Control Resonant should run well on mid-tier PCs, but you're going to have to clear out some serious SSD space

I'm still not sure what to make of Control Resonant. I liked Control quite a lot but as a shooter, and I feel very ambivalent about the new and very different ARPG-style gameplay in the sequel. Our Morgan Park seemed cautiously optimistic following his preview session in June, but it's such a fundamental shift in the underlying gameplay that for me, many questions remain.

One question that doesn't remain any longer, though, is whether I—and you—will be able to run it. With Control Resonant now just a couple weeks out, Remedy has dropped the final PC system requirements, breaking down what you can expect from the game when it launches on September 24.

Across the board, you'll need 16GB RAM and 120GB of free space on your SSD—you can try rolling with an HDD but that's going to result in what you call a sub-optimal experience. It's no secret that this is a bad time to be upgrading pretty much anything, but SSDs are effectively essential these days: If you don't yet have one, our elite hardware hitters are on top of the best cheap SSD deals you can find today, so give it a look. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit only if you please, is also required.

Details

Beyond that, we get into the details:

We're excited to announce the final PC system requirements for CONTROL Resonant! Please have a look at this chart to see how the game runs on your rig.CONTROL Resonant arrives September 24th on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Pre-order now! #CONTROLResonant

— @remedygames.com (@remedygames.com.bsky.social) 2026-09-09T16:19:23.230Z

Minimum (1080p, 30 fps)

• Upscaler Preset: Quality
• Graphics Preset: Low
• Ray Tracing Preset: Off
• CPU: Intel Core i5-8500 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, or Intel Arc A580
• VRAM: 6GB

Recommended (1440p, 60 fps)

• Upscaler Preset: Balanced
• Graphics Preset: Medium
• Ray Tracing Preset: Off
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, or Intel Arc B580
• VRAM: 8GB

Enthusiast (4K, 60 fps)

• Upscaler Preset: Performance
• Graphics Preset: High
• Ray Tracing Preset: Off
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
• VRAM: 10GB

Ray Tracing Minimum (1080p, 30 fps)

• Upscaler Preset: Quality
• Graphics Preset: Low
• Ray Tracing Preset: Low
• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super, AMD Radeon RX 6600, or Intel Arc A580
• VRAM: 8GB

Ray Tracing Recommended (1440p, 60 fps)

• Upscaler Preset: Balanced
• Graphics Preset: Medium
• Ray Tracing Preset: Medium
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 9070
• VRAM: 10GB

Path Tracing Enthusiast (4K, 60 fps)

• Upscaler Preset: Performance
• Graphics Preset: High
• Ray Tracing Preset: High
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
• VRAM: 12GB

Obviously the high-end spec is, well, high, but Control Resonant looks reasonably restrained at the lower end, so aging rigs will hopefully be able to deliver a reasonable experience. The 120GB SSD space is a bit of an eye-popper—that's triple what the original Control demanded—but three-digit storage requirements are increasingly the norm, so... I refer you once again to our guide to the best cheap SSDs, I guess. Sorry.

Control Resonant is out on September 24 and is up for pre-purchase now on Steam and the Epic Games Store.