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Alan Wake 2 is finally out and the game is an absolute masterpiece. It’s an incredible nightmare that has more than lived up to the hype and anticipation since all of us began begging for a sequel in 2010. But, away from Alan Wake 2, another sequel fans want to see is Control 2. We won’t see the return of Jesse Faden for a while yet, but Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Control 2 is in the ‘proof-of-concept’ development stage.
The Game Awards are set for December, and Alan Wake 2 would be a worthy nominee for Game of the Year if included. All of the missions starring Saga Anderson and Alan Wake range from unsettling to terrifying to utterly insane, and the only negative has been the PC system requirements that have made most computers feel like a potato.
Remedy Entertainment is one of the best development teams in the video games industry. Control was game of the year for many fans back in 2019, and fans are incredibly anxious to see what’s next.
Control 2 development update from Remedy Entertainment
Remedy Entertainment’s PLC for Q3 2023 provides an update on how development is progressing for Control 2. The following update comes from the studio’s CEO, Tero Virtala:
‘Control 2 continues in the proof-of-concept stage. The plans for this sequel are ambitious, and we have seen good progress both in the designs and in the game build. We will continue at this stage for the next few quarters. We focus on proving the identified key elements before moving to the next stage and scaling up the team.’
Aside from the above message, the only other official news concerning Control 2 was received in 2022. Basically, Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games signed an agreement to co-develop and co-publish the sequel. This announcement came with a message from the series’ game director, Mikael Kasurinen:
‘With Control 2, we’ll take another leap into the unknown. It’ll be an unexpected journey. It’ll take a while, but to put it mildly, this is the most exciting project I’ve ever worked on. It’s still early days, but it will be worth the wait.’
There’s no shared release window for the return of Jesse Faden, but fans shouldn’t expect to see it for many years. Control was one of the most bizarre, creative, and mind-bending games of all time when it launched in 2019, and it’s impossible to fathom what plans Remedy has up its sleeve. We undoubtedly cannot wait, but there are other mouth-watering projects in development at Remedy including remakes for Max Payne 1 and 2.
