Since Control dropped in 2019, most fans have been eager to see what a bigger and better sequel might look like - and with Control Resonant now announced as the team's follow-up for a 2026 launch, Remedy is starting to build hype and set expectations for its next game after the excellent Alan Wake 2. Simply put, it sounds like Remedy is taking some big risks with this one.
Following on from what was quite a close-quarters, melee-focused introductory trailer at The Game Awards last month (which you can refresh yourself on up above), Remedy has doubled down on this being a bold change of pace for the team. The Finnish studio says Resonant "is not a safe sequel" and is ultimately "the biggest and most ambitious game we’ve ever made".
"With CONTROL Resonant, we wanted to challenge ourselves to make the biggest and most ambitious game we’ve ever made. This is not a safe sequel. We want to push the boundaries of what we can do, and we believe after 7 years it’s what you, the fans, deserve."
Obviously, it's quite hard to gauge what all of this will actually equate to with controller in-hand, but we have faith Remedy can deliver in the single-player department. Sure, there was a longer gap between the two, but Alan Wake 2 was vastly different to its predecessor — and ultimately, a more fun and varied game in the end.
At the time of writing, Control Resonant simply has a broad '2026' release window, and it's coming to Xbox Series X and S alongside other major platforms.