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Title: Remedy is trying to fix FBC: Firebreak in response to middling reviews
and player feedback

Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:38:05 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/remedy-is-try...

Remedy has shared its plans to improve FBC: Firebreak, the new multiplayer
Control spinoff, following a string of less-than-stellar reviews that
criticized the game's rough early hours. FBC: Firebreak was announced in
October 2024 as the first online multiplayer game from Remedy, and another
pitstop on the way to an eventual Control 2.

The full patch notes for Remedy's first update are available to view on
Steam, but in brief, the biggest change the developer is making is to how
missions are unlocked. Previously, Firebreak required players to play a
simpler, shorter version of the game's missions (like dealing with
multiplying post-it notes or pink goo, for example), before a more complex
version of the mission became available. Now those full-fat missions are
available from the start, and completing one unlocks the next type. Remedy's
update also rebalances the cost of cosmetics and makes it easier to see and
find in-game collectibles, among other tweaks.

The developer is planning to make larger changes to how FBC: Firebreak
explains the synergies of in-game weapons and abilities, but those onboarding
improvements will take longer to implement. Future updates adding new
missions and cosmetics where already planned for the game, so fixes will
presumably be worked into the existing roadmap.

We enjoyed our hands-on time with FBC: Firebreak, but reviewers report a less
rosy picture after playing the game over a longer period of time. Eurogamer
found Firebreak charming in Remedy's typical oddball way, but also
inconsistent in terms of difficulty. GameSpot noted similar messiness in the
game's mission design, and also the general lack of explanation for weapons
and abilities. The more damning and existential problem highlighted by
TechRadar is the dearth of story in the game, something that Control
generally excelled at. Remedy doesn't appear to have a plan to address any
perceived narrative shortcomings in FBC: Firebreak, and since it's a
multiplayer game, the company may just have different goals.

FBC: Firebreak is available now for $40 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and
PC. If you pay for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PlayStation Plus Game Catalog,
you can play the game at no additional cost.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/remedy-is-try...
response-to-middling-reviews-and-player-feedback-203805921.html?src=rss

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