The player count for FBC: Firebreak on Steam has dropped to single digits, first reported by The Gamer. This is a sharp decline for the Control spinoff, which had a promising start at launch. The game peaked at nearly 2,000 concurrent players on PC. However, those numbers have steadily declined, and it now struggles to keep a player base larger than a small party. This drop signals a troubling trend for a game that originally generated significant excitement among fans.
Multiple factors contribute to this rapid loss of players. Many users have raised concerns about the absence of an easy-to-understand introductory guide. This has made the game’s mechanics hard to grasp. Additionally, the most engaging parts of the game require players to navigate a long progression curve, which has turned off many who initially bought it. To make matters worse, players feel the game lacks content, leaving a sense of unrealized potential, especially since it was not marketed as a live-service game.
Despite these issues, the game did have some positive moments. FBC: Firebreak had a strong launch across all platforms, quickly exceeding one million players. This success was likely helped by its presence on Xbox Game Pass and its low price. However, this early momentum has not led to ongoing success on PC, as shown by the declining Steam numbers.
In response to the growing negative feedback, Remedy, the game’s developer, plans a major update for late September. This upcoming patch aims to fix the main complaints by adding a proper tutorial, introducing new content, and improving the combat and progression systems. The future of FBC: Firebreak on PC now depends on whether these important changes can effectively rebuild trust and bring back lost players.
