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Control Resonant

Remedy Entertainment

2026•Hack and slash•PEGI 16•About 33 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplesurrealglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a morally murky hack-and-slash game, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

41 ratings

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About This Game

Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG. Unleash the extraordinary powers of Dylan Faden as he fights for his humanity and survival against a reality-bending cosmic threat.

Summary: IGDB

Story

After years in confinement at the hands of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), Dylan Faden’s former captors are deploying him at the peak of a supernatural crisis. Charged with combating a mysterious cosmic entity as it alters fundamental aspects of our reality, Dylan must harness his new-found powers to take the fight to the myriad threats overwhelming Manhattan. Join Dylan in this sequel to the multi-award-winning CONTROL to explore the expansive zones of a city overrun by the corrupting influences of the chaotic Hiss and invasive micro-organism, the Mold, and other twisted paranatural...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ParanormalSupernaturalNew yorkAtmosphericSurrealMale protagonistLiminal space

Where to play

Details

Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: Remedy Entertainment
Released: 24 September 2026
Series: Control
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 20h rushed, 33h normally, 49h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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