As of September 18, 2026, the Steam store page for Control Resonant lists no third-party DRM notice, which means no Denuvo Anti-Tamper is disclosed. Valve requires that disclosure, so its absence is real evidence rather than an assumption. Remedy has not made any statement about Denuvo, and this can still change at launch.
What the store page actually shows
Steam requires publishers to declare third-party DRM in a dedicated field on the store page, shown as a line such as "Third-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper". On the Control Resonant page, that line is not present.
The practical reading is that the PC version uses standard Steam DRM. That is the same setup the vast majority of Steam releases ship with, and it has no meaningful performance cost.
Why Remedy’s track record supports this
The original Control did not use Denuvo anti-tamper. Remedy has not made a habit of layering third-party protection on top of storefront DRM, which is why community expectation for Resonant has been "no Denuvo" throughout the pre-launch period.
That said, precedent is not proof. Publishers have added anti-tamper late in the cycle before, and the studio has said nothing on the record either way for this game.
How to verify it yourself
- Open the Steam store page and scroll to the section beneath the purchase options where third-party DRM would be disclosed.
- Check the Epic Games Store listing the same way if you plan to buy there.
- After launch, community database entries update quickly if an anti-tamper dependency appears in the shipped build.
Doing this takes under a minute and gives you a current answer, which matters more than any article — including this one — for a value that can change with a day-one patch.
Why people search this
Three concerns usually sit behind the question: whether anti-tamper will cost frame rate, whether machine activation limits will get in the way, and whether the game will still run offline.
With no third-party DRM disclosed, none of those apply as things stand. Control Resonant is a single-player game with Steam Cloud saves and Family Sharing support, and no online requirement is listed for the campaign.
Where you can buy the PC version
PC distribution is Steam and the Epic Games Store only — there is no GOG release, so a fully DRM-free option does not exist for this title.
If local DRM is your main concern, GeForce NOW is an alternative worth noting: the game is supported there at launch, and cloud play sidesteps local client behaviour entirely.
What we will not claim
We do not state that Control Resonant is permanently Denuvo-free, and we do not repeat unsourced claims that it has been added. The verifiable fact is the state of the disclosure field on the official store pages on the date shown at the top of this page.
Steam DRM is not Denuvo
These get conflated constantly. Standard Steam DRM is the client-level protection almost every Steam game ships with; Denuvo Anti-Tamper is a separate third-party layer that must be disclosed on the store page.
On Control Resonant that disclosure line is absent, which points to the former without the latter. Epic’s listing is worth checking the same way if that is where you plan to buy.
What the PC version does require
It is single-player with Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, Cloud saves and Family Sharing support, and the store lists no online requirement for the campaign. The heavier constraints are hardware ones: 16 GB of RAM and 120 GB of SSD space at every spec tier.
Reviewers reported the PC version running well provided you use an upscaler, which is consistent with Remedy building every published performance target around upscaling being enabled.
Why this page carries a date
DRM status is one of a small number of facts about a game that can change between the store listing and the shipped build, or in a day-one patch. Publishing an undated "no Denuvo" claim would go stale without anyone noticing.
The honest form of this answer is a state plus a timestamp plus a method, which is what we have given. If it changes after launch, the store page will show it before any article does.
Buying options if DRM matters to you
- Steam — $59.99 Standard, $69.99 Deluxe, plus The Siblings Collection bundle at $98.98.
- Epic Games Store — same prices, plus the Dylan Faden Outfit in Fortnite.
- GOG — not available; there is no DRM-free release.
- GeForce NOW — supported at launch, which moves execution off your machine entirely.
Performance context
A frequent worry about anti-tamper is frame-rate cost. With no third-party DRM disclosed, the relevant performance factors here are the ordinary ones: Remedy’s six spec tiers, all of which assume upscaling, and none of which used frame generation when they were measured.
The PC build reviewed at 83 on Metacritic across 34 reviews, close to the all-platform 84, with reviewers reporting solid performance provided an upscaler is enabled.
What changed since the first Control
The original shipped without Denuvo anti-tamper and is still sold that way as Control Ultimate Edition, which is bundled with Resonant in The Siblings Collection on Steam for $98.98.
Remedy self-publishes Resonant, so the DRM decision sits with the same studio rather than an external publisher. That does not guarantee the outcome, but it removes the most common reason anti-tamper gets added late.
Quick reference
| Question | Answer as of Sep 18, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Third-party DRM listed on Steam? | No |
| Denuvo confirmed by Remedy? | No statement either way |
| Did the original Control use Denuvo? | No |
| DRM-free version available? | No — no GOG release |
| Online required for the campaign? | Not listed; the game is single-player |
Re-check the store page yourself before buying if this is decisive for you. It takes under a minute and gives a current answer rather than a dated one.
Related purchase questions
Two questions almost always travel with this one. First, is the game on Game Pass — no, there is no confirmed day-one release and every storefront lists it at full price. Second, is there a cheaper route — the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series bundle gave the Steam copy away with select 5070-and-above hardware bought between August 25 and September 29, 2026.
Neither changes the DRM picture, but both affect where you end up buying, which is what the DRM question is ultimately in service of.