FBC: Firebreak Struggling to Find an Audience on PC, Remedy Plans Updates to Boost Engagement

Remedy Entertainment's latest first-person shooter, FBC: Firebreak, was released to the public on June 17th, but the game is struggling to gain traction on PC. With a peak concurrent player count below 2,000, it's clear that the game is having difficulty finding an audience.

Set in the Control universe, FBC: Firebreak is Remedy's first multiplayer game and has received mixed feedback from both players and critics. The game was officially announced in June 2021 and was properly revealed during the Xbox Partner preview in October 2024. A gameplay trailer followed in March 2025, and fans were excited to learn that the multiplayer shooter would be coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one, along with PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium.

Despite these efforts, FBC: Firebreak is not having an easy time on PC. According to SteamDB, the game's all-time peak concurrent player count on the platform is 1,992, with only 245 users jumping in over the past 24 hours. In comparison, many of Remedy's older titles are seeing much more engagement, with both Control and Max Payne 3, which is over a decade old, pulling in more players in the last day. Currently sitting at an average review rating of "Mixed" on Steam, players are frustrated with FBC: Firebreak's lack of tutorials and overall content available at launch, with many able to complete the game in only a day or two. Additionally, matchmaking has been a headache for many users, with players taking to the Steam Forums to report that they've been unable to find a single game on any mode.

Remedy hopes to fix these issues by adding more content to the game in the future. According to Thomas Puha, the company's Communications Director, the development team hopes to gain valuable feedback during the title's first few weeks on the market, after which it will decide what content will be added to FBC: Firebreak throughout 2026. Updates are also planned for both Fall and Winter 2025, which will add new job sites, equipment, enemies, rewards, and more.

While some are hopeful that FBC: Firebreak could set the stage for Control 2, others are not as optimistic. The new shooter doesn't have much story to speak of, but the text seen on the game's loading screens mentions popular characters from the action-adventure title. Remedy bought the rights to the Control franchise in 2024, and with several outlets naming it Game of the Year, audiences think it needs a comeback.

FBC: Firebreak is a big swing for Remedy Entertainment that's definitely worthy of a few cheers. However, it remains to be seen if the game can gain traction and find its audience on PC. Only time will tell if Remedy's efforts to improve the game will be enough to turn things around for FBC: Firebreak.