- Publisher: Remedy Entertainment
- Release Date: Jun 17, 2025
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 5
- Summary:
- Developer: Remedy Entertainment
- Genre(s): Action, Shooter, First-Person, Arcade
- # of players: Up to 3
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 7
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Mixed: 4 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Jun 17, 2025FBC: Firebreak proudly earns its spot among the better co-op shooters out right now. It’s a slick-looking game where the unique missions and bizarre weapon choices really steal the show. Thanks to the many interactive elements in the sandbox, there’s more depth here than you might notice at first. Add to that the solid teamwork features, and deep progression systems, and it’s clear Remedy has delivered a strong package. The enemy AI isn’t all that tough though, and the amount of content at launch is a bit underwhelming - but even with those flaws, I can still wholeheartedly recommend FBC: Firebreak. It’s a shooter that doesn’t talk big - it just gets things done.
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Jun 17, 2025The multiplayer Control spin-off you didn't know you needed, FBC: Firebreak is an engaging and moreish shooter with interesting mechanics, an abundance of supernatural weirdness, and ample co-op fun. You'll never look at a sticky note the same way again.
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Jun 30, 2025Don’t come into this one as a time-poor player, as FBC: Firebreak just doesn’t do enough to reward the casual ones out there.
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Jul 1, 2025While the experience is enjoyable and fun, FBC: Firebreak raises serious questions about its long-term prospects once the wave of its debut passes.
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Jun 24, 2025I didn’t hate FBC: Firebreak at all, in fact I rather enjoyed my time running through its jobs with my friends; even if we had seen everything the game offers after the first day. But Firebreak isn’t a perfect game, it has a lot of issues, especially with the balance and the constant disconnections which for an online-only game is utterly unacceptable in my opinion. The good news is that all these issues can be fixed, but if I’m honest; I miss the days when players could buy a game, take it home and play it with no issues from start to finish, I know digital is the way but it shouldn’t make these developers dependent on the ‘patch’ crutch. I don’t know, just an ‘old man shouting at clouds’ I guess but FBC: Firebreak is fun to play as long as you have a solid team and temper your expectations.
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Jun 29, 2025FBC: Firebreak is a proposal that, while technically competent, fails to capture the magic that defined Control. Its gameplay loop is repetitive, its progression frustrating and its setting bland. While there are moments of fun mayhem and certain clever mechanical ideas, they are not enough to sustain a multiplayer experience that, in a saturated market, needs much more to stand out. In its current state, it's a game that may entertain a couple of afternoons with friends, but will be forgotten just as quickly if Remedy doesn't do something to ‘remedy’ it.
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Jun 18, 2025It's not entirely clear what Remedy Entertainment was hoping for when they decided to take on a project that literally contradicts their formula of story adventures. FBC: Firebreak simply has nothing to praise.