We've got confirmation! Remedy Entertainment is working on a sequel to the superb Control in the form of Control 2, and it's being co-developed and published with 505 Games, with the latter publishing the console version specifically.
The game is currently in its concept stage, so a release date is a long way off. That said, we already know it's definitely coming to Xbox Series X|S (along with PS5 and PC), and will be developed using Remedy's Northlight engine.
Remedy announced back in 2021 that there were plans for a "bigger-budget Control game" in the future, but at the time refrained from calling it "Control 2" or revealing any further details. Today, Remedy's CEO confirmed that the aforementioned "bigger-budget" game was indeed the project that's now being called "Control 2".
We're going to be waiting a while, but we can't wait to see what Remedy has in store with Control 2! In the meantime, here's some concept art from Control 2 to whet everyone's appetite:
Excited about this? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below.
[source investors.remedygames.com]
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I'm one of those people who is getting strongly against games being announced way too early. I'm looking forward to this but for it only to be in a concept stage is going to an age away.
Currently playing it on my Xbox Series X and while at first was not that impressed with the game, over the last few weeks began to like it more and more.
Love the atmosphere, the art style and the graphical effects.
Really looking forward to the sequel, great news. 😊😊😊
@Beermonkey You're definitely not alone but there are often other reasons for early announcements. As @Dr_Luigi rightly said this is sometimes to do with investors. But other times it's as a hiring mechanism. Look at Remedy's own Control 2 page on their website and all you will see is listings for at least 30 roles.
As such it's an annoyance, but necessary if they want to attract the best talent, to make the best possible game.
We especially see this a lot for well known IP. Recent examples like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Wolverine, etc. all got announced many years before to tempt devs over.
Found the first one really boring
Played control for an hour or two and had no idea what was going on.
I hope the sequel gets out of that building and explores some of the weird stuff going on in the wider world. I enjoyed the first game but by the end was pretty tired of the endless concrete and office furniture!
I really disliked Control. This is a sequel I'm not looking forward.
@Spaceman-Spiff Agreed, the first game was smooth and fun to play with all the powers and weapons you used, but the location and almost monotone color made it "boring" in a sense. Dont get me wrong, i liked it and played it all the way through, but i too am hoping that they break away from the single building and go to a more open world and colorful location.
Can't wait for this. Control is one of my favourite games of all-time.
frankly I think Control is Remedys worst game max payne, alan wake and Quantum break were all better in my opinion
Control is one of my favourite games of the last generation. Be interesting to see where they go next.
Gameplay and setting were amazing. Story was dumb
I really enjoyed Control, and it definitely had enough story potential with it's "X-files meets Twin Peaks meets SCP meets Warehouse 13" setting for more games.
YES!
Control is amazing!
Surprised to see some not really getting into Control at all. Then again the game has Remedy's signature weirdness that might not be for everyone.
I absolutely loved the video recordings in the game. 😂
I’m all for these action story driven games. The story lore was really interesting. I normally don’t go out of my way to track down story elements but found myself painstakingly searching for them in Control. Quantum Break was the same way with an engaging story line. I hope Remedy makes another Quantum Break as well!
Nobody asked for this.
I loved the first, so Im really happy to see this is coming. It will be interesting to see what they come up for a second one. You can guarentee it will have a lot of weirdness..... Excellent!!
I liked Control but the story was pretty pointless. It was just a shell for a meta narrative. SPOILER The actual story of Jesse trying to rescue her brother, or clearing the building of Hiss, didn't have any meaninful resolution at all and it was full of red herrings. The lore of the world they built was really interesting though and I would like to see a more traditional story told in that world.
As others have said Alan Wake and Quantum Break were better, or at least felt more complete.
The first game have good gameplay but the story is weird and the main protag is kind of not interesting design and personality wise, unlike old remedy games like max payne.
Control for me was one of those games full of mystery and questions even after credits, long ago when i played Half-Life i had same feelings)
I didn't think much of the game. Not interested in this sequel.
@BRT15 It's one of my favourite games of the previous generation and that generation was stacked with great games. I will say I think I got so much more out of it by watching the videos and reading almost everything I could find. The immersion factor ramped up. Not for everyone though I'm sure.
I'm surprised it took this long for that to be known? The story line never really finished so I expected it to have a sequel. The game had a refreshing design implementation for a variety of powers that worked pretty seamlessly in the game. I was truly impressed It's one of my all time faves and have played it a few times end to end trying different variations of power ups. The shield was surprisingly powerful when maxed out and used on the offensive.
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