Remedy Breaks Out of the Oldest House With Control Resonant
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Remedy announced Control Resonant at The Game Awards, shifting the sequel's setting to a twisted, open-world Manhattan and putting players in control of Dylan Faden with a heavier action-RPG focus.
Remedy Entertainment used The Game Awards stage to pull back the curtain on its next major supernatural project, officially revealing Control Resonant. Instead of a direct continuation keeping players locked inside the claustrophobic corridors of the Federal Bureau of Control headquarters, this sequel trades office cubicles for a radically altered Manhattan. Set seven years after the first game, the narrative shifts focus to Dylan Faden, Jesse's younger brother. Having spent his life confined within the Oldest House, Dylan stepping out onto the surreal, twisted streets of New York serves as an alien culture shock that drives the core of the experience.
The studio is leaning into a heavier action-RPG direction for this outing, giving players an open-ended world to explore rather than a strictly linear architectural maze. Dylan brings his own set of supernatural abilities to the table, alongside a new shapeshifting melee weapon called the Aberrant. According to creative director Mikael Kasurinen, the team intends to apply the same mind-bending architectural horror to urban cityscapes that they previously brought to bureaucratic office spaces. While the setting is familiar to open-world veterans, the cosmic corruption transforming the city ensures that traditional landmarks will feel entirely unrecognizable.
For players tracking Remedy's interconnected universe, Control Resonant is designed to stand completely on its own feet. The studio noted that the dueling journeys of Jesse and Dylan mean you can approach these games in any order without losing the narrative thread. As Dylan searches for his missing sister while battling rogue factions and supernatural entities that have cut Manhattan off from the rest of the world, the scope of this universe is expanding in a serious way. Original reporting and further details can be found over at Polygon through their comprehensive coverage of The Game Awards 2025 announcements.
Tags: Control Resonant, Remedy Entertainment, The Game Awards, Action RPG, PC Gaming
Original article: Polygon