CONTROL Resonant’s rollout has spanned six months, from a quiet announcement to playable demos and a music-heavy marketing push. Tracking the trailers and reveals gives a clear picture of how Remedy built up to the September 24 launch. The key moments are below.
The announcement then: The Game Awards 2025
CONTROL Resonant was first revealed on December 11, 2025, at The Game Awards, with an announcement trailer. The reveal was paired with the first official PlayStation blog post, in which co-creative director Mikael Kasurinen framed the sequel as Dylan Faden’s story, the other half of the sibling tale that started with his sister Jesse.
First gameplay: February 2026
A gameplay trailer aired during PlayStation’s State of Play on February 12, 2026, shown running on a PS5 Pro. It introduced players to early combat, the Aberrant weapon, and the West Incursion Zone, one of the map’s early areas. Remedy’s lead gameplay designer published a companion breakdown of the systems shown, including traversal and the boss enemies called Resonants.
Release date and story trailer
Two trailers landed in early June:
- June 2, 2026: during another State of Play, Remedy announced the September 24 release date and unveiled a new story trailer focused on Dylan and the warped Manhattan.
- June 5, 2026: the story trailer’s official release, set to the Finnish song “Manalan mailla” (“In the Lands of the Underworld”) by Vilma Jaa.
The pre-order window opened around this point, and the reveal trailers have used licensed track from independent and world-music artists.
Gamescom 2026
At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, Remedy unveiled a new trailer called Altered State, scored to “Omen” by The Prodigy. The same week, a playable build of CONTROL Resonant was on the show floor at the Level Infinite booth in Hall 6. Remedy also announced a capsule collection with the fashion label ZA/UM Atelier, sold separately from the game.
Chinese and regional events
A story trailer for the Chinese market appeared around ChinaJoy 2026, and the Steam Community team has been feeding a steady trickle of news and gameplay teases through to launch. Regional press and Remedy’s own channels keep repeating the same release date and pre-order messages on each platform.
Full trailer timeline
| Date | Trailer / moment |
|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | Announcement trailer, The Game Awards |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Gameplay trailer, State of Play |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Release date + story trailer reveal |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Story trailer release (“Manalan mailla” by Vilma Jaa) |
| Aug 2026 | Altered State trailer, Gamescom 2026 |
For the launch date itself, platform list, and how pre-loading works, see the release date guide on this wiki.
Sources: Remedy’s official PlayStation blog, the Steam community announcements, and the wikipedia entry. Show dates and trailer tracks are based on the official listings as of September 2026.