Launch day, by the clock
| Where | Local time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (Pacific) | 7:00am | 24 September |
| New York (Eastern) | 10:00am | 24 September |
| UTC | 14:00 | 24 September |
| London (BST) | 3:00pm | 24 September |
| Berlin, Madrid, Paris (CEST) | 4:00pm | 24 September |
| Tokyo (JST) | 11:00pm | 24 September |
| Sydney (AEST) | 12:00am | 25 September |
Where those times come from
Remedy published a global launch map; Vice and Game Rant reproduce it, and Game Rant credits the @ControlRemedy account. The UK and European rows are Game Rant's conversions. Nvidia gives the same 7am Pacific for PC and GeForce NOW, and Remedy's FAQ on Steam gives New Zealand's date as 25 September. The PS5 Digital Deluxe early access opened at the same hour on 22 September (Vice).
The dates, in order
| Date | What happened, or happens | Source |
|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Remedy and 505 Games agree on FBC: Firebreak and a bigger-budget Control project. | Wikipedia |
| May 2022 | The bigger project appears on Remedy's roadmap as Heron. | Wikipedia |
| November 2022 | Heron confirmed as a Control sequel; first concept art. | Wikipedia |
| February 2024 | Remedy buys full rights to Control from 505 Games for €17 million. | Wikipedia |
| August 2024 | Annapurna Pictures agrees to finance half of the development. | Wikipedia |
| October 2024 | Control 2 teased in an optional scene of Alan Wake 2's The Lake House expansion. | Wikipedia |
| February 2025 | Full production begins. | Wikipedia |
| 11 December 2025 | Announced as Control Resonant at The Game Awards, for 2026. | PlayStation Blog, Wikipedia |
| 12 February 2026 | Gameplay trailer at State of Play; first gameplay details. | PlayStation Blog |
| 4 March 2026 | Combat, buildcrafting and player-choice deep dive. | PlayStation Blog |
| 30 April 2026 | New Game Plus detailed. | PlayStation Blog |
| 8 May 2026 | Xbox Play Anywhere confirmed; Remedy confirms it is self-publishing. | Xbox Wire |
| 2 June 2026 | Release date revealed with a story trailer at State of Play; pre-orders open. | Remedy, PlayStation Blog |
| 25 July 2026 | Cast panel at San Diego Comic-Con. | The Outerhaven, via OpenCritic |
| 11 August 2026 | Remedy reports over 1.5 million wishlists and a top-three pre-order ranking on PlayStation in the US, Germany and Brazil. | Remedy's half-year report |
| 18 August 2026 | The game goes gold. | Wikipedia |
| 9 and 10 September 2026 | Full PC requirements, including ray and path tracing. | DSOGaming, TweakTown |
| 10 September 2026 | Assist Mode detailed. | PlayStation Blog |
| 15 September 2026 | PS5 and PS5 Pro modes detailed. | PlayStation Blog |
| 18 September 2026 | Review embargo lifts. | VGC, Kotaku, PC Gamer review dates |
| 22 September 2026 | PS5 Digital Deluxe early access opens, 7am Pacific. | PlayStation Store, Vice |
| 24 September 2026 | Worldwide launch on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, Epic and GeForce NOW, 7am Pacific. | Remedy, Vice, Nvidia |
| 15 October 2026 | Physical Standard and SteelBook editions on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. | Remedy's launch-trailer release, Wikipedia |
| Later in 2026 | Mac version, through Steam and the App Store. | Remedy |
The reviews, as the aggregators give them
| Aggregator | Score | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic, PS5 | 83, from 71 critic reviews | Metacritic, 26 September |
| Metacritic, PC | 83, from 45 critic reviews | Metacritic, 26 September |
| Metacritic, Xbox Series X | 81, from 11 critic reviews | Metacritic, 26 September |
| OpenCritic | Top Critic Average 85, 86% of critics recommend, Mighty, 72 reviews | OpenCritic, 23 September |
The reviews, outlet by outlet
| Outlet | Score | How we know it |
|---|---|---|
| VGC (Jordan Middler) | 5/5 | Read the review |
| Push Square (Aaron Bayne) | 8/10 | Read the review |
| Kotaku (Cole Kronman) | Not scored | Read the review |
| GameSpot | 9/10 | As recorded by Wikipedia and OpenCritic; the review itself returned 403 |
| Destructoid | 9/10 | As recorded by Wikipedia |
| PCGamesN | 9/10 | As recorded by Wikipedia |
| Giant Bomb | 4.5/5 | As recorded by Wikipedia |
| IGN (Michael Higham) | 8/10 | As recorded by Wikipedia and search results |
| RPGamer | 4/5 | As recorded by Wikipedia |
| PC Gamer (Lincoln Carpenter) | 76/100 | As recorded by Wikipedia and search results |
| GamesRadar+ | 3/5 | As recorded by Wikipedia |
| Eurogamer (Alexis Ong) | 3/5 | As recorded by Wikipedia and OpenCritic |
What the reviews agree on
- The look: the art direction, the folded city and the environments are the most consistent praise, from VGC's 5/5 to Push Square's 8/10.
- The cast: VGC singles out Sean Durrie and Courtney Hope.
- The combat is the split. Some reviewers find it expressive and demanding; IGN, Push Square and PC Gamer all find it wearing thin over the later hours, and Eurogamer thinks the move to action RPG cost the series something.
- The late game: Push Square found the third act's pacing and the final bosses weaker, and VGC found some side activities repetitive near the end.
After launch
🔧 Updates as needed
Remedy's FAQ calls the game a complete experience at launch and promises updates and improvements as needed. No content roadmap has been published.
🌐 Arabic localization
Arabic interface and subtitles are coming some time after launch, with a date to be announced (Remedy's CONTROL account on X, as indexed by search; we could not open the post itself).
🍎 Mac
Later in 2026 through Steam and the App Store. No date yet.
❓ Expansions
None announced, and no source we read says whether any are planned.
❓ New Game Plus timing
Detailed in April; whether it is in the launch build is not stated.
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 23 September 2026 against Remedy's launch-date post and FAQ on Steam, Remedy's launch-trailer release as published on Nasdaq's news service, Remedy's half-year report as published by Inderes, the PlayStation Blog posts of 11 December 2025 and 12 February, 4 March, 30 April, 10 September and 15 September 2026, Xbox Wire's 8 May interview, Nvidia's GeForce news post, Wikipedia's article, Vice's and Game Rant's launch-time guides, DSOGaming's and TweakTown's PC requirement reports, The Outerhaven's Comic-Con notice as republished by OpenCritic, the Metacritic and OpenCritic pages, and the reviews by VGC, Push Square and Kotaku. GameSpot's review and Forbes's pre-launch piece returned HTTP 403; PC Gamer's review could not be read in full. The Arabic localization comes from a search-indexed post on Remedy's X account that we could not open. Not from a playthrough: nobody here has played it, and what the sources do not describe is not on this page.