter compared the game to "Prototype," Remedy said they hear that often and that it was indeed a game they referenced.
- The game's assist mode includes presets by playstyle and adjustable parameters such as power recovery speed, damage taken, and whether enemies' attacks can kill you; values can be raised or lowered.
- The Mold is an extradimensional being that smells and tastes delicious so humans will eat it, transforming them into mold; it escaped the Oldest House lockdown alongside the Hiss.
- Defeated Resonances are not required to be fought; players can skip them and choose the order in which to take them on.
- Dialogue choices come from a circular menu and do not change the story's ending, but they affect how other characters, particularly Dylan's closest ally Zoe, see and speak to him.
- World Quests are side quests where choices can change how the quest itself ends.
- Main missions alone run 25 to 30 hours, with side quests and activities bringing the total to 45 to 50 hours.
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