Nobody does it like Remedy

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot from the video game Control Resonant." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Remedy Entertainment" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/CTRL_R_Launch_4K_Media_02.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Video games have given us plenty of ways to traverse huge open worlds, but none have felt quite as oddly exhilarating as manipulating gravity in<em> Control Resonant</em>'s twisted version of New York City. It's a game that lets you flip, twist, and fly through the air, while exploring settings that look ripped out of <em>Inception</em>. It's as if you mashed up the meta storytelling of <em>House of Leaves</em> with the inventive platforming of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/790186/super-mario-galaxy-nintendo-switch-2"><em>Super Mario Galaxy</em></a> and somehow turned it into a coherent experience. That strange combination is just the latest example of developer Remedy making games like nobody else out there.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Resonant</em> is a sequel to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20832997/control-review-creators-thriller-ps4-xbox-pc">2019's <em>Control</em></a> - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/944151/control-resonant-hands-on">tho …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/999268/control-resonant-review-ps5-xbox">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>