Control Resonant Is Remedy's Biggest Steam Launch — SkimNews
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- Control Resonant is built around a premise where "the entire world is at stake," according to the review
- The Federal Bureau of Control's fictional employees are shown filing "reams of paperwork" amid the global crisis — a worldbuilding touch typical of Remedy's style
- Control Resonant keeps reading optional, but the reviewer notes it's where some of the game's best content lives, making thorough exploration its own reward
- Remedy Entertainment's Control Resonant became the studio's top Steam launch, with even pirates reportedly telling people to buy the game
Why it matters: Control Resonant becoming Remedy Entertainment's biggest Steam launch signals a commercial high point for a studio whose earlier Control entries had a niche but devoted following. The game's optional-but-rich reading materials reward completionist players without gating progression, reinforcing Remedy's reputation for dense worldbuilding over hand-holding.
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