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FBC: Firebreak is a cooperative first-person shooter where players take on otherworldly threats within the mysterious Federal Bureau of Control's headquarters. Read on to find all the latest news on the online shooter.
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FBC Firebreak News
2026
March 17
⚫︎ FBC: Firebreak's last major update, Open House, is now live. The game will no longer have additional content moving forward, although servers will remain online and patches will still roll out. Its price has also dropped to $19.99 (previously $39.99).
January 19
⚫︎ FBC: Firebreak's Rogue Protocol update has dropped, adding a new game mode called "Endless Shift." During the new mode, Firebreakers will encounter non-stop waves of enemies, and they must work together use resources gathered during each run to survive as long as possible.
2025
November 22
⚫︎ The Rogue Protocol update for FBC: Firebreak has been delayed to January 2026. Remedy announced the delay via a post on Steam, sharing that more time is needed to make sure that "everything feels right."
September 29
⚫︎ FBC Firebreak's Breakpoint update is now live. The update adds a bevy of new content to the game, including a new mold-driven crisis, new weapons and grenades, and even more enemy variations.
August 31
⚫︎ FBC: Firebreak's newest update has added numerous bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. This includes tweaked enemy spawn timings, better result screens at the end of runs, and the ability to hide standard enemy health bars.
July 18
⚫︎ FBC: Firebreak developer Remedy has responded to early feedback, revealing their content plan as well as acknowledging the game's faults and promising improvements.
July 8
⚫︎ FBC: Firebreak has not been out for a month, yet it is already struggling. The game, released June 17, has a recent peak player count of only 85 on Steam. This is a considerable drop compared to their peak of nearly 2000 at launch.
June 30
⚫︎ Remedy communications director Thomas Puha shared in a recent interview that FBC: Firebreak's launch was not as successful as they had hoped for, but the studio is confident that they will be releasing content that's exciting to players.
June 27
⚫︎ Remedy has shared that FBC: Firebreak has reached 1 million players across platforms. The game launched to mixed reviews from both critics and players last June 17th.
June 22
⚫︎ Remedy has already begun working on improvements to FBC: Firebreak after receiving tons of feedback from fans less than happy with the newly released title.
loudly and clearly
and is fixing things starting now
(EuroGamer)
June 19
⚫︎ FBC: Firebreak has been out for a few days now, and players are calling the title "confusing," pointing to its introduction and tutorials as a major pain point.
May 29
⚫︎ In a recent interview, Game Director Mike Kayatta shared his and his team's thoughts, obstacles, and vision in building FBC: Firebreak.
May 14
⚫︎ Early previews for FBC: Firebreak are out, with developer Remedy Entertainment giving outlets early access to some of its content.
