Control Resonant Health Upgrade Locations

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Health upgrade points are vital collectibles scattered primarily throughout the expansive resource containers across the Control Resonant landscape.

Staying alive is paramount in action RPGs, where avoiding defeat is the ultimate goal. Expanding your health pool allows you to endure punishing encounters against formidable adversaries and resonants. Rather than leveling a conventional attribute, you must hunt down these specific upgrade tokens. Securing a set of three health upgrade points permanently increases your maximum vitality.

Below is your definitive roadmap for uncovering every health upgrade point hidden within Control Resonant.

[Editorial Note: This guide is actively evolving. We will continuously refresh this walkthrough with newly discovered locations as we map them out.]

How to acquire health upgrade points in Control Resonant

You will discover health upgrade points tucked inside large resource containers—specifically the distinct units designed to resemble retro ice cream kiosks.

Certain containers sit right out in the open near merchants, while others are ingeniously concealed within secret sanctuaries, demanding thorough exploration and puzzle-solving skills. Your best strategy is to upgrade your regional clearance levels until the exact coordinates of every major resource crate appear on your map. Even so, the contents remain a mystery until you open them, and some prove remarkably elusive.

Downtown health upgrade point locations in Control Resonant

The Downtown sector holds five distinct health upgrade points. Four are accessible immediately without advanced movement capabilities, but reaching the final one requires the Reach ability acquired later from the Evacuation Zone.

Location	Map	Description
Urban Fresh Mart		You can secure your very first health upgrade point during the prologue. Make an immediate right turn upon stepping out of the Oldest House to locate the Urban Fresh Mart. Step inside to spot the ice cream kiosk housing the upgrade.
Atlantis Cafe		This establishment rests northwest of the Oldest House. Crack the interior puzzle by activating the appliances in the precise sequence, which unlocks a concealed sanctuary featuring the target ice cream stand.
Rooftop of brick building east of Oldest House		Venture east of the Oldest House and leverage Elevate to scale the brick architecture. The ice cream kiosk rests comfortably on the southernmost upper ledge.
Vendor		Proceed southwest from the “Outside the Oldest House” fast-travel checkpoint, then turn into the alley across the roadway. Inside, you will find the merchant with the ice cream container sitting directly to their left.
Island south of “Chasm” fast travel door		Deploy Reach from the Lookout Point balcony, then track the route southward. Utilize Reach to scale the rooftops lining the left side of the street and glide across to the isolated landmass. The target container awaits on the southern edge.

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Central health upgrade point locations in Control Resonant

Six health upgrade points are available throughout the Central hub, enabling you to double your maximum health capacity. However, claiming one of these requires advancing the primary storyline.

Location	Map	Description
Central Supply Route Station		As you exit the Underground Supply Route, look for this health upgrade point nestled inside a compact storefront within the subterranean transit station.
Urban Fresh Mart		Enter the Urban Fresh Mart located northwest of the Field Office to claim another health upgrade point.
Wear’Em & Wash’Em Laundromat		Step inside the laundromat positioned northwest of East Park Station. Solve the internal puzzle by powering on the washing machines corresponding to the digits marked on the memo while ensuring incorrect units remain off. Once solved, enter the hidden alcove to take the upgrade.
Vendor		Travel southeast from the Patterned Factory to locate the merchant and their associated health upgrade point.
Patterned Factory		While clearing crimson growths off the piping within the Patterned Factory, you will spot an upgrade point secured behind a barred gate. Clear out the hostiles in the adjacent chamber and advance to the next junction. Make sure to take the left path at the fork, following it to the dead end to retrieve your reward.
Field Office Station (during “Power Lines” main quest)		During the “Power Lines” main mission, you will report to the Field Office Station after rerouting all three terminals. Employ the tuning device on Platform A to jump to Platform B and ascend the stairwell. Reroute the current between power cores, then step inside the chamber to claim the health upgrade point.

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West Incursion Zone health upgrade point locations in Control Resonant

Four health upgrade points await discovery in the West Incursion Zone. Most necessitate the Shift traversal ability unlocked in the Parking Garage fault. While you can technically secure the Parking Garage upgrade beforehand, waiting until you complete the fault makes the process much simpler.

Location	Map	Description
Vendor		Fly across the Hiss spikes within the alley situated northwest of the map pylon to locate the merchant. The health upgrade point sits immediately to the left of the ice cream truck.
Parking Garage		Conquer the fault within the Parking Garage to acquire Shift. Following your exit along the roadway, you will easily spot an illuminated ice cream kiosk ahead.
Urban Fresh Mart		This Urban Fresh Mart lies along the southeastern road in the West Incursion Zone. Solve the indoor puzzle by punching the soda dispenser code into the cash register to reveal a secret sanctuary. Head inside to collect the health upgrade.
Empire Avenue Station		Make your way toward the resonant in the West Incursion Zone. Enter Empire Avenue Station, where a health upgrade point waits inside Jumpin’ Joe’s Books & Comics Galore.

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Evacuation Zone health upgrade point locations in Control Resonant

The Evacuation Zone contains four health upgrade points. One technically rests within The Park, but accessing it requires passing through the Evacuation Zone.

Location	Map	Description
Könstig Art Gallery		The Könstig Art Gallery sits just southeast of the “Main Street” fast-travel door. Solve the internal puzzle to expose a secret hideout housing a health upgrade point.
Vendor		This health upgrade point rests directly beside the merchant situated east of the “Main Street” fast-travel checkpoint.
Evac Building		Advance through the “Evacuation Procedures” core narrative mission. After defeating the enemies on the 12th floor and navigating the scaffolding platforming section, you will stumble upon this upgrade naturally.
Subway fault		Upon completing the Subway fault and approaching the exit, you will encounter the “Patterned Metro Tunnels” fast-travel portal. Step through the blue door adjacent to it and follow the corridor to locate this health upgrade point.

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The Park health upgrade point locations in Control Resonant

We have uncovered three health upgrade points within The Park so far.

Location	Map	Description
On the way to the resonant		After consuming the three mold samples, pass through the spore-covered gate at the base of the pit. En route, you will run straight into a health upgrade point.
Vendor		Navigate the parking garage on the northeastern edge of The Park, then scale the massive mold-covered wall along the southwest road. This brings you to the garage rooftop, where the merchant and upgrade await.
Atlantis Cafe		Head toward the southeastern corner of The Park to find another Atlantis Cafe. Crack its puzzle by logging the table orders for 1, 5, 4, and 2, then inputting their corresponding letters into the register. This opens a hidden shelter containing the health upgrade.

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Underpass health upgrade point locations in Control Resonant

We have discovered two health upgrade points in the Underpass zone so far.

Location	Map	Description
Vendor		Upon first arriving in the Underpass, follow the trail of glow sticks until you reach a section requiring you to Shift onto a desk-covered wall. Continue toward the neighboring pillar, but bypass the rope line and head straight for the crimson Hiss spikes. Glide over the hazard to find the merchant and the upgrade component.
Path to the Underpass Resonant		After scaling the Spire into the luminous white environment dotted with black pillars, approach the initial checkpoint. Turn right to spot a route leading toward the distant floating landmass. Cross over and traverse the debris trail to naturally reach the health upgrade point.