Control Resonant Trophy Guide: What to Expect

Control Resonant doesn’t officially list its trophy set at launch, but the game’s structure points to a clear pattern. Based on mechanics and progression revealed in early gameplay, here is what players should expect from the PlayStation trophy and Xbox achievement list.

Summary

Remedy’s sequel focuses on Dylan Faden’s melee combat and open-world Manhattan. That means achievements will likely split into four categories: story milestones, boss kills, traversal unlocks, and collectible completions.

That is the single best way to avoid soft-locking yourself out of trophies tied to zone level rewards.

Story and Resonant Boss Trophies

The main quest moves through seven zones. Each major Resonant boss fight almost certainly grants a trophy. Source footage confirms seven Resonant encounters: the Artist (prologue), the Deserter (Factory), the Collective (Park), the Dancer (West Incursion), plus three more later zones. Defeating each unlocks a new combat ability and advances the world cycle. Expect a silver or gold trophy for the final boss.

A story completion trophy will appear after the credits. Based on run times from previews, that takes roughly 20-25 hours without heavy side content.

Traversal Ability Trophies

Two critical traversal abilities come from side quests called Vaults. The Shift ability (gravity wall-clinging) is earned in the West Incursion Zone parking garage. The Reach ability (grappling to spatial orbs) is earned in the Evacuation Zone’s Subway Vault. Each Vault completion is a strong candidate for a bronze trophy, considering how much they expand exploration.

A third traversal power exists later, but source material does not detail its acquisition.

Zone Leveling and World Feats

Leveling each zone to its cap (level 15 per zone) awards talent points and zone-specific bonuses. There are seven zones. If Remedy includes a completionist trophy, it likely requires reaching a certain zone level in all areas or completing a set number of world feats (the white-icon side activities like Apex Hunts, Hiss Hives, Hold the Line encounters). Source footage shows zone XP from feats and enemy kills. A silver trophy for accumulating 100 world feats total is plausible.

Aberrant Weapon Mastery

The Aberrant weapon has three primary forms (Strike, Glaive, Cleave), three secondary forms (Crush, Drill, Extend), and six combo finishers. Each weapon tree has multiple upgrade nodes. A trophy for fully upgrading one weapon tree (say, all Crush upgrades) or for unlocking all forms would match Remedy’s past achievement design. Source tip videos emphasize that unlocking every form raises Aberrant Strength by +5 each. That grind could be the hidden requirement.

Collectible and Exploration Trophies

Control Resonant hides health upgrade points, power upgrade points, artifacts, and cryptic notes throughout Manhattan. Source material mentions vendor trucks always have a health upgrade crate nearby, and six storefronts contain basement puzzles. A bronze for finding all six secret organization basements is realistic. Similarly, the dog toy quest appears in seven zones — returning the toy each time might yield a trophy.

The game also has arcade machines in each zone. Beating the high score on every machine grants zone XP and a reset item, which could be a bronze.

No Platinum Confirmation Yet

Remedy has not confirmed a Platinum trophy for PlayStation. Their previous titles (Control, Alan Wake 2) included one. Given Control Resonant’s scale, expect a Platinum for 100% completion — likely requiring all story, boss, traversal, zone leveling, and collectible trophies. But wait for the official list.

Until the full achievement list appears, focus on clearing every zone’s world feats before killing Resonant bosses. That is the single best way to avoid soft-locking yourself out of trophies tied to zone level rewards.