FBC: Firebreak surpasses 1 million players, despite paltry Steam numbers

FBC: Firebreak is the latest project from Remedy Entertainment – the team behind beloved titles including but not limited to Alan Wake, Max Payne and Control. While player numbers on Steam in particular have been quite concerning, Remedy has revealed that FBC has now surpassed 1 million players.

Taking to Twitter, the official Control/FBC page confirmed that “As of last night, we have surpassed 1 million players in FBC: Firebreak. This is a significant milestone, so thank you for playing from all of us at Remedy.”

Of course, 1 million players does not equate to 1 million copies sold, especially as the game was a day-one addition to both Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus.

As mentioned, Steam numbers for FBC have been rather paltry, with the multiplayer title peaking at under 2000 concurrent players.

Remedy acknowledges the game’s issues however, stating “We know there is still a lot of work ahead of us, and we are super-motivated about it. We have a lot of exciting things cooking for Firebreak players! More about that soon.”

Given that multiplayer experiences is a new avenue for Remedy, it perhaps makes sense that they failed to nail it on the first try. That said, hopefully the team are committed to learning from their mistakes – making FBC: Firebreak a more compelling package with time.

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