What was Control Resonant’s budget?

An initial development budget of roughly €50 million, per Remedy. It is a planned figure, not a confirmed final cost.

Who paid for Control Resonant?

Remedy and Annapurna. Remedy partnered with Annapurna in 2024 to finance half of the sequel’s development costs.

How many copies does it need to sell?

Gameswelt reported break-even at about 2 million sales and a significant profit at 4 to 5 million. Wikipedia cites 3 to 4 million copies for a 100% return on investment.

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Control Resonant Budget and Break-Even

The budget figure Remedy has given, the Annapurna deal, and the sales targets tied to it.

Short answer

About €50 million, the initial budget Remedy CEO Tero Virtala gave in May 2025 (Gameswelt), described as somewhat lower than Alan Wake 2’s. Annapurna co-finances half of development. No final cost has been published.

Control Resonant sales card: over 1 million copies in about three weeks — Sales milestone card, relevant to the break-even target. Our own summary card, not a game screenshot.Diagram by Control Resonant Wiki · Based on: Gameswelt

The numbers

	Reported figure
Initial budget	About €50 million
Compared with Alan Wake 2	Somewhat lower
Co-financing	Annapurna, half of development costs
Break-even	About 2 million copies (Gameswelt)
Sales so far	Over 1 million in under three weeks

For the sales milestones in detail, see Control Resonant sales.

Sources

Gameswelt — Control 2: big ambitions despite a lower budget (May 9, 2025)
Wikipedia — Control Resonant

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