CONTROL Resonant Missions List — Main Quests, Side Stories & Faults

Rising side content: Every Dog Has Her Day · Karaoke / Party Won’t Stop · Panopticon Service Request · Dream House · Game Night · Washing machine puzzle · DLC plans

New side-story guides: Zoe’s Briefing · Into the Valley of Death · Crossing the Threshold / Wilson · combat: Switch Attack · Retaliation

Ending: Final fight = The End (Hedron). Epilogue = The Beginning (Jesse, Oldest House). Free roam continues afterward. New guides: Maintenance Protocol · Unsupervised Science / testing facilities · Secret hideouts · Fred / A New Directive

Trending this week: 1.4 patch notes · Pope’s Research · Sever the Hedron Links · Recursions & Underpass Fault · Gym puzzle · Patterned Thought · Breaker / Command · Camera locations · Taxi · Dog · Artifacts · FBC Tasks · SHÜM rewards · Panopticon Intern / achievements

Ending / last mission: Final fight = The End (Hedron). Epilogue = The Beginning (Jesse at the Oldest House). Free roam continues — mop up Side Stories after.

Quick answer: Looking for the CONTROL Resonant mission list, main quests, or side quests? The Quest Log tracks about 23 main quests across three chains — ~14–15 Contain the Crisis story missions, 3 Search for Jesse Faults, and 5 regional Resonant bosses — plus 18 Side Stories. Epilogue = The Beginning. Unofficial companion — counts can differ slightly by how Notes entries are grouped.

You searchedShort answer
Mission list / all missions / quests~23 main (story + Faults + Resonants) + 18 Side Stories. Tables below.
How many main missions / main quest list~14–15 story missions + 3 Jesse Faults + 5 Resonants ≈ 23 main log entries.
Side quests / side stories / all side missions18 Side Stories (Dog, Taxi, Freeze Frame, Urban Survival, etc.) — list.
Epilogue / last mission / The BeginningFinal story fight = The End; epilogue visit with Jesse = The Beginning.
Urban Survival / Heart MonitorEvac Zone Side Story → Untapped Heart Monitor recipe (revive Artifact). Details · Artifacts.
Jesse Sightings / FaultsIncursion (Shift), Subway (Reach), Underpass — table.
Last Taxi / Freeze Frame / DogDedicated guides — don’t need full spoilers here → Taxi · Freeze Frame · Dog.
Mission board / FBC TasksRepeatable board jobs ≠ Side Stories. See World Feats / collectibles mop-up.

Jump: three tracks · main story list · Jesse Faults · Resonants · side stories · Urban Survival / Heart Monitor · tips

Use with what to do first, then peel into Side Stories when you want Platinum mop-up. Story length primer: how long to beat.

The three main tracks

  • Contain the Crisis — primary Manhattan story (Evacuation Procedures → Recursions and Iterations → Sever the Hedron Links → Rebuild → Fight to the Core → The End / epilogue The Beginning).
  • Search for Jesse (Jesse Sightings / Faults) — Incursion Fault, Subway Fault, Underpass Fault — unlock Shift, Reach, and endgame routes.
  • Defeating Resonants — one regional Resonant per zone except Evacuation Zone; all feed the Gap mural and platinum-style completion.

Order is flexible day-to-day, but Faults and Resonants often gate the next story beat. If markers dry up, open Jesse Sightings or the nearest Resonant — not a bug.

CONTROL Resonant main quest list (story missions)

Commonly published Contain the Crisis order (some guides count Notes: Plan of Attack separately, which is why you see 14 vs 15 story totals):

  1. Orientation — Oldest House → Downtown; early Fault / Rush; beat The Artist (ability pick).
  2. Welcome to Manhattan — supply route into Central (Power Core checkpoint sequence).
  3. Evacuation Procedures — Evac Building / Arish rescue.
  4. Arish’s Briefing — FBC Field Office, Central.
  5. Power Lines — restore stations — Power Lines guide.
  6. Into the Sinkhole — probe relays — Into the Sinkhole.
  7. Enemy of My Enemy — CFD defense; often wants several Resonants already down.
  8. Recursions and Iterations — Underpass research / Grist; can soft-gate on Reach (see Faults).
  9. The House in Distress — Oldest House Interactions Lab.
  10. The Hedron Link — rescue Pope; Hedron Parallel.
  11. Sever the Hedron Links — Unknown link sites (pairs with Pope’s Research).
  12. Rebuild — playable dump / slide sequence.
  13. Fight to the Core — approach the Hedron (Unknown).
  14. The End — final Hedron confrontation (last mission of the fight).
  15. The Beginning — epilogue with Jesse at the Oldest House; free roam continues after.

Search for Jesse — Faults / Jesse Sightings

Three Fault quests under Notes: Jesse Sightings. Prioritize them when they open — skipping blocks Theater / Underpass gaps.

FaultWhereUnlock
The Incursion FaultWest Incursion Zone (Parking Garage / roof route)Shift (gravity walls)
The Subway FaultEvacuation Zone subway (needs Shift)Reach (grapple / pull)
The Underpass FaultUnderpass orange-pipe island (needs Reach)Story progress (closes Jesse Sightings)

Roadblock tip: During Recursions and Iterations, if the Underpass path stalls, finish The Subway Fault for Reach, then return via The Spire to clear The Underpass Fault.

Resonant boss quests

QuestBossZone
Orientation / early storyThe ArtistDowntown
The Central ResonantThe DeserterCentral (Patterned Factory)
The West Incursion Zone ResonantThe DancerWest Incursion (Theater)
The Park ResonantThe CollectiveThe Park (Mold Gate)
The Underpass ResonantThe PhysicistUnderpass / Astral Plane
The Unknown ResonantThe Co-DirectorUnknown

Ability rewards and fight tips: Resonant bosses · boss tips. Hedron is a separate endgame story boss, not this regional set. Evacuation Zone has no regional Resonant.

All CONTROL Resonant side quests / Side Stories

18 Side Stories sit beside the three main tracks. High-traffic ones link to full guides; others are listed so the Quest Log matches what you searched.

Side storyWhat it isGuide / note
Every Dog Has Her DayMysterious Dog + Dragon ToysDog guide
The Last TaxiSeven Threshold taxi puzzles / MilaTaxi guide
Freeze FrameInstant Photos + AWE CamerasFreeze Frame
Urban SurvivalEvac Zone survival; Heart Monitor pathBelow · Artifacts
Pope’s ResearchUnknown navigation helper (treat as near-required late)Runs with Sever the Hedron Links
Unsupervised ScienceThreshold / Testing FacilitiesThreshold Researcher path
Crossing the ThresholdCentral loading docks body / AVP choiceChoice affects some rewards
Panopticon Service RequestLangston Altered Item chain startPairs with Party / Complete Set / Directive
The Party Won’t StopWest Incursion karaokeWatch lyrics for missable trophy
The Complete SetDowntown Auction House speakersComplete Set
A New DirectiveUnknown stranger call / Fra MauroA New Directive
New Growth / Carbon CopyPark Mold / Hannah chainNew Growth · Carbon Copy
Into the Valley of DeathLangston after Into the SinkholeCentral Field Office
Zoe’s Briefing / Maintenance ProtocolWatchtower late-story errandsCheck Quest Log timing
Mapping the New New YorkMapping pylons / zone mapsCompletes when kits are done

PowerPyx / press lists may spell the same 18 with slightly different start triggers. Your Quest Log’s Side Stories tab is the save-truth. Hideout puzzles are separate → Secret Hideouts.

Urban Survival & Heart Monitor

Answer: Urban Survival is the Evacuation Zone Side Story (often started from a file / trapped parking lot south of the zone). Completing it is the usual path to the Untapped Heart Monitor Artifact recipe — a one-time revive style effect when crafted in The Gap. Crafting details: Artifacts.

Practical play tips

  • When markers dry up, open Jesse Sightings or the nearest Resonant.
  • Unknown travel often wants Pope’s Research advanced alongside Sever the Hedron Links.
  • Mission board / FBC Tasks and World Feats are optional/repeatable farm — not the 18 Side Stories. See World Feats and collectibles.
  • Nothing major is permanently missable on typical trophy roadmaps (watch karaoke in The Party Won’t Stop) — mop up after The Beginning. Platinum overview: trophies.

Sources

Compiled from public quest lists (checked Oct 5, 2026): AllThingsHow all-quests guide; Radio Times missions list; KeenGamer walkthrough list. Cross-check in your Quest Log if a patch renames an entry.

Where to go next

What to do first · Resonants · Last Taxi · Freeze Frame · Mysterious Dog · Artifacts / Heart Monitor · Platinum · FAQ