Control Resonant

Remedy's Control sequel takes the paranatural to a warped Manhattan. Our review, the platinum roadmap, and all 50 trophies explained in depth — the six Resonant bosses, the upgrades and the full Manhattan cleanup.

8.5PixelForge Score

Developer: Remedy Entertainment  ·  Genre: Action-RPG
Platinum: 4/10 · 30–45h · offline · no difficulty trophies · ~3 missable contracts (do before District 8)
Trophies: 1 · 1 · 16 · 32

The Oldest House goes to Manhattan

Remedy finally follows up its 2019 cult hit, and Control Resonant is a bigger, stranger swing. You step into the shoes of Dylan Faden, pulled into a warped Manhattan where a paranatural crisis is bleeding reality apart, and the Federal Bureau of Control's brand of bureaucratic weird-fiction spills out of the Oldest House and into the city streets. It keeps Remedy's telekinetic power-fantasy combat — hurl objects, levitate, shield, and now shape Aberrant powers into forms all your own — and wraps it in the studio's signature brutalist-meets-surreal style.

The big change is structure: Manhattan is carved into zones, each with its own level to raise, its own Resonant boss to topple, and a dense layer of side content — FBC Tasks, Secret Hideouts (puzzle rooms hiding power upgrades), Thresholds, Mold Incidents, a karaoke rescue, even a stray dog to befriend. It's Control's uncanny atmosphere given room to breathe, with an RPG-ish spine of Talents, Artifacts and upgrades to chase.

It's confident, weird and stylish — exactly what a Control sequel should be. Some of the open-world busywork is familiar, but the combat still feels incredible, the world is dripping with mystery, and for trophy hunters it's a generous, completion-driven platinum with no difficulty or online trophies to sweat.

The road to Interdimensional Protector

A relaxed 4/10 platinum — offline, no difficulty trophies, and almost everything is cleanable in post-story free-roam. Budget 30–45 hours and just watch a few containment contracts.

In-depth guides by category

All 50 trophies grouped and explained in depth — the story & six Resonant bosses, the progression/upgrade grind, the combat feats and abilities, and the open-Manhattan side content. Verified grades (1P/1G/16S/32B) and real trophy art throughout.

All 50 trophies — explained in depth

Interdimensional Protector

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Earn all other trophies. A completion-based platinum with no difficulty and no online trophies: play the story, beat the six Resonant zone bosses, level your Aberrant powers, and clear open Manhattan's side content. Just do the optional containment contracts before the District 8 sequence.

The campaign and the six Resonant zone bosses — one per zone — plus the Hedron, the Pattern/Hedron Links and the Fault Rituals, all leading to repairing the Mural in the Gap. Beating every Resonant is the backbone of the platinum.

Graffiti Artist

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Gold — Complete the Mural in the Gap. The Mural is repaired by defeating every Resonant boss across Manhattan's zones. Once all zone Resonants are down, return to the Gap to finish the Mural and pop the gold. Tip: This is effectively your 'beat all the bosses' capstone — the six Resonant kills below feed straight into it.

Repeating, Refracting

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Silver — Kill the Hedron. A major story entity/boss. Defeat the Hedron during the critical-path mission it appears in. Tip: Story-mandatory; come with your powers levelled and shields/heals ready.

Stop it at the Source

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Sever all the Hedron Links. Destroy every Hedron Link scattered across the world (a set of objective points), not just the story-required ones. Tip: Track them on the map as you explore each zone; free-roam after the story lets you finish any you missed.

The First Link

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Sever the first Pattern Link. The first of the link objectives — an early story beat that introduces the mechanic. Tip: Unmissable — it's part of the main quest; you'll get it well before Stop it at the Source.

Sibling Reunion

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Complete all Fault Rituals. Finish every Fault Ritual (a recurring ritual-objective type) across Manhattan. Tip: Do them as you clear zones; any leftovers can be finished in post-story free-roam.

Enemy of My Enemy

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Help with the CFD. Complete the CFD questline/side objective on the critical path. Tip: Follow the mission thread when it's offered; story-driven.

Rescue Mission

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Rescue Arish. Complete the mission where you rescue Arish. Story-mandatory. Tip: Just push the main quest — it triggers automatically in sequence.

Honorable Discharge

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Kill the Resonant in the Unknown. Each zone has one Resonant boss, and beating it clears that zone and counts toward repairing the Mural (Graffiti Artist). This Resonant grants the Command ability — the power you need for Psychic Domination, so prioritise it. Tip: Level up before the fight — Resonants hit hard. See PowerPyx-style zone walkthroughs if you can't find the arena; each zone's Resonant is well-signposted.

Astral Reconfiguration

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Kill the Resonant in the Underpass. Each zone has one Resonant boss, and beating it clears that zone and counts toward repairing the Mural (Graffiti Artist). Tip: Level up before the fight — Resonants hit hard. See PowerPyx-style zone walkthroughs if you can't find the arena; each zone's Resonant is well-signposted.

Insidious Growth

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Kill the Resonant in the Park. Each zone has one Resonant boss, and beating it clears that zone and counts toward repairing the Mural (Graffiti Artist). Tip: Level up before the fight — Resonants hit hard. See PowerPyx-style zone walkthroughs if you can't find the arena; each zone's Resonant is well-signposted.

Thermal Termination

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Kill the Resonant in Central. Each zone has one Resonant boss, and beating it clears that zone and counts toward repairing the Mural (Graffiti Artist). Tip: Level up before the fight — Resonants hit hard. See PowerPyx-style zone walkthroughs if you can't find the arena; each zone's Resonant is well-signposted.

Curtain Fall

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Kill the Resonant in the West Incursion Zone. Each zone has one Resonant boss, and beating it clears that zone and counts toward repairing the Mural (Graffiti Artist). Tip: Level up before the fight — Resonants hit hard. See PowerPyx-style zone walkthroughs if you can't find the arena; each zone's Resonant is well-signposted.

Artistic Liberation

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Kill the Resonant in Downtown. Each zone has one Resonant boss, and beating it clears that zone and counts toward repairing the Mural (Graffiti Artist). Tip: Level up before the fight — Resonants hit hard. See PowerPyx-style zone walkthroughs if you can't find the arena; each zone's Resonant is well-signposted.

Levelling your Aberrant powers — Strength, Talents, Health/Power upgrades, Zone levels and Aberrant Forms. Most tick up naturally as you clear Manhattan; a few are one-offs from the opening hours.

Astral Potency

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Silver — Reach Aberrant Strength 100. Aberrant Strength is your core power level; it climbs as you spend upgrade resources and clear content. Hitting 100 is a late-game milestone. Tip: Naturally reached by fully upgrading — prioritise Strength nodes as you gather materials.

Versatile Expert

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Silver — Unlock 30 Talents. Talents are unlocked in the ability/skill menus using points earned from levelling and objectives. Tip: Spend points as you earn them; 30 comes well before the platinum if you're clearing zones.

Personal Development

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Silver — Obtain 4 Health Upgrades. Health upgrades come from exploration and from solving Secret Hideout puzzles. Tip: Cross-reference with Backroom Espionage — Secret Hideouts hand out Health/Power upgrades, so you'll get both together.

Zone Warden

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Silver — Unlock 40 Zone Upgrades. Zone Upgrades are the per-zone perks you buy/unlock as you raise each zone's level. Tip: Push zone levels (see Field Control) and spend on upgrades — 40 stacks up across all zones.

Astral

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Silver — Obtain 4 Power Upgrades. Power upgrades boost your abilities; found via exploration and Secret Hideouts. Tip: Same source as Health Upgrades — the Secret Hideout puzzles are the most reliable route.

Astral Adept

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Max-out any Aberrant Form. Fully upgrade one of your Aberrant Forms (power sets) to its top tier. Tip: Pick your favourite Form and funnel resources into it rather than spreading thin.

Field Control

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Reach level 5 in every Zone. Each Manhattan zone has a level that rises as you complete its activities; get all zones to level 5. Tip: Do each zone's side content — feats, tasks and cleanup — and the zone levels follow. Post-story free-roam is ideal for topping up.

Core Competency

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Obtain a Health Upgrade or Power Upgrade. Your first upgrade of either type — an early, unmissable pop. Tip: You'll grab one within the opening hours; it feeds Personal Development / Astral later.

Field Work

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Reach level 3 in any Zone. Get a single zone to level 3 — an early progression check. Tip: Happens naturally as you clear your first zone's activities.

Promising Recruit

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Unlock a Talent. Spend your first Talent point. Early and unmissable. Tip: Open the ability menu as soon as you have a point and spend it.

Astral Construction

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Purchase an Aberrant Upgrade. Buy your first Aberrant upgrade from the upgrade menu. Tip: Grab it as soon as you have the resources — an early one-off.

Assigned to Accept

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Obtain Aberrant. Acquire the Aberrant power during the opening story — the ability that defines your kit. Tip: Story-mandatory; it's one of the first big beats.

The combat feats and abilities — Command a Breaker, chain Perfect Dodges, hold Dominance, craft and equip Artifacts, and the SHÜM! arcade. Skill-based but forgiving, with no difficulty trophies.

Combat Rediness

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Silver — Equip a Combat Ability in every slot. Fill each of your ability slots with a Combat Ability once you've unlocked enough of them. Tip: Unlock abilities via Talents/upgrades, then just slot one into every available slot.

Paranatural Artisan

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Silver — Craft 30 Artifacts. Artifacts are your gear mods; craft them at the appropriate bench using materials. 30 total. Tip: Craft whenever you have spare materials — you'll want good Artifacts anyway; it stacks up over the game.

Paranatural Craftsman

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Equip 3 Artifacts. Slot three Artifacts at once. A simple loadout step. Tip: Do it as soon as you have three — pairs naturally with crafting them.

Psychic Domination

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Command a Breaker enemy. First unlock Command (from the Resonant in the Unknown), which turns enemies friendly when charged. Then use it on a Breaker — an oversized Hiss enemy built of smaller Hiss (the rogue-bus Hiss Transporter is a prime example). Tip: Charge Command in a big fight, then aim it at a Breaker rather than a regular enemy. The Hiss Transporter encounter is a reliable spot.

Intense Precision

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Keep Dominance active for 60 seconds. Maintain the Dominance state (built by fighting/landing hits) continuously for a full minute. Tip: Chain kills to keep the meter topped up — pick a dense enemy wave so you never run dry for 60s.

Paranatural Agility

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Perform 3 Perfect Dodges in less than 6 seconds. Time three last-moment dodges against incoming attacks within a 6-second window. Tip: Bait a fast-attacking group (or a multi-hit enemy) and dodge on reaction three times quickly. Practise the perfect-dodge timing first.

Love to Deep Dive

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Visit the Gap 3 times in less than 5 minutes. Fast-travel/enter the Gap hub three times within a five-minute window. Tip: Once the Gap is unlocked, just travel in, leave, and repeat three times quickly — trivial with fast travel.

SHÜM!

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Play a level in SHÜM! — an in-world arcade minigame. Find a SHÜM! cabinet/terminal and play one level. Tip: A fun one-off; just interact with the SHÜM! machine when you come across it.

Finalization Protocol

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Unlock a Combo Finisher. Unlock your first melee/ability Combo Finisher from the upgrade menu. Tip: Early — grab it as your abilities open up.

Paranatural Apprentice

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Craft an Artifact. Your first Artifact craft — an early, unmissable step toward Paranatural Artisan. Tip: Craft one as soon as the bench is available.

Parautilitarian

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Obtain your first Combat Ability. Get your first offensive ability during the opening hours. Tip: Story/early progression — unmissable.

Everything across open Manhattan — FBC Tasks, Secret Hideouts, Thresholds, Mold Incidents, the Sketchbook, Pope's research, the karaoke rescue, outfits and the dog. A few containment contracts are best done before the District 8 sequence.

Diligent Consultant

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Silver — Complete 20 FBC Tasks. FBC Tasks are the repeatable bureau side-jobs across Manhattan. Complete 20. Tip: Grab tasks from boards/NPCs as you roam; they also raise zone levels and reputation.

Form Over Function

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Silver — Obtain 12 outfit items. Collect twelve cosmetic outfit pieces from exploration, shops and rewards. Tip: Loot thoroughly and buy from vendors — outfits also feed Out of Uniform.

Panopticon Intern

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Silver — Contain Altered Items and help Langston. Complete Langston's containment questline (the optional paranatural-containment contracts). Tip: One of the containment contracts best done before the District 8 sequence — prioritise it to avoid any risk of missing it.

Be What You Want to Be

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Save everyone during the karaoke sequence. In the karaoke side quest, make the choices/actions that keep every participant alive. Tip: A one-shot moment — know it's coming and act to save all; reload a manual save if someone's lost.

Threshold Researcher

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Silver — Deal with all the Thresholds in Manhattan. Resolve every Threshold (a recurring anomaly/objective type) across the zones. Tip: Mark them as you find them; clean up any stragglers in free-roam.

Budding Analyst

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Silver — Help Pope finish her research. Complete Pope's multi-step research questline. Tip: Follow her quest thread whenever it advances; it spans several visits.

Work-Life Balance

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Silver — Complete all instances of the Sketchbook. Finish every Sketchbook puzzle/entry scattered through Manhattan. Tip: A collectible-style set — a location guide keeps you from missing the last few.

Dog's Best Friend

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Silver — Gain a furry friend. Adopt/befriend the dog via its little side quest. Tip: A wholesome one-off — interact with the dog and complete its short questline.

Backroom Espionage

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Silver — Visit all the Secret Hideouts. Each Secret Hideout is a self-contained puzzle that opens an underground room with a Health or Power upgrade inside — so this doubles as upgrade farming. Tip: Do these for the upgrades anyway (they feed Personal Development/Astral); a map guide marks every hideout entrance.

Budding Mycologist

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Silver — Deal with the major Mold Incidents in Manhattan. Resolve each of the big Mold Incident events across the city. Tip: Handle them as they appear per zone; free-roam covers any you skipped.

Out of Uniform

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Equip an outfit item in every customization slot. Fill every cosmetic slot with an outfit piece. Tip: Once you have 12 items (Form Over Function), just equip one in each slot.

Up to the Task

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Complete a World Feat. Finish one of the open-world Feats (mini challenges/objectives) in Manhattan. Tip: You'll trip one early just exploring — World Feats are everywhere.

FBC Recruit

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Complete an FBC Task. Your first bureau task — an early, unmissable pop on the way to Diligent Consultant. Tip: Grab the first task board you see and finish it.

Control Resonant platinum — quick answers