Control Resonant Becomes Remedy's Best-Selling Game With 1 Million Copies Sold in 3 Weeks.

This is not a big number, but it is great news for Remedy.

That's not a huge number, but it's big news for Remedy.

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Remedy announced today that Control Resonant has sold over one million copies, surpassing Alan Wake 2 to become the "fastest-selling game in Remedy Entertainment's 31-year history."

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Three weeks to a million copies isn't amazingly fast by normal video game standards: Blood of Dawnwalker hit the mark in three days, Wardogs did it in a day, and Subnautica 2 hit double that in 12 hours.

But despite producing a string of unique, memorable, and critically acclaimed games, Remedy has never been able to crack a massive box office hit. Even Alan Wake 2, which won multiple awards for narrative and art direction in 2023 (and would have won more if it weren't for the giants of Baldur's Gate 3), took two months to sell a million copies, significantly outpacing the original Control, making it the studio's fastest-selling game at the time.

Remedy's more pressing problem, however, is profitability: it took more than a year, and two million copies sold, before Alan Wake 2 actually started making money. Addressing the shortfall was a top priority for Jean-Charles Godchon, who was named the company's new CEO in February: Remedy's CEO, Henri Osterlund, said at the time that Godchon's appointment "was to lead Remedy into a profitable growth phase."

So far, Goodchon seems to like what he's seeing from Control Resonant, calling the million mark "a very strong start."

Control Resonant puts me to shame, in particular, with a launch day hotfix that negates my original review complaint.

Blood of Dawnwalker sold 1 million copies in just 3 days

Control Resonance Review: Great sequel, but average focus on melee action

Gaudechon said, "Control Resonant is Remedy's first self-published release on this scale, launching in one of the most competitive windows in years alongside the biggest names in the industry. It's unmistakably Remedy, with the bold ideas and distinct style our players have come to expect from us." "A big thank you to our players and team for making Control Resonant the incredible game it is.

We've always believed that Control deserves a wider audience, and this launch shows what's possible: we see the game connecting with long-time fans while bringing a significant number of new players into the Control world, fueling its long-term potential. With Control and Alan Wake, we now have two established franchises. Our focus is to support what makes them special, and grow them even more. There is more to come from these worlds."

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In Remedy's Q3 business review on November 3rd, we'll take a closer look at the impact of Control Resonant's success on Remedy's bottom line.

Andy has been gaming on PCs since he was a teenager, starting with text-adventure and primitive action games on the cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longtime love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He started writing video game news for The Escapist in 2007 and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until he joined the famous PC Gamer community in 2014. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports and Henry Cavill. A lot of Henry Cavill.

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