In the complex and challenging landscape of Control Resonant, staying alive against waves of difficult enemies and resonants is a constant priority for players navigating the action RPG. Health serves as one of the most critical resources in Remedy Entertainment’s latest title, determining how much punishment protagonist Dylan can endure before succumbing to the hazards of the shifting world. Rather than relying on a traditional, incremental health stat that increases with every level, players must track down specialized collectibles known as health upgrade points.
Collecting three of these elusive health upgrade points is necessary to increase your maximum health pool, making the search for these items a vital endeavor for anyone hoping to conquer the game’s tougher encounters. These specialized upgrade items are primarily hidden inside large resource crates scattered across the expansive map. Most distinctively, these particular resource crates take the visual form of retro ice cream stands, often tucked away next to vendors, hidden in secret hideouts, or locked behind environmental puzzles that require thorough exploration and zone-level progression.
As players push through the game’s various districts—ranging from the urban sprawl of Downtown to the subterranean depths of the Underpass and the strange anomalies of the Unknown zone—uncovering these ice cream stand crates becomes an essential routine. While upgrading map zones will eventually reveal the locations of large resource crates, many remain well-hidden, requiring careful traversal abilities and puzzle-solving skills.
How to Get Health Upgrade Points in Control Resonant
The primary vehicle for health upgrade points in Control Resonant is the large resource crate modeled after an ice cream stand. These containers are scattered throughout the map, sometimes sitting openly beside vendors or tucked away in obscure corners of secret hideouts. Finding them often demands that players thoroughly explore their surroundings, level up specific zones to unveil crate markers on the map, and solve environmental puzzles. Even with map markers, players will not know the exact contents of a crate until they approach and open it, and some remain exceptionally difficult to track down without a keen eye.
Downtown Health Upgrade Point Locations
The Downtown zone features five health upgrade points for players to collect. Four of these can be acquired early on without specialized traversal abilities, while the final upgrade point requires the "Reach" ability obtained later from the Evacuation Zone.
The first health upgrade point is remarkably accessible, found during the prologue itself. Players need only turn right immediately upon exiting the Oldest House to locate the Urban Fresh Mart. Stepping inside reveals an ice cream stand housing the upgrade.
A second point can be found at the Atlantis Cafe, situated northwest of the Oldest House. Inside, players must solve an environmental puzzle by activating various appliances in a specific sequence, which uncovers a secret hideout containing the target ice cream stand.
For the third Downtown location, players should head east of the Oldest House and use the Elevate ability to scale a brick building. The ice cream stand rests on the southernmost rooftop.
A fourth point is located near a vendor. By traveling southwest from the "Outside the Oldest House" fast-travel door and stepping into the alleyway across the street, players will find a vendor with an ice cream stand positioned just to its left.
The final Downtown health upgrade point requires utilizing the Reach ability on the balcony at Lookout Point, following the road south, and gliding across rooftops to a remote island. On the southern corner of this island sits the final ice cream stand in the zone.
Central Health Upgrade Point Locations
Central boasts six health upgrade points, allowing players to increase their maximum health twice over the course of their exploration. However, one of these points is tied directly to main story progression.
As players exit the Underground Supply Route, the Central Supply Route Station holds a health upgrade point inside a small storefront within the subway system. Another point is located inside the Urban Fresh Mart, situated northwest of the Field Office.
A third point requires a visit to the Wear’Em & Wash’Em Laundromat, located just northwest of East Park Station. Players must solve a puzzle by turning on specific laundry machines corresponding to numbers on a nearby note while shutting down incorrect units, granting access to a secret hideout.
A fourth point can be found near a vendor located southeast of the Patterned Factory.
The fifth point is tucked away inside the Patterned Factory itself. While clearing red masses off the pipes, players will spot an upgrade point behind a barred door. Defeating enemies in the subsequent room and taking a left fork at the path leads directly to the collectible.
The final Central point is found during the "Power Lines" main quest. Upon heading to the Field Office Station after rerouting three stations, players must use a tuning device on Platform A to teleport to Platform B, ascend the stairs, transfer electricity between power cores, and enter the adjacent room.
West Incursion Zone Health Upgrade Point Locations
The West Incursion Zone contains four health upgrade points, most of which require the "Shift" traversal ability acquired in the Parking Garage fault.
The first can be reached by flying over hiss spikes in an alleyway northwest of the map pylon to locate a vendor, where the upgrade point rests beside an ice cream truck.
The second point is found inside the Parking Garage itself upon completing the local fault and learning the Shift ability, positioned along the exit road.
A third point is located at the Urban Fresh Mart on the zone’s southeastern road. Solving an internal puzzle by inputting a soda dispenser code into the cash register opens a secret hideout containing the upgrade.
The fourth point sits within the Empire Avenue Station, specifically inside the Jumpin’ Joe’s Books & Comics Galore store near the zone’s resonant anomaly.
Evacuation Zone Health Upgrade Point Locations
Four health upgrade points are hidden within the Evacuation Zone, with one bridging into the neighboring Park area.
The first is housed within the Könstig Art Gallery, located southeast of the "Main Street" fast-travel door. Solving the gallery’s internal puzzle reveals a secret hideout.
The second point is located directly next to a vendor east of the "Main Street" fast-travel door.
The third is integrated into the "Evacuation Procedures" main story quest, discovered naturally during the scaffolding platforming section on the 12th floor of the Evac Building.
The fourth point becomes available after completing the Subway fault. Near the "Patterned Metro Tunnels" fast-travel door, a blue side door leads down a path directly to the upgrade.
The Park Health Upgrade Point Locations
The Park currently yields three known health upgrade points. The first is encountered naturally on the path to the zone’s resonant after consuming three molds and passing through a moldy gate at the bottom of a pit.
The second is found by traversing the parking garage on the northeast side of The Park and scaling a giant mold wall to reach the roof, where a vendor and upgrade point await.
The third point is located in an Atlantis Cafe at the southeastern corner of The Park. Solving a table-order puzzle and inputting the corresponding letters into the cash register opens a secret hideout containing the item.
Underpass Health Upgrade Point Locations
The subterranean Underpass zone contains two health upgrade points. The first is found by following glow sticks from the zone’s entrance, shifting onto a wall with desks, and gliding past red hiss spikes near a pillar to reach a vendor and component.
The second point is encountered by climbing the Spire into the white area featuring black pillars, heading right from the initial save point toward a floating island, and following a path of debris.
Unknown Health Upgrade Point Locations
The mysterious Unknown zone holds the final two health upgrade points, requiring puzzle-solving and completion of the main storyline.
The first is located in the Pulse Fitness Gym, situated near the edge of a chasm at a low elevation point. Solving the puzzle requires operating a stationary bike and treadmill at varying speeds while utilizing a vending machine between sets to unlock the secret hideout.
The final upgrade point is earned by returning to Dylan’s apartment after defeating the final boss and achieving the highest score on the arcade machine located inside.
