Control Resonant gets a September 24 release date and a brand-new protagonist

Remedy has confirmed that Control Resonant launches worldwide on September 24, 2026, and a new story trailer reveals the game's protagonist, setting, and a returning face from the original. The sequel shifts genre entirely — trading the third-person shooter format of Control (2019) for melee-driven action RPG combat — and is priced at $59.99, a full $10 under the current AAA standard, per the Remedy official announcement.

New lead, new city

Jesse Faden is out. Her brother Dylan — formerly a prisoner of the Federal Bureau of Control — takes center stage this time. The action moves from the Oldest House to a warped version of Manhattan, where a paranatural catastrophe has bent the city into something unrecognizable: buildings hang inverted, streets float at impossible angles, and hostile creatures from the Bureau's headquarters have spilled into the open. It's a bigger, stranger playground than anything in the first game.

The trailer also confirms that Dr. Casper Darling is back. His deadpan video briefings were a highlight of the original, and Remedy appears to be leaning into that again. Story details are kept deliberately murky — classic Remedy — but the themes of identity and sacrifice are front and center.

Editions and platforms

Control Resonant launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Epic Games Store on day one. A Mac version via the App Store is coming later in 2026. Pre-orders are live now across all platforms, and every edition includes the Hiss Corruption Outfit and Pickpocket's Tool Artifact as bonuses.

The Digital Deluxe Edition ($69.99 / £59.99) adds a PS5-exclusive 48-hour early access window — so PlayStation players can get in on September 22 instead. The standard edition runs $59.99 in the US and £49.99 in the UK, as detailed in the TheXboxHub breakdown.

September is crowded — Marvel's Wolverine drops September 15 — but Remedy is self-publishing and clearly betting on its own slot. The game includes full audio in eight languages and text localization in several more. Russian storefronts and IP addresses are blocked outright; even players who find workarounds won't be able to launch the game.

Worth pre-ordering?

Remedy says Control Resonant is a standalone story, so you don't need to have finished the original to follow it. If the melee-RPG pivot clicks, this could pull in players who bounced off Control's gun-heavy combat. The $59.99 price point removes at least one barrier to finding out.