CONTROL Resonant has sold more than one million copies worldwide, Remedy Entertainment announced on October 15, three weeks after the game launched on September 24. Remedy says that makes it the fastest-selling game in the Finnish studio’s 31-year history, ahead of Alan Wake 2.
The milestone lands on the same day the game’s physical editions reached stores, according to Gematsu. The digital version has been available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) since launch, at $59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99.
Dylan Faden fights the Hiss in Manhattan. CONTROL Resonant launched digitally on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on September 24. Image: Remedy Entertainment
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What Remedy said
The official CONTROL account thanked players “for playing, sharing, and being a part of the community.” In Remedy’s announcement, published in full by Worthplaying, CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon called the figure “a very strong start.”
“CONTROL Resonant is Remedy’s first self-published release of this scale, launched into one of the most competitive windows in years alongside the industry’s biggest names,” Gaudechon said. He added that the game is “bringing a significant number of new players into the world of Control,” and that with Control and Alan Wake, Remedy now has “two established franchises” it plans to grow. “There is a lot more to come from these worlds.”
How fast is that for Remedy?
Fast by Remedy’s standards, modest by blockbuster ones. Alan Wake 2 launched in late October 2023 and passed one million copies by the end of that December, roughly two months, according to a Remedy regulatory release reported by PC Gamer. That pace was itself well ahead of the original Control: the same report said Alan Wake 2 sold 50% more in its first two months than Control did in its first four.
| Game | Launch | Time to 1 million copies |
|---|---|---|
| CONTROL Resonant | September 24, 2026 | About 3 weeks |
| Alan Wake 2 | October 2023 | About 2 months (by end of December 2023) |
| Control | August 2019 | Slower than Alan Wake 2 (4 million lifetime by February 2024) |
One caveat on the comparison: Alan Wake 2 was sold on PC only through the Epic Games Store, which Push Square notes may have held back its sales. CONTROL Resonant is also on Steam, where it holds a “Very Positive” rating from more than 17,500 user reviews as of October 15.
For wider context, PC Gamer points out that other 2026 releases reached the same mark far quicker, with The Blood of Dawnwalker taking three days. Remedy has never been a mega-seller; its games tend to sell steadily over years. Control had reached 4 million copies by early 2024.
A gravity-warped Manhattan. Remedy says the sequel is bringing many new players to the Control series. Image: Remedy Entertainment
What it means for Remedy
The number matters more for Remedy than a million sales would for a bigger publisher. Alan Wake 2 needed more than a year and over two million copies before it started earning Remedy royalties, according to the company’s financial reporting covered by PC Gamer. Then the 2025 co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak fell short, and a profit warning was followed by the departure of then-CEO Tero Virtala.
Gaudechon, a former EA and CCP Games executive, took over in February with a brief from chairman Henri Österlund “to lead Remedy into a phase of profitable growth” and greater independence through self-publishing, PC Gamer reported. CONTROL Resonant is the first big test of that plan. Self-publishing means Remedy keeps more of each sale, but it also carries more of the cost. Remedy bought the Control publishing rights from 505 Games in 2024, and Annapurna Pictures agreed that year to co-finance the sequel’s development.
Remedy has not said whether the game has recouped its budget, and it hasn’t broken the million down by platform or by full-price versus discounted sales.
It has been a busy stretch for industry news, from Ubisoft closing RedLynx to Activision’s plans for a new Call of Duty sub-series. Remedy’s own earlier sequel, which we covered back in 2023, set out to blend film and games.
What’s next
The clearest picture of what CONTROL Resonant means for Remedy’s finances should come with the company’s Q3 business review on November 3, PC Gamer notes. That report may bring updated sales figures and a first indication of how quickly the game is paying back its costs.
Sources: CONTROL (Remedy) on X, Remedy announcement via Worthplaying, Gematsu, PC Gamer, Push Square, Steam.
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