Control 2

Control 2 is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Remedy Entertainment. It is a sequel to the 2019 game Control and is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.

Control 2
Developer(s)	Remedy Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Remedy Entertainment
Director(s)	Mikael Kasurinen
Engine	Northlight Engine
Platform(s)	PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox Series X/S
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Control 2 is an action role-playing game, with Remedy Entertainment stating that they are "holding on to key tenets of storytelling and spectacle" from Control while increasing player agency, exploration, and role-playing mechanics in the sequel.^[1]

Development and release

In June 2021, Remedy Entertainment announced an agreement with 505 Games, the publisher of its 2019 game Control, to develop FBC: Firebreak, a multiplayer spin-off, and a "bigger-budget" project expanding the Control series.^[2] In May 2022, the latter project was referenced under the codename "Heron" in Remedy's development roadmap.^[3] In November, the company confirmed that "Heron" was a sequel to Control and unveiled the first concept art. Remedy announced a co-development and co-publishing deal with 505 Games for the title.^[4] In February 2024, Remedy acquired full ownership of the Control series from 505 Games for €17 million.^[5] In August, the company partnered with Annapurna Pictures to finance half of the sequel's development costs.^[6] By that month, the game had reached the "production readiness stage".^[7] In October, Control 2 was teased during an optional scene in the Alan Wake 2 expansion The Lake House.^[8][9] Control 2's full production began in February 2025.^[10] According to Remedy's annual report published in March, this phase is expected to last between 15 and 26 months, with a team size ranging from over 75 to 200 employees.^[11] The initial development budget for the sequel is €50 million.^[12] Remedy estimated that the game would need to sell between 3 and 4 million copies to break-even.^[13]

Control 2 is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.^[14]