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CONTROL Resonant
Developer Remedy Entertainment
Control Resonant is a 2026 action role-playing game developed and published by Remedy Entertainment. It is a sequel to the 2019 game Control and was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 24 September 2026, and will release for macOS later in 2026. The game received generally positive reviews from critics. The story follows Dylan Faden, a paranaturally abled "parautilitarian" who first appeared… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
2,571 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
92
LovedLoved
1,529 positive · 138 negative
95% range 90–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 1529 | 138 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 408 | 36 | 370 |
| Mastodon * | 18 | 3 | 32 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 1 | 31 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
12,105 of 13,052 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 327 yes, 36 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 363 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (13,747 of 15,051 positive).
Some reviewers note technical issues like memory leaks and performance drops. [1][2] A few players find the combat system repetitive and the open world outdated. [3][4]
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Representative posts
- [3]
Control Resonant feels like a game that doesn't know what it wants to be, and isn't willing or able to commit to the ideas it has. Aesthetically everything is gorgeous, especially in some of the more mindbending areas where geometry is folding over itself, for sheer spectacle it's a hard game to beat. From a gameplay perspective, the design of the open world and combat would have been been considered outdated when …
- [7]
I will be doing a full review after I finish the game, for now I just wanted to talk about the game's technical performance. TLDR; it is fluid as butter with Ray Tracing to Ultra. I forgot the last time a game ran this well! No stutters, looks amazing, absolutely flat frame-time. This is how a release should be!
- [10]
in the 18 hours I've played so far, time has flown by me, other games would have me dragging myself just to finish them at this point, but this game is so engaging, so fun, I can't even tell if I'm in the end game; I just can't wait to keep going. This is more than I could have ever dreamed from a sequel to Control; the story is amazing, so many questions answered, yet so many more have emerged. I love. Every. …
- [5]
Combat is fluid and snappy. Runs and looks good on a 3060 TI. Enemies are not spongy at all! Either the reviewers didn't know how to take advantage of all the mechanics, or they really buffed Dylans damage before launch. Either way, combat is really fast!
- [6]
Have you ever had a dream where you’ve defied gravity? Yeah, that’s what Resonant feels like in a weird way. I’m only 6 hours in, but so far, the game is very good. It’s highly optimized, has great combat, and looks absolutely amazing. The combat feels incredibly responsive and fluid, and it makes me feel like a superhero. The movement, attacks, and overall flow of combat feel really satisfying. It’s refreshing to …
Summarised from 34 of the 581 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 363 Steam reviewers we collected recommend CONTROL Resonant. The complaint that keeps coming up: memory leak causes performance drops after an hour. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Control Resonant received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic, with OpenCritic reporting that 86% of critics recommended the game. IGN gave the game an 8 out of 10, complimenting its combat system and design while noting that the late game can be tedious. IGN also wrote that the role-playing game mechanics offer some flexibility but are lacking in depth. The New York Times published a review which praised the game's portrayal of Manhattan and its potential for exploration, and also that there is a disconnect between the gameplay and storytelling: story and character development are bound to "cut scenes and flashbacks with stiff, unnatural…
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Reactions
60 of 2,571 · most liked firstIt feels like a perfect blend of the movie Inception and the video game Prototype. Remedy never disappoints.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NEW: Remedy's latest game, Control Resonant, is filled with art galleries. The galleries are filled with real art When I began talking to Remedy about it, I was delighted to discover who the artists are: many are the game developers' parents My story... www.gamefile.news/p/control-re...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game feels like Remedy found a schizophrenic's diary and gave it a budget. Would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will be doing a full review after I finish the game, for now I just wanted to talk about the game's technical performance. TLDR; it is fluid as butter with Ray Tracing to Ultra. I forgot the last time a game ran this well! No stutters, looks amazing, absolutely flat frame-time. This is how a release should be!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I normally wouldn't write a review this early and will likely update it later but something you need to know before buying: DO NOT BUY THE DELUXE VERSION IF YOU WANT THE OST OUTSIDE OF THE GAME. It follows that closed box model from consoles where the soundtrack is only playable from the main menu, full power GPU/CPU burning be damned. Useless for most people who actually care about soundtracks on PC games. I bought it to load onto my music server, mobile devices etc. and play high quality…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alan Wake 2's lifetime sales have exceeded 3 million copies Control Resonant - 1.5 million wishlists across platforms. Healthy momentum on preorders, game tracking well against comparable titles in its launch window storage.googleapis.com/inderes-widg...
neutral · AI labelView post →Control Resonant is both a totally different game and also still very much a Control game, as far as I can tell. Seems very cool so far, feels real good.
positive · AI labelView post →Hey it's me, a dev at Remedy. I made some of the trailers for CONTROL Resonant! I'll be streaming the game for a few hours when it launches on September 24th at 10AM EDT, 9AM CDT, 7AM PDT, 3PM BST, 5PM EEST over at twitch.tv/chipcheezum
neutral · AI labelView post →finally dawned on me why i've been having a riot of a time with Control Resonant, and it's that they made a new inFamous game
positive · AI labelView post →Control Resonant has gone gold. Physical release delayed to Oct 15th. Game is still releasing digitally on Sept 24th
neutral · AI labelView post →We recently released a hotfix intended to improve the gameplay experience of CONTROL Resonant. Unfortunately, this triggered certain platform mechanisms on PC, forcing players who had already downloaded the game to download it again, thereby causing you unnecessary inconvenience.
neutral · AI labelView post →Reality is bent. Time is warping. The Paranatural Manhattan trailer for CONTROL Resonant is out now, featuring Manalan mailla, an original song made for the game by ethno-pop singer Vilma Jää. CONTROL Resonant releases September 24th 2026. Pre-order now on physical or digital. #CONTROLResonant
neutral · AI labelView post →<The Board / The Management> <Welcomes You Back / Home> <to the Oldest House / Manhatten> <Your presence is required / appreciated once more> <The Hiss / remains a threat> <You must Cleanse / Control / Situation> This gameplay is smooth as butter, the combat is very fun and the exploration is top notch. Feels like Control got beefed up with some steroids. There are some minor performance issues that need to be patched out. But all in all very good experience!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Combat is fluid and snappy. Runs and looks good on a 3060 TI. Enemies are not spongy at all! Either the reviewers didn't know how to take advantage of all the mechanics, or they really buffed Dylans damage before launch. Either way, combat is really fast!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Control Resonant feels like a game that doesn't know what it wants to be, and isn't willing or able to commit to the ideas it has. Aesthetically everything is gorgeous, especially in some of the more mindbending areas where geometry is folding over itself, for sheer spectacle it's a hard game to beat. From a gameplay perspective, the design of the open world and combat would have been been considered outdated when Control 1 came out. I spent the entire game doing the exact same things in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capcom and Remedy carrying the entire AAA industry in 2026. That game is absolutely fantastic. If you enjoyed games of the past like Infamous, Prototype and Devil May Cry. This game will be right up your alley. I highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →in the 18 hours I've played so far, time has flown by me, other games would have me dragging myself just to finish them at this point, but this game is so engaging, so fun, I can't even tell if I'm in the end game; I just can't wait to keep going. This is more than I could have ever dreamed from a sequel to Control; the story is amazing, so many questions answered, yet so many more have emerged. I love. Every. Single. Character, they're just so full of life; seeing old friends from Control and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Control Resonant becomes Remedy's top Steam launch, and even pirates are telling people to buy it.
neutral · AI labelView post →GOAT. That’s honestly all I want to say about this game. Remedy has absolutely nailed it. This game is the definition of PERFECTION. I was expecting something unique, something mind-bending, especially knowing how Remedy makes its games. And considering this is the sequel to Control, I already knew I was in for something interesting. But man... I was completely blown away. The game exceeded my expectations in ways I honestly wasn't prepared for. After 30+ hours, I’m still deep inside…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played CONTROL Resonant and had a very fun time, so here's a video of me playing through the game! Thank you @remedygames.com for sponsoring! youtu.be/y6_pLblp8Ws
positive · AI labelView post →I have thoroughly enjoyed Control Resonant so far and want to continue playing more. So why the negative review then? Because the game currently has a memory leak issue which causes my performance to just drop 30/40 frames after an hour to 2 hours of gameplay. Basically my GPU starts drawing about 100 watts of less power ( from 420W all the way down to 320W) and that results in the aforementioned performance loss. Restarting the game fixes it for a while before the problem starts looping…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art team of CONTROL Resonant has just posted their work on the game on ArtStation. I'm so glad to get to be part of such a skilled and amazing team of people. Here is some of mine. More on my ArtStation site: www.artstation.com/s_schulz
positive · AI labelView post →I love Remedy games so much. I absolutely dig the world they have created and can't get enough of them tying in Alan Wake. Gives me vibes of a Prototype and DMC5 mix. The new melee combat system is fresh and mega fun. Not too easy and not too difficult. Exploration around a warped Manhattan is so great. I never minded the 1st games indoor FBC but having a bit of open world is actually really nice. Surprised how incredibly detailed the city is for how large an area you are in. Time has been…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game piracy groups vow to support Remedy’s Control Resonant to keep the studio alive, saying “not every game needs to be pirated”.
neutral · AI labelView post →CONTROL Resonant released on GOG. CONTROL Resonant, Remedy Entertainment's latest game, is now on GOG. DRM-free as usual.
neutral · AI labelView post →The GB fam asked me to review Control Resonant!! My biggest takeaway is that Control Resonant is a messy game, but a messy game is something beautiful. it’s a challenge to accept learning new tasks, ideas, and the growing pains that come alongside it all. It’s an open acceptance of being wrong
neutral · AI labelView post →CONTROL Resonant Game Update 1.4.0 (adding New Game ++, bug fixes, quality of life improvements & more) controlgame.com/en/blog/cont...
neutral · AI labelView post →GOTY. Game of the Year. The game is truly a video game yknow? Remedy took it up a notch and crafted a masterpiece of an experience. The level design is trippy and engaging, the world and art direction is absolutely gorgeous and a spectacle to look at. The soundtrack, ambience and most especially Zoe's mixtape and story timing that it does play is insanely well done. For the combat I thought it was easy at first but oh boy with more abilities it truly feels like I was moving fluidly weaving…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Amazing Game Held Back By A Boring Combat System I love so much about this game. The visuals, the music, Dylan's characterisation so far, the M. C. Escher/Inception style design of the city being flipped, changed and twisted, the lore and the general feel of the controls, which I find to be fluid and smooth. I just cannot be bothered to sit through what feels like a stock standard open world and a really boring combat system. I feel like there isn't much to offer and I'm not sure a couple…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have you ever had a dream where you’ve defied gravity? Yeah, that’s what Resonant feels like in a weird way. I’m only 6 hours in, but so far, the game is very good. It’s highly optimized, has great combat, and looks absolutely amazing. The combat feels incredibly responsive and fluid, and it makes me feel like a superhero. The movement, attacks, and overall flow of combat feel really satisfying. It’s refreshing to see a AAA game that actually runs this well, especially with ray tracing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Control takes place in one of the most fascinating universes. And to be able to expand more into that universe is amazing. X-Files mixed with the SCP Foundation. Combat is fun and satisfying and there is ton to explore in the detailed environments. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remedy revenue soars by 226% following release of Control Resonant, the developer's fastest selling game ever, marking "a defining milestone for the company".
neutral · AI labelView post →More PS5 game previews from #SummerGameFest Play Days: 🪐 Alien Isolation 2 🌆 Control Resonant 👹 Onimusha: Way of the Sword 🧟 Resident Evil Veronica 🪚 Saw: Genesis play.st/3QtraCJ
neutral · AI labelView post →Control is literally the only game I’ve finished in the last 10 years, so when I heard about Control Resonant I got stupidly excited. I actually ended up buying a new rig after 18 years just because I wanted to play this properly. And man, it did not disappoint. The atmosphere, combat, movement, music, all the weird Remedy ♥♥♥♥… I love it. It just has that feeling most games are missing for me these days. Remedy forever ❤️ Update: This is definitely more challenging than Control. I think a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished Control Resonant and even though the game does a lot of things I don’t necessarily prefer I do respect that they’re kinda new choices. Like even when it comes to the combat I’m glad they’re doing new things.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just completed CONTROL Resonant, and while I appreciate what Remedy tried to do here, the combat is easily my biggest issue. The melee combat lacks weight and gets repetitive very quickly. The camera sits too far back, targeting feels unreliable, and the constant red effects make enemy attacks difficult to read. This becomes especially frustrating when smaller enemies are firing ranged attacks while you’re trying to dodge enemies up close. By around five hours, I was already getting tired of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →take a random screencap from any point of this game and it would look 20 times more interesting than anything that has been released in the past 5 years. truly a *remedy* to the same old boring aaa burnout
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Control Resonant is important because it's a game with a male protagonist who is not a emotionless stoic hypercompetent adonis who slides blandly into heroism, but is instead a sad loser who's kind of out of shape and really doesn't want to be here, but won't turn away from people who need help.
positive · AI labelView post →Control Resonant is the most video game-ass video game I've played in a while. This is absolutely a compliment.
positive · AI labelView post →Control Resonant is a video game I am playing
neutral · AI labelView post →i was a finalist in the costume contest ^w^ thank u everyone for your kind words, i am glad everyone likes it i had fun putting it together. please play Control Resonant it is my favorite @remedygames.com game!!!
positive · AI labelView post →New from me at Rock Paper Shotgun: Walking through beautiful weird New York in Control Resonant had me feeling contemplative so I chatted a bit with the director (of the video game) about it. www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-didnt-wan...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello friends :) After the somewhat botched preload :D I have to say, it's running better than I expected on the Steam Deck. The game has its own "handheld" preset, not bad :) but the resolution is limited to 400p due to FSR performance, so it doesn't look bad so far. However, in the "open" world, I'm getting lower FPS, around 20-35 :/ It's still playable, though, I think :D It's no worse than Crimson Desert on the Steam Deck :D Hats off :) The Steam Machine test will follow as soon as I've…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Control Resonant might be game of the year idk idk
positive · AI labelView post →can’t wait for people to call CONTROL RESONANT an “industry plant” game my finger is on the trigger
neutral · AI labelView post →Control Resonant is my favorite Remedy game and EASILY my game of the year so far. So many interesting side quests, NPCs, and discoveries. www.youtube.com/live/v662hKx...
positive · AI labelView post →Control: Resonant announced, the next game from Remedy coming in 2026 #TheGameAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →Remedy revenue soars by 226% following release of Control Resonant, the developer's fastest-selling game ever www.eurogamer.net/control-reso...
neutral · AI labelView post →I really liked Control 1, but I'm really struggling to find anything to like in this. I finding the combat mindlessly hitting one button over and over, the characters grating, and the art style generic. Also, ive had several crashes and performance in general is fairly poor. Maybe its unfair of me to have hoped for more of Control 1, but whatever this is, it isnt that, And what it is, I havent enjoyed so far. Edit: So after giving this more thought and reading some of the comments, i thought…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remedy Entertainment has once again amazed me with their latest release, following my experience with their previous title, Alan Wake 2, on PS5. The game features the complex, signature narrative style found in the Alan Wake and Control series. While newcomers might find it challenging to grasp the established world and lore, the game mitigates this with recaps of the prequel's story and encourages players to read the "Notes" scattered throughout the game world. Particularly appreciate the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m assuming this has something to do with my personal algorithm but when I search “Control: Resonant” I get a few results for the game and a lot of results like HOW TO CONTROL YOUR RESONANCE: VOICE TRAINING FOR TRANSGENDERS, which is kind of an intriguing thing to think about in the game’s vicinity
neutral · AI labelView post →REVIEW: A couple of months ago, I realized I hadn't played through any Remedy games since 2016's Quantum Break. With Control Resonant on the horizon, I'd peek at what I missed I became obsessed The result: A review of two Controls, Alan Wake 2 and four expansions www.gamefile.news/p/control-re...
neutral · AI labelView post →I finally got to the end of Control Resonant and I can tell I liked it because I immediately felt sad that there wasn’t more. Maybe I’ll actually take the game up on its offer of NG+, if for no other reason than to not fail the karaoke mission because I thought it was more fun to watch Dylan suffer
positive · AI labelView post →What can I even say about this game? Another masterpiece from Remedy. The atmosphere, music, gameplay, story — everything has been executed beautifully. The further I get into the game, the more engaging it becomes. The only thing that genuinely makes me sad is that eventually, it has to end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Might be GOATed for me. It's a bit uneven (the beginning is a little slow), but the game picks up a few hours in and closes out incredibly. The combat is the weakest part of this game, but it's not bad, just mid. It becomes more tolerable as the game goes on. Once you get a bit stronger and get more tools, the combat becomes less tedious and more fun. The art direction is great. Open world Manhattan is a bit whatever, but when the game gets weird, it's peak weird. The sound design is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A superior sequel that improves on every aspect. This is Alan wake 2 but for control.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been struggling with Control Resonant. I wanted so much to like this game, but the story - the thing I loved about Control - is weak. The combat is too frequent and too repetitive. I'm losing interest. Other folks playing: does it get better?
negative · AI labelView post →Control Resonant is almost here. My most anticipated video game of 2026.
positive · AI labelView post →I will start by saying that Control is one of my favorite games of all time. It is the only game in 45 years of gaming that, upon completing it, I immediately started a new playthrough. Control Resonant does not have the same magic. I have played 5 hours, trying desperately to connect with the game, but it is just a slog for me. Dylan's personality is a bowl of mush. I have no desire to connect with him or play as him. For me the action is hard to read and the game does not have good enough…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not only is this my game of the year, but Control Resonant is one of the best games I have ever played hands down. There aren't enough words to fully convey how good this game is.
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