Developer Remedy believes the discharge of its first self-published recreation and Management spin-off, FBC: Firebreak, “succeeded technically,” however acknowledged it “underperformed” on Steam, admitting that “commercially, we had been unhappy.”
In a statement to traders, the studio reiterated Firebreak topped 1 million gamers. Nonetheless, nearly all of these gamers had been on console — through PS Plus and Xbox Sport Go subscription — though PC was “deliberate as the first client gross sales channel.”
“The sport’s preliminary onboarding expertise and mission construction resulted in excessive early participant drop-offs and an inflow of unfavourable opinions,” the monetary assertion stated. “As gamers spent extra time within the recreation and we launched updates enhancing the sport, sentiment in opinions turned extra optimistic.
“Commercially, we had been unhappy with the launch-phase client gross sales of FBC: Firebreak. Up to now, FBC: Firebreak’s industrial efficiency has largely been pushed by the Xbox and PlayStation subscription service agreements. A substantial portion of the revenues from these agreements will nonetheless be acknowledged all through the contract interval.”
Remedy promised large adjustments final month. The pledge got here after Remedy posted a candid assertion shortly after Firebreak’s launch, acknowledging “not every thing had gone properly.”
The studio did, nevertheless, observe that FBC: Firebreak was designed to evolves over time, and believes it is a stable recreation “regardless of the rocky launch.” A bigger “Main Replace” scheduled for late September would be the subsequent key step for FBC: Firebreak, which Remedy “expects to drive curiosity within the title.” It stated it stays “dedicated to persevering with to work on FBC: Firebreak, participating with the neighborhood, and increasing the sport.”
In its monetary outcomes for the primary half of 2025 and the second quarter, Remedy reported a income increase throughout each durations, following will increase in recreation gross sales and royalties. The quarter as soon as once more operated at a loss — though at $580,000, this was not as sharp as final 12 months’s $3.7 million loss — and throughout the primary six months of the 12 months, income was up 43.4% to $35.1 million.
As for different video games? The studio confirmed Management 2’s growth is “on monitor” and assembly milestones as the main target is now on “gameplay, environments, and missions.” The Max Payne 1 & 2 remake undertaking stays in full manufacturing as “collaboration with Rockstar Video games stays shut and productive.”
“FBC: Firebreak is a compelling co-op shooter that, regardless of its beauty, doesn’t have the depth to maintain issues fascinating long-term,” we wrote in IGN’s FBC: Firebreak evaluate, awarding it 6/10.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with a number of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.