Today, an embargo on a hands-off gameplay preview of CONTROL Resonant was lifted, bringing in a new wave of exciting information and teasers ahead of the game's launch later this year.
The press event was scheduled following Resonant's impressive gameplay reveal at State of Play last month. Writing on Twitter, Remedy's Communications Director, Thomas Puha, explains, "This preview was always planned as an extension of the State of Play, as we obviously couldn’t get into every detail there, so this Extended Look was heavy on gameplay details. Of course, ultimately you gotta play it to get a feel for it."
Before we jump into our media roundup, we wanted to give a shout to a new post on the PlayStation Blog from Miika Huttunen (Senior Communications Manager at Remedy), which went live alongside the previews from the gaming media. In the article, we hear directly from the studio about Zoe De Vera's role, the narrative quest types, and the fast-paced action. You can read the full post HERE.
Now, let's look at those media previews! Select press and influencers were invited to one of two virtual events hosted by Remedy, which both featured a behind-closed-doors showcase of the game in action, followed by a Q&A session with Mikael Kasurinen (Creative Director) and Sergey Mokhov (Lead Game Designer).
Below is a collection of the reports from the event. As always, we'll keep this list updated with any new articles that surface:
- IGN: Control Resonant First-Look Preview – This Is No Soulslike. It’s Faster by Ryan McCaffrey [Archived]
- New! IGN: Control Resonant Preview Impressions - Unlocked Clips by Ryan McCaffrey, Michael Higham, and Miranda Sanchez
- Kotaku: Control 2 Doesn’t Feature A Parry Button And 6 Other Things We Just Learned About It by Zack Zwiezen [Archived]
- New! Kotaku: Remedy Explains What Defines A Control Game As Its Sequels Veer Off In Wild Directions by Zack Zwiezen [Archived]
- GameSpot: Control Resonant Gameplay Preview: Doing The Unexpected With The Familiar by Tamoor Hussain (unable to archive)
- GameSpot: Control Resonant’s Gameplay Is An Exciting Genre Shift | Preview by Tamoor Hussain (video)
- Polygon: Why Control Resonant is an action-RPG — and not fully open world by Michael McWhertor [Archived]
- Xbox Wire: Control Resonant: Getting to Grips With Remedy’s First-Ever Melee Action Game by Will Fulton [Archived]
- PC Gamer: Control Resonant is far more of an RPG than I expected, complete with talent trees, stats screens, and build-crafting that wouldn't feel out of place in a Diablo game by Robin Valentine [Archived]
- GamesRadar: Control Resonant trades shooting for a shapeshifting sword because "melee is cool", its creative director tells me, and he's not wrong by Oscar Taylor-Kent [Archived]
- New! GamesRadar: Control Resonant is an innovative action-RPG from Remedy | Preview by Oscar Taylor-Kent and Maddy Kendall-Murray (video)
- But Why Tho?: ‘Control Resonant’ Becomes A Big Standout In A Crowded Video Game Year by Travis Hymas [Archived]
- Shacknews: Control Resonant is the story of Manhattan under supernatural quarantine by Ozzie Mejia [Archived]
- 80 Level: Control Resonant Will Be an 'Action RPG' Taking Advantage of Remedy's Northlight Engine by David Jagneaux [Archived]
- MMORPG: Hands-Off Preview: Control Resonant Is As Heavy On The RPG As It Is On The Action by Jason Fanelli [Archived]
- Stevivor: Control Resonant Preview: Remedy explains its upcoming action RPG by Steve Wright (unable to archive)
- Bloody Disgusting: ‘Control Resonant’ Preview Reveals Choice and Combat Are Key Changes in Bigger, Reality-Bending Sequel by Aaron Boehm (unable to archive)
- GamingTrend: CONTROL Resonant gameplay preview by David Burdette [Archived]
- Gaming Bible: Control Resonant Is An Action Masterpiece For Total Sickos, Like Me by Olly Smith [Archived]
- Gamer Braves: Remedy Entertainment Showcases Gameplay, Combat, and What to Expect from CONTROL Resonant by Ralph (unable to archive)
- Dexerto: Everything we know about Control Resonant by Brad Norton [Archived]
- GamesBeat: Remedy’s game leaders take a deep dive into Control Resonant gameplay by Dean Takahashi [Archived]
- wccftech: Control Resonant Devil May Cry-Like Gameplay Will Target 60 FPS On All Platforms by Francesco De Meo [Archived]
- New! Rock Paper Shotgun: Two genres and seven years on, Remedy attempt to define what a Control game even is in the lead-up to Resonant by Oisin Kuhnke [Archived]
- New! Eurogamer: "We don't want to mislead players" - Control Resonant devs confirm Jesse Faden won't be playable, there's no parry, and it's definitely not a Soulslike by Victoria Philips Kennedy [Archived]
- New! GAMINGbible: Control Resonant Is ‘Not a Safe Sequel’ and I Need It Now by Olly Smith [Archived]
- HiddenMachine: Everything We Know (so far) About CONTROL Resonant by Matt & Jordan (video)
- PlayStation Access: 6 Reasons Why We're Excited for CONTROL Resonant by Ash Liguori (video)
- GameRiot: CONTROL Resonant NEW Gameplay & First Look by Scott Coleman (video)
- Video Games Chronicles: Here’s some new gameplay of Control Resonant in action by Chris Scullion (video)
- IGN: Control Resonant First-Look Preview – This Is No Soulslike. It’s Faster by Ryan McCaffrey (video)
- New! gameranx: IS Control Resonant The BIGGEST SURPRISE of 2026? (video)
- New! MrRoflWaffles: Control Resonant GAMEPLAY PREVIEW! Know BEFORE YOU BUY (Melee Combat, Story Details, & More!) (video)
- New! omeleteve: CONTROL RESONANT | It Will Be One Of The BIGGEST Games of 2026 by Francesco Casagrande and Breno Deolindo (video)
- New! MathChief - The Best of Gaming!: This New Dark RPG Game Is Looking Really Special... (video)
- New! FYNG - Find Your Next Game: Everything you need to know about Control Resonant by Hał Mańka (video)
- New! JorRaptor: Control Resonant - I Got To See An Exclusive Preview & New Gameplay... (Control Resonant Gameplay)
- [Japanese] Famitsu: シリーズ最新作『コントロール レゾナント』は変形武器を駆使したハイスピードなインファイトSFアクションに。多彩な強化システムにより自分だけのビルドが組めるのも見どころ！ デジタルイベントで判明した気になる要素をお届け by Qマイン [Translated] (unable to archive)
- New! [Italian] EveryEye.it: Control Resonant Punta In Alto E Per Orca Ci Piace! by Giuseppe Carrabba [Translated] [Archived]
- New! [French] JeuxVideo: Control Resonant : ce n'est pas une suite... c'est une révolution paranormale! by Julien Rateau (unable to translate) [Archived]
- New! [German] GameStar: Control Resonant: Remedy zeigt mir jede Menge Gameplay – aber viel spannender ist, was sie bewusst verschweigen by Natalie Schrmann [Translated] [Archived]
- New! [Portuguese] Combo Infinito: Control Resonant Hands-off: Maior e ambicioso, mas sem perder a identidade by João Antônio (unable to translate) [Archived]
- New! [Portuguese] Combo Infinto: Control Resonant PREVIEW: Action RPG with INSANE ambition! Never-before-seen details! [Auto-Dubbed] (video)
- New! [Spanish] Vandal: ¿Por qué no se llama 'Control 2'? Remedy responde y explica el nombre de Control Resonant [Translated] [Archived]
