CONTROL Resonant Launches on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
Steam user reviews stand at 87% positive from over 1,000 entries, and piracy communities are recommending legitimate purchases to support Remedy after its earnings revision and CEO departure last October.
Key Facts
- CONTROL Resonant was released by Remedy Entertainment on September 24, 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
- The digital standard edition of CONTROL Resonant costs 7,920 yen on Steam, Epic Games Store, and PlayStation Store in Japan, and 7,950 yen on Microsoft Store.
- A packaged version of CONTROL Resonant for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S is scheduled for release on October 15.
- Steam user reviews for CONTROL Resonant exceed 1,000 entries, with 87% positive, and its peak concurrent player count on Steam surpassed 34,000.
- An October update for CONTROL Resonant will add New Game++, and Photo Mode is scheduled for around November.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Automaton, Game Spark.
Remedy Entertainment released CONTROL Resonant on September 24, 2026, the sequel to 2019's CONTROL. Players control Dylan Feyden, the brother of the previous protagonist, in a warped Manhattan, fighting with the shape-shifting melee weapon Aberrant. The game is available for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store, plus PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. In Japan, the digital standard edition costs 7,920 yen on Steam, Epic Games Store, and PlayStation Store, and 7,950 yen on Microsoft Store. The digital deluxe edition runs from 8,900 to 8,990 yen depending on storefront. A packaged version for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S is scheduled for October 15, with a SteelBook Edition that includes a case, a fine art print, and a key art poster. The game also supports GeForce NOW from launch, and a Mac version for Steam and the App Store is planned within 2026.
Remedy has outlined its post-launch update schedule. A repeatable "New Game++" arrives in October, letting players replay New Game+ without losing progress. Photo Mode, pushed back at launch to prioritize polishing the main game, is scheduled for around November. Remedy says it is working with virtual photographers in the community to get the mode right. Additional costumes for Dylan are planned, with details to come later.
- The opening credits song is "Upperhand," a new track by Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, with Kalandra's Katrine on vocals. It is on Spotify, Apple Music, and other services.
- The game was announced on June 3 and drew strong attention as the sequel to the popular 2019 original.
- Peak concurrent players on Steam passed 34,000, according to SteamDB.
- Pre-orders are open for release commemorative collaboration goods, including apparel and posters, from iam8bit.
- A Japan sale lists the PS5 version at 6,738 yen.
Remedy revised its earnings forecast downward last October, citing weak sales of FBC: Firebreak, and CEO Tero Virtala resigned. That background is part of why users in piracy communities have urged buying the game to support the studio. A similar call spread around Hollow Knight: Silksong in 2025, when its 2,300 yen price was seen as cheap for its volume. The Japanese Steam listing carries a 7,990 yen price tag.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.