There are eight SHÜM III arcade cabinets in Control Resonant: seven in the game’s zones and one in Dylan’s Apartment after the main story. Zone cabinets unlock at different Zone Levels, from Level 3 to Level 6, and some also require a mission, side quests, a keycard or traversal abilities. You must reach and activate a cabinet before taking on its separate challenge.
Unlock requirements at a glance
| Cabinet | Reported Zone Level | Extra access requirement | Location and challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Incursion Zone | Level 3 | Shift and Reach, according to one guide | Atlantis Cafe, near Empire Avenue fast travel; Survive or Entropy waves, depending on the guide’s mode label |
| Central | Level 4 | None reported | Urban Fresh Mart in northeast Central; Parkour |
| The Park | Level 4 | GamesRadar reports completing all three “Carbon Copy” side quests; the building also has a Mold wall, so return when Ignite is available | Red-door building north of the zone, near Mold Factory fast travel; Survive or Entropy waves, depending on the guide |
| Underpass | Level 5 | None reported | Southeast, along the Maintenance Protocol route; timed enemy waves |
| Unknown | Level 5 | None reported | West side, near Factory Island fast travel; Parkour |
| Downtown | Level 6 | No additional gate reported | Wear ’Em & Wash ’Em laundromat at the far south of the map; Defend |
| Evacuation Zone | Level 6 | GamesRadar reports completing “Evacuation Procedures”; the cabinet is behind a Level 2 Keycard door | East side; Survive or Entropy waves, depending on the guide |
| Dylan’s Apartment | After the main story | Complete the main story | Apartment/Retro recreation; post-game combat challenge |
These access details and locations are reported by the GamesRadar+ guide and the Control Resonant Wiki guide, which compiles guide material. They are secondary-source accounts, not official gameplay documentation.
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How to reach each cabinet
West Incursion Zone: Level 3
This is commonly reported as the first cabinet you can access by Zone Level. Find it at Atlantis Cafe near the Empire Avenue fast-travel point. One guide says reaching it requires Shift and Reach, so the Level 3 threshold alone may not be enough to get there.
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Go to Urban Fresh Mart in northeast Central. The cabinet’s challenge is Parkour.
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The Park: Level 4
Look for the red-door building north of the zone, near Mold Factory fast travel. GamesRadar says the cabinet also requires all three “Carbon Copy” side quests. The other guide notes a Mold wall blocking the cabinet area and recommends returning when Ignite is available.
Underpass: Level 5
Follow the Maintenance Protocol route to the southeast portion of Underpass. The cabinet starts timed enemy waves.
Unknown: Level 5
Search the west side near Factory Island fast travel. This cabinet’s challenge is Parkour.
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The cabinet is in the Wear ’Em & Wash ’Em laundromat at the far south of Downtown. Its challenge is Defend. One guide says roof traversal and levitating platforms can provide a route without Reach.
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Evacuation Zone: Level 6
On the east side, look for a Level 2 Keycard door. One guide says the keycard is obtained during a main-story mission; GamesRadar also lists completing the “Evacuation Procedures” mission as a requirement. The cabinet is beyond the door.
Dylan’s Apartment: after the main story
Return to Dylan’s Apartment after finishing the main story to find the post-game cabinet in the apartment’s Retro recreation. It has a combat challenge; a high score is reported to unlock the Novelty Magnet Artifact.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What happens after you activate a cabinet
Reaching a cabinet and completing its challenge are separate steps. Once activated, each cabinet runs its own combat, defense or parkour test. Guide sources use differing labels for some wave-based modes—Survive in one account and Entropy in another—so rely on the mode name displayed in the game rather than assuming the labels are interchangeable.
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What is known about cabinet rewards
Cabinet leaderboards offer rewards, but the guides disagree about which placement earns each one. The Control Resonant Wiki guide says second place may be enough for a customization item, a Reset Item and a Health or Power Upgrade Point. GamesRadar instead assigns an outfit to third place, a Power Upgrade Point to second and a Reset Item to first; it also reports challenge-specific score or time cutoffs for outfit rewards. Check the in-game leaderboard for the cabinet you are playing rather than treating either guide’s rank rules as universal.
The Wiki guide identifies the Stubble cosmetic for a Central leaderboard position and Armoured Helmet M1 for West Incursion, but says it could not identify customization items for Downtown, Evacuation Zone, The Park, Underpass or Unknown. It also reports that playing any SHÜM III cabinet once grants the SHÜM! trophy or achievement, attributing that claim to XboxAchievements rather than an official achievement list.
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