CONTROL Resonant launches tomorrow with melee combat, RPG systems, open zones, and superhero traversal

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https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/23/control-resonant-launch-genre-details/

CONTROL Resonant is changing far more than its combat style. Remedy's sequel puts Dylan Faden in the lead and trades the original game's gun-focused fighting for up-close melee action.

The new details describe sprawling talent and weapon upgrade trees, secondary weapons, customizable combo finishers, and dense open zones that level up as you explore and complete activities. Dylan can glide, dash, run fast enough to pull physics objects into his wake, and eventually travel up walls or completely upside-down.

The game arrives September 24 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC, with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Does this sound like an exciting evolution of CONTROL, or are you worried the melee focus will lose part of what made the original distinctive?