The developer calls the sequel its fastest-selling game. Its unaudited quarterly review puts revenue at €39.6 million (about $44.4 million), up 226.0%, and operating profit at €0.6 million (about $670,000).
Control Resonant passed 1 million copies sold worldwide on 15 October 2026, the day its physical edition was released, developer Remedy Entertainment said. The Finnish company, based in Espoo, calls the sequel its fastest-selling game to date.
The milestone came after the July–September quarter. Remedy said the quarter’s revenue increase was driven by preorders and the first 7 days of sales after the game’s digital launch on 24 September 2026.
Remedy’s unaudited review showed July–September revenue of €39.6 million (about $44.4 million), up 226.0% year on year, and an operating profit of €0.6 million (about $670,000) after a €16.4 million loss in the same quarter of 2025. GamesIndustry.biz covered the results.
505 Games published the original Control in August 2019. Remedy says it received full publishing and distribution rights to the series at the beginning of 2025 and self-publishes the sequel, which Annapurna Pictures co-funds. Annapurna announced the partnership in August 2024, including plans to develop film and television projects involving Control and Alan Wake.
Game sales and royalties brought in €35.3 million (about $39.5 million) during the quarter, compared with €6.0 million a year earlier. Development fees totaled €4.3 million (about $4.8 million), from the Max Payne 1&2 remake and the final development-fee accrual for Control Resonant under Remedy’s agreement with Annapurna.
As publisher, Remedy pays platform fees and royalties directly. It said the royalties, which comprise Annapurna’s share of the sequel’s revenue, will decrease once initial investments are recouped. Marketing spending peaked around launch, when Remedy also began spreading the game’s recorded development costs over time as an expense.
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Remedy’s analytics showed that close to 50% of players were new to Control, an audience the company had set out to reach. The United States accounted for nearly half of sales and was the largest market on both PC and consoles by revenue and units sold, Remedy said.
The company counted 2.4 million outstanding wishlists, which it sees as a potential future audience; wishlist entries are not completed purchases. Remedy also said the buildup to the sequel and promotions helped lift sales of the original game. Its third-quarter sales exceeded those in the year-earlier quarter and the first two quarters of 2026. Alan Wake 2’s recorded development costs were fully depreciated during the quarter.
Analysis
CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon, who took the role on 1 March 2026, said Remedy’s priority is to reach more players through targeted marketing, with spending focused on actions expected to bring a clear return. He said sales over the rest of 2026 will ultimately define the financial year.
Remedy expects full-year revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization—a measure of operating performance—to rise from 2025. It has scheduled a results webcast in English for 3 November 2026 at 12:00 EET (14:00 Yerevan time). CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon and CFO Santtu Kallionpää will present the results.
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