Control and CONTROL Resonant Wiki: Story, Gameplay and Tips

You fight the Hiss with a Service Weapon that changes shape in Control, the first game in an action-adventure series from Remedy Entertainment. The original Control (2019) follows Jesse Faden, who arrives at the Oldest House, the New York headquarters of the secret Federal Bureau of Control, to search for her missing brother and finds the building taken over by the Hiss, an otherworldly force. The sequel, CONTROL Resonant, launched on September 24, 2026, and follows her brother Dylan through a warped Manhattan.

A typical session is spent exploring a strange, shifting space and fighting whatever lives there. In Control, the Service Weapon changes shape to suit each enemy, and Objects of Power, ordinary items charged with energy from another dimension, give Jesse new abilities such as Launch and Levitate. In CONTROL Resonant, Dylan fights up close with the Aberrant, a shapeshifting melee weapon, dodging to avoid hits and using Executions to finish off enemies once their Falter gauge is full. Each new power or weapon form changes how you handle the next fight, so it pays to explore.

Your long-term goal is to grow stronger while pushing back the supernatural threat. In Control, you earn Ability Points and build mods to shape your build, and in CONTROL Resonant, defeating the boss creatures called Resonants unlocks new combat abilities. Side quests and hidden areas are worth your time in both games, since they add story and rewards.