How I reviewed FBC: Firebreak I played almost ten hours of FBC: Firebreak on PS5 and DualSense Wireless Controller in the build-up to launch using a copy provided by Remedy Entertainment.

FBC: Firebreak is currently scheduled to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC sometime in 2025. Interestingly, it will also launch on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus on day one.

Remedy Entertainment’s FBC: Firebreak launched to a rocky reception, but the developer has been working diligently to update the game and improve the co-op experience. Remedy has now shared a ...

All of FBC: Firebreak’s missions (known as jobs) ultimately use the same structure: get in, achieve your objectives, and then return to the elevator you entered the level in.

In FBC: Firebreak, each class only has one gun, but whether it's a submachine gun, shotgun, or rifle, the gear I get my gloved mitts on do pitifully little damage and don't pack much impact.

And so, it's incredibly easy for even well-received games to slip through the cracks, especially if their publisher lacks the ...

FBC: Firebreak casts three players in the role of the titular unit, a team that goes into the paranormal messes which often wreak havoc in the Oldest House's impossible innards and cleans 'em up.

While FBC: Firebreak borrows from an array of contemporary games, it manages to forge its own distinct identity by drawing from a wide variety of genres, ones that don't always go together naturally.

FBC: Firebreak is Remedy Entertainment’s first self-published game and will be available on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 for $40 / €40 / £33.

FBC: Firebreak team acknowledges onboarding frustrations, assuring things will change "You feel ineffective and confused as to what to do. This needs to be improved." Image credit: Remedy ...

FBC: Firebreak launches for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC this summer. When it releases, it will be available via Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Extra subscriptions.

It's impossible to judge a game like FBC: Firebreak until you go hands-on with a group of friends and get a feel for the long-term gameplay loop, but it's also impossible to deny that it's enticing.