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Playing it
Is there a chapter select or manual saving?
No manual saves: it autosaves, into five profile slots at launch and seven since update 1.4.0. A profile can be duplicated on the title screen as a backup, and the game keeps a permanent save after every main quest, which works much like a mission select.
Can I keep playing after the ending?
Yes. Manhattan stays open in free roam after the credits, so side quests, collectibles and FBC Tasks can all be finished then.
Is there New Game Plus?
Yes, from launch, for one further run. Update 1.4.0 on 1 October added New Game++, which keeps starting new runs on top of earlier progress. Traversal abilities do not carry over; upgrades, abilities, Talents and artifacts do.
How do I get the sixth ability slot?
With the Resonant Token, the reward for Pope's Research in the Unknown.
How do I get around the Unknown?
Through Pope's Research: plant the probe relays at its eight balloons and the gravity wells they open link the islands. It starts on its own once The Hedron Link is done.
Why can't I find any FBC Taskboards?
Talk first to the agent near the Field Office entrance in Central: he is unmarked on the map and calls out "hey, got a minute?" as you come close. If he is not there, or will not talk yet, carry on with the story and come back. After that there is one board in each zone's FBC Safe Zone, marked on the map as you get near it.
How many Resonants are there?
Six. Five have their own questline, and you need Shift from The Incursion Fault before the West Incursion Zone's. The Artist, in Downtown, is part of the story. All six count towards the Mural in the Gap and its gold trophy.
Where do I change my abilities?
At the Mural in the Gap, which you reach by holding down on the d-pad. Each Resonant offers a choice of abilities, three for the Artist and usually two for the others, and the choice can be changed there later.
How long is it?
Remedy says 25 to 35 hours for the main story. The trophy guides put the story at 20 to 30 hours and everything at 40 to 50; VGC's review puts a straight run at a little over 12 to 15 hours.
Can I make it easier — or harder?
Yes. Assist Mode has over a dozen options since update 1.4.0, from enemy aggression to immortality, and its sliders go both ways. It can be changed at any time and locks no trophies.
Is there a parry?
No, according to reviews. Dodging, with a perfect-dodge window, is the defensive tool.
Is it open world?
Remedy says no: seven large, separate zones of Manhattan with side activities. Reviews call it semi-open-world.
About the game
Do I need to have played Control?
Remedy says no: both games stand on their own, and Resonant is meant as an easy entry point. It is the sequel, with Jesse's brother Dylan as the lead.
Is there multiplayer or an online requirement?
Neither. It is single-player and does not need an internet connection (Remedy's FAQ). Remedy's multiplayer Control spin-off is a separate game, FBC: Firebreak.
Is it on Game Pass or PlayStation Plus?
Not announced for either. It is on sale at $59.99 on every store we checked.
Is it on Switch or Switch 2?
No Nintendo version has been announced. The platforms are PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and, later in 2026, Mac.
Does it run on Steam Deck?
Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck, for graphics performance, although Remedy's FAQ had said before launch that it would be supported.
Is there a physical edition?
Yes, from 15 October on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S: a Standard Edition and a SteelBook Edition. There is no Collector's Edition.
What did the reviews say?
Mostly favourable: Metacritic 83 on PS5, OpenCritic 83 with 86% recommending. Praise goes to the art direction, the city and the cast; the melee combat divides reviewers, with several finding it repetitive in the later hours.
Is there DLC planned?
None announced. Remedy calls it complete at launch and promises updates as needed. Its post-launch plans: New Game++, which arrived in update 1.4.0 on 1 October, a Photo Mode in November and more cosmetics for Dylan, plus Arabic interface and subtitles at a date still to come.