Remedy Announces Control Resonant at The Game Awards 2025

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Dylan Faden, Jesse Fadens brother, is the protagonist in the new Control sequel titled Control Resonant. Set seven years after the original game, the story unfolds in a paranormal crisis-ridden Manhattan.
The game features an expansive and dynamic open-world environment, offering interconnected zones for exploration, in contrast to the confined setting of The Oldest House in the first game.
Combat has been updated with a new weapon called Aberrant, a malleable blade that adapts to the players fighting style, replacing the Service Weapon from the original game.
Control Resonant promises action RPG elements, featuring diverse missions and challenging encounters within its open-world setting. The game is set for release in 2026 on various platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, and Mac.

Control Resonant: Dylan’s Paranormal Manhattan Crisis (2026)

Remedy Entertainment unveiled Control Resonant at The Game Awards 2025, a sequel that expands the mythology of the Control series by focusing on Dylan Faden, Jesse Faden’s brother. Set seven years after the original game, Control Resonant places Dylan at the center of a paranormal crisis. Having emerged from the custody of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), he finds not only the agency but also all of Manhattan threatened. With Jesse Faden absent, Dylan confronts a cosmic disaster that has transformed New York into a surreal and chaotic landscape of collapsing realities, folded architecture, and incomprehensible forces. Unlike the confined environment of The Oldest House, Control Resonant expands the action to a dangerous, paranormal version of a modern city, offering interconnected and dynamic zones for exploration. The combat retains the franchise’s supernatural powers, now combined with a new malleable weapon called Aberrant—a blade that transforms according to the player’s fighting style. The trailer shown at The Game Awards 2025 featured an actor trapped in a cage, mirroring Dylan’s situation from Control (2019), and highlighted gameplay with slams and slashes instead of the Service Weapon.

Control Resonant’s Ambitious Open-World Action RPG Debut (2026)

The game incorporates action RPG elements, promising diverse missions and challenging encounters within a more open world. Control Resonant is scheduled for release in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), and Mac. Annapurna Interactive is funding half the production costs, and Tencent has invested in both Remedy and its upcoming projects. Remedy promises that this will be the most ambitious project in the franchise to date.

In Case You Missed It

While we’re all ears for any game news that might rock our world, Marcus Thompson has something you won’t want to miss. His latest article from earlier this month, “Control: Resonant Could Be Remedy’s Next Big Announcement” (2025-11-29), dives into the whispers surrounding a new trademark registration in Europe. Fans are buzzing with possibilities of upcoming expansions or even a TV series set in Control’s universe. For now, it’s all speculative fun, but with The Game Awards approaching and Remedy’s confirmed sequel on the way, we’re sure to be treated to some thrilling reveals soon. Click here to join the conversation: Control: Resonant Could Be Remedy’s Next Big Announcement

Specification
Official Name	Control Resonant
Brief Summary	With Control 2, we’ll take another leap into the unknown. It’ll be an unexpected journey. It’ll take a while, but to put it mildly, this is the most exciting project I’ve ever worked on. It’s still early days, but it will be worth the wait.
Platforms	PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X\|S, Mac
Released	December 31, 2026
Genre	Shooter, Adventure
Play Modes	Single player
Content Rating	M
Languages	Chinese (Simplified), English, Korean
Genre	Remedy Entertainment
Genre	Remedy Entertainment, 505 Games