Control Resonant: Early Reception, Hidden Secrets, and PC Performance Breakdown

Control Resonant has had a turbulent launch week, leaking a full day before its official release and joining an unfortunate trend of high-profile 2026 games that suffered similar fates. Despite the leak overshadowing its debut, early players who got their hands on the game legitimately or otherwise have already been digging deep into Remedy's latest, with GameSpot putting together a beginner's guide highlighting seven things players wish they had known before stepping outside the Oldest House for the first time, suggesting the game can be a genuinely overwhelming experience right out of the gate.

On the discovery front, fans have already unearthed a notable Easter egg referencing Evangelion's iconic Nerv Headquarters, a find made even more impressive given the game had barely reached players' hands at the time of the discovery. Meanwhile, on the PC hardware side, Rock Paper Shotgun reports that Control Resonant runs capably on the Steam Machine but that the promised Steam Deck support falls disappointingly short of expectations. The outlet describes the game as "almost everything I wanted from a Remedy-flavoured character action game," which bodes well for its broader critical reception even as its handheld performance raises questions Remedy will likely need to address post-launch.

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