Remedy Entertainment has revealed that its latest game,FBC: Firebreak, has reached a total of one million players shortly over a week after the game’s launch on June 17. Available across most platforms as well as Xbox Game Pass from day one,FBC: Firebreakis a break from tradition in comparison to Remedy’s other famous titles, representing the studio’s first multiplayer-focused co-op title.
FBC: Firebreaklaunched to mixed reviewsearlier this month, attracting plenty of existing fans of the Remedy connected universe but making itself difficult for a lot of players to get into due to its lack of effective tutorials.FBC: Firebreakshows fans what the situation is like at the Federal Bureau of Control six years after the events ofControl, taking place in the same familiar location known as the Oldest House. This impossible building serves as the organization’s headquarters, and players will get to see many of its unnatural branches and sectors as they fight against the Hiss invasion throughoutFBC: Firebreak.
Now, barely nine days after the game’s worldwide launch,Remedy has confirmed thatFBC: Firebreakhas rallied a total of one million Firebreakersto clean up the Oldest House. WhileFBC: Firebreakconsciously avoids calling itself a live-service game, at least in the traditional sense, Remedy has confirmed its intent to continually add to and improve the game over the coming years. Though it isn’t a free-to-play game,Firebreak’s price tag is lower than what gamers tend to see for most other Triple-A titles nowadays, and it seems Remedy intends to keepFBC: Firebreakas a one-time purchase while introducing future content updates for free.
One Million Players Is a Big Step For FBC: Firebreak
The game does, however, include optional paid cosmetic packs called Classified Requisitions, which are sold separately, with more of these requisitions planned to come with future updates.FBC: Firebreakhas already revealed some information about future updateswhich are planned to roll out later this year, with these free updates bringing new locations, levels, weapons, and more. Remedy has hinted that it plans to reveal more information regarding the future ofFirebreaksoon.
These future updates can’t come soon enough for some players, though, with one of the game’s biggest issues being the relatively limited amount of content there is to jump into currently. That said,FBC: Firebreakhas given players a lot of hope thanks to how quickly it has adapted to player feedback post-launch.Some ofFBC: Firebreak’s first updateshave already addressed some of the most common criticisms surrounding the game, making significant improvements to upgrade and job progression while also making adjustments to the UI to help players understand the game’s mechanics a little better right off the bat.
