Summary
- The Future Games Show on March 20, 2025, will reveal more about FBC: Firebreak.
- FBC: Firebreak connects to Control and Alan Wake, sparking player curiosity.
- FBC: Firebreak is set for PS Plus Extra and Xbox Game Pass releases.
Remedy has teased fans by saying that more news for the upcoming multiplayer shooter FBC: Firebreak will be coming on March 20, 2025. Announced in 2020, FBC Firebreak was officially confirmed in October 2024 as part of the Xbox Partner Preview event. Currently, the 3-player cooperative shooter is scheduled to be released in 2025.
Since the announcement, gamers have only been given pieces of information. FBC: Firebreak is set in the same universe as Alan Wake and Control and will see players face otherworldly monsters as part of the titular FBC, the Federal Bureau of Control. While it remains unclear how much FBC: Firebreak will tie into this shared universe, players won’t have long to wait for a deeper look at the game.
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Remedy took to social media to confirm that fans will get a closer look at FBC: Firebreak during the Future Games Show on March 20, 2025. The live stream is set to take place on YouTube at 1 pm PDT, where players will get a closer look at how the game is shaping up. While the post doesn’t give anything away, the confirmation is enough that gamers are already starting to theorize what will be shown.
Remedy Provides an Update on FBC: Firebreak
Get excited for some more FBC: Firebreak news on March 20th! See you there 👀 #FBCFirebreak — Remedy Entertainment (@remedygames.com) 2025-02-28T14:46:43.612Z
- Announcement on March 20, 2025, at 1 PM PDT.
Fans will no doubt be looking forward to whatever information comes out of the Future Games event. With its focus on multiplayer elements and a first-person view, FBC: Firebreak looks set to be a departure from the classic Remedy formula, so players will be interested in how the game will mold itself into the shared universe of Control and Alan Wake.
With FBC: Firebreak scheduled for release in 2025, some players may be hoping that Remedy will offer a detailed glimpse into the game’s story and mechanics, as well as a possible release date. While players will have to wait for the official announcement, it has already been confirmed that FBC: Firebreak will be available to PS Plus Extra subscribers as a day-one title at launch in 2025. The competitive shooter will also be accessible on Xbox Game Pass for Console and Game Pass PC, again as a day-one title.
The FBC: Firebreak announcement on March 20 isn’t the only thing Remedy fans can look forward to. Alongside the cooperative shooter, the Finnish studio is working on the long-awaited Max Payne remake, which went into full production in 2024. The remake is set to combine the first two games in the Max Payne franchise to create a singular narrative for players to experience.
FBC: Firebreak
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 65 /100 Critics Rec: 25%
- Released
- June 17, 2025
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Violence, Blood
- Developer(s)
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Remedy Entertainment
WHERE TO PLAY
FBC: Firebreak is a cooperative first-person shooter set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces. As a years-long siege on the agency’s headquarters reaches its boiling point, only Firebreak— the Bureau’s most versatile unit—has the gear and the guts to plunge into the building’s strangest crises, restore order, and blast their way back from the brink.
Paranatural Pandemonium
Dive into the Federal Bureau of Control’s (FBC) unpredictable and extradimensional headquarters during its darkest—and strangest—hours. As one of the FBC’s fearless first responders, you and your team are on call to confront everything from reality-warping anomalies to otherworldly monsters... No matter the odds. Will you contain the chaos or finally lose control?
Cooperative Chaos
Join forces with friends or strangers to tackle each mission as a well-oiled crew. Survival in this three-player cooperative FPS hinges on quick thinking and seamless teamwork as you scramble to tame raging paranatural crises across a variety of unexpected locations. Improve your odds by utilizing the tools and skills that make you unique or improvising with whatever’s on hand to support your crew.
Beyond Bullets
Before deploying, select your weapon and customize your Firebreaker’s Crisis Kit with specialized tools, grenades, support items, and paranatural augments... Then modify them to suit your strategy and change the way you play. Experiment with different loadouts to perfect your playstyle and synergize with your team, giving you the edge to succeed in every mission, no matter the difficulty.
The Federal Bureau of Control
Return to the strange and unexpected world of Control or venture in for the first time in this standalone, multiplayer experience. Discover the iconic and unfathomable headquarters of the FBC — the Oldest House — from an entirely new perspective as a team of volunteer first responders with nothing but gear and guts to bring the Bureau back from the brink.
- Engine
- Northlight Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Number of Players
- 1-3
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
