Control Resonant Devs Officially Confirm Fans’ Most-Requested Feature Is Coming in Post-Launch Update

Control Resonant is now out (though not yet physically), and developer Remedy Entertainment has already deployed a patch to further fine-tune the combat, so early enemies won’t feel too tanky. More updates are on the way, and on Friday, Remedy shared its post-launch plans for the action RPG.

First up is a new version of New Game Plus, creatively named New Game Plus Plus. While some games don’t add a New Game Plus mode until weeks or months after launch, Control Resonant was released with the ability for players to start a New Game Plus run immediately after they beat it. In October, New Game Plus Plus will arrive, “which means you can start NG+ run after NG+ run, without needing to erase all your progress. Do 665 runs if you want!” Remedy explained in a blog post. Good news if you’re vibing with Control Resonant‘s melee combat and want to hack away at even more Hiss enemies.

Control Resonant finally gets a photo mode

Even better than more New Game Plus runs is a photo mode, which Control Resonant will get in November. (Exact dates for New Game Plus Plus and photo mode were not stated.) “We’ve seen the comments – we hear you, you want it, and we want to get it into your hands,” Remedy said.

The developer “consulted some talented virtual photographers from the community” when creating Control Resonant‘s photo mode. It explained that photo mode wasn’t available at launch because “we needed to prioritize making sure the game was in the best possible shape.” Remedy also teased more cosmetic options for player character Dylan in the future, but didn’t share any details about what they’ll look like.

Control Resonant was released to strong critical reception, though not quite as universal as the developer’s previous game, 2023’s Alan Wake 2. It didn’t land well with Polygon’s Willa Rowe, who said it “misses the mark in nearly every way” in her review. “Resonant may be a more technically perfect game than its third-person shooter predecessor — combat is sharper, the story is given more depth, and the expanded world has been designed with a perfectionist’s eye — but missing is that all-important Remedy magic that makes its games so compelling. Without it, Control Resonant completely falls apart,” she wrote. Other reviews have praised the game’s world, enemies, and the depiction of its main character.