Control is still doing useful business for Remedy almost seven years after launch. In its latest Q1 2026 business review, the studio says the supernatural action game has now sold more than 6 million copies.
The milestone lands at a useful time for Remedy. The studio says Control sold better in the quarter than it did in the same period last year, helped by promotions and extra visibility from Control Resonant, the next game in the series. Remedy also says Resonant is still on track to launch in 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
That gives the original game a clear role in Remedy's year. Control Resonant is the company's main 2026 launch priority, while the first Control is still pulling in new players through discounts, new ports and renewed attention around the sequel.
Control picked up another million sales quickly
The new 6 million figure is a sharp jump from Remedy's last public update. In February, the company said Control had passed 5 million sales and reached more than 20 million players, with Game Developer reporting that the game added 1 million sales during 2025.
Remedy has been trying to turn that long tail into momentum for its next release. Control Resonant was revealed at The Game Awards 2025, and the studio has already started talking about launch-window pressure, replayability and systems that are meant to give returning players reasons to stay. One recent detail is that Control Resonant will let players carry builds into New Game Plus, which points to a sequel with more obvious endgame planning than the first game had at launch.
The report also frames Control as part of a broader single-player recovery story for Remedy. Alan Wake 2, Control and royalties from other game deals helped game sales and royalty revenue increase during the quarter, although overall revenue slipped 1.9 percent to EUR 13.1 million and operating profit fell to EUR 1.0 million.
Remedy is still cleaning up after FBC: Firebreak
Control's continued sales matter more because Remedy is coming off a difficult stretch. FBC: Firebreak, the studio's co-op shooter set in the same wider connected universe, failed to become the kind of multiplayer foothold Remedy wanted. Content updates for the game ended in March, though Remedy says it will continue infrastructure support so the game remains playable.
The studio's wider slate is still busy. The Max Payne 1 & 2 remake project remains in full production, and another unnamed project has moved into proof-of-concept work. Even so, Remedy's own wording makes Control Resonant the center of the year: delivering a strong launch for the sequel is now the priority.
For players waiting on the next Control, the useful news is simple. Remedy is still publicly holding to 2026, and the original game's sales suggest the audience for another trip into its strange, shifting world has not gone quiet.