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JuliusRMD  [developer] Oct 17, 2024 @ 12:46pm
FBC: Firebreak Frequently Asked Questions (March 2025)
Welcome to Firebreak,

This is the main FBC: Firebreak FAQ thread, which will answer the most popular community questions, but for now we just came up with our own! We don't have a lot to uh, FAQ right now, but here is where we are at the moment.

Updated for March 2025.

When will FBC: Firebreak be available?

The game is going to be released in Summer 2025.

Is FBC: Firebreak a digital-only release?

As an online coop shooter, yes, it is.

Is this a free-to-play game?

No.

You need to purchase the base game to play, and FBC: Firebreak will be a mid-priced title.

Is there a PVP mode?

No, FBC: Firebreak is a cooperative PVE game.

Will there be cross-play between consoles and PC?

FBC: Firebreak will support cross-play with cross-platform matchmaking.

Can I play the game offline by myself? Is there a single player mode?


There is no offline mode. This game will always be more fun with three people. You can matchmake solo, but it is going to be extremely difficult to complete missions like that. Still, every objective and feature has been designed to be achievable alone. Difficulty and objective requirements and rewards will scale with player count.

There are no bots or drones.

Does FBC: Firebreak continue the story of Control?

The game takes place in the Oldest House in the world of Control. It shows what happened to the Federal Bureau of Control’s headquarters (The Oldest House) after the events of Control.

Do I need any prior experience of Control to play FBC: Firebreak?

No, you do not…but you could go buy that game right here on Steam 😉.

Who do you play as in the game?

You play as Firebreakers, badass first responders who volunteer to brave strange and dangerous emergencies across the Oldest House.

On the books, it's the "Facility and Resource Deployment Services Division's Firebreak Initiative" (or "Firebreak Initiative" for short). But when people refer to it, often it is just "Firebreak" as though it were an organization name.

What game engine does FBC: Firebreak use?

The game uses Remedy’s own Northlight engine and tools.

Will this run on my PC?

If you know Remedy’s games, they tend to look amazing but have high PC requirements. With this game, while the graphics will be great, we want to ensure that more people can play, so we are going to aim for a wider range of PC hardware, including Steam Deck.

We will be releasing the PC min / rec specs in good time prior to launch.

That being said, the game will ship with DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and the entire suite of DLSS 4 technologies. NVIDIA Reflex will also be available at launch in FBC: Firebreak. Full Ray tracing will also be supported. 

Post-Launch 

We want to make sure our player base stays as unified as possible.  

All playable post-launch content that we will release, such as Jobs, will be free for all players, with monetization limited to a specific set of cosmetic items, if you so wish.  

Regular updates will expand the game’s content and challenges. We’ll provide more details later down the line. 
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KinoTheMystic Oct 17, 2024 @ 1:32pm 
Will there be any playtests?
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JonJaded Oct 17, 2024 @ 2:42pm 
Steamdeck support out the gate sounds awesome. Can't wait to see more!
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BreadifiedToast Oct 17, 2024 @ 5:50pm 
Will there be a demo/trial and what will the micro-transactions be like?
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FoxyLoxy Oct 17, 2024 @ 7:40pm 
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1. can it be played offline?
2. can I play solo?

Please, please say yes to both. Don't be another Redfall.
Last edited by FoxyLoxy; Oct 17, 2024 @ 7:40pm
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CheeseBoar Oct 17, 2024 @ 9:40pm 
Originally posted by FoxyLoxy:
1. can it be played offline?
2. can I play solo?

Please, please say yes to both. Don't be another Redfall.

+1000 for this.
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Kingrey Oct 17, 2024 @ 11:42pm 
Season pass?
Cosmetic store?
DRM, EPIC service login? third party account?
Buy once free to play forever like left4dead?
Always online like payday 3?
Any single player/ai companions like left4dead?
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kartobiene Oct 18, 2024 @ 12:04am 
Will you add voice overs for more languages?
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Jam1511 Oct 18, 2024 @ 12:33am 
Any chance add split screen co-op in the future?
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Marquis-III Oct 18, 2024 @ 3:40am 
I see Cross-Play and Cross-Platfrom, but what about Cross-Save?
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Liang Oct 18, 2024 @ 6:06am 
Originally posted by FoxyLoxy:
1. can it be played offline?
2. can I play solo?

Please, please say yes to both. Don't be another Redfall.
Does the game have a proper/serious story? From the aestheics of title poster I got a bit worried there
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󠀡 Oct 18, 2024 @ 9:08am 
Originally posted by JuliusRMD:
Who do you play as in the game?

You play as Firebreakers, badass first responders who volunteer to brave strange and dangerous emergencies across the Oldest House.

On the books, it's the "Facility and Resource Deployment Services Division's Firebreak Initiative" (or "Firebreak Initiative" for short). But when people refer to it, often it is just "Firebreak" as though it were an organization name.
They sure do not look like 'badass first responders' with a gear that appears to be hastily pieced together from scrap. And wasn't emergencies handled by the security team in FBC?

Originally posted by JuliusRMD:
Does FBC: Firebreak continue the story of Control?

The game takes place in the Oldest House in the world of Control. It shows what happened to the Federal Bureau of Control’s headquarters (The Oldest House) after the events of Control.
Didn't Jessie the new director handle all the emergencies in The Oldest House by herself with her almost omnipotent powers towards the end of Control?

To be honest, so far from the description this new game appears to be hardly in line with Control.
Last edited by 󠀡; Oct 18, 2024 @ 9:09am
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Dynamonic Oct 18, 2024 @ 9:54am 
Originally posted by CheeseBoar:
Originally posted by FoxyLoxy:
1. can it be played offline?
2. can I play solo?

Please, please say yes to both. Don't be another Redfall.

+1000 for this.

Would also love this, as I don't tend to play online multiplayer games, but enjoy 'Co-Op' experiences with AI teammates, like in Left 4 Dead or Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
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Bubble Transformer Oct 18, 2024 @ 1:00pm 
Ohh I wish we could have couch coop, this sounds like it'd be a great party game.
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Aleksandr Oct 18, 2024 @ 3:41pm 
Originally posted by JuliusRMD:
Who do you play as in the game?

You play as Firebreakers, badass first responders who volunteer to brave strange and dangerous emergencies across the Oldest House.
Why do characters look like dirty scoundrels from post apocalyptic survival game, not badass FBC agents?

Various costumes from original Control looks way cooler and plays much more into the mood of "cool looking FBC agent". Like classic office suit, bullet proof vests... police, special forces, SWAT costumes, etc.
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FoxyLoxy Oct 18, 2024 @ 6:44pm 
Originally posted by KOHAH:
Why do characters look like dirty scoundrels from post apocalyptic survival game, not badass FBC agents?

I could be completely wrong, but it feels like this was a separate, multiplayer game concept. And then, for whatever reason (marketing?) it was dropped in to the Control world.

Hence, the statements that it's "not Control DLC" and "it's not a sequel to Control", but a weird blend of Control and very un-Control stuff.

The vibe doesn't feel Control at all. It feels more like Deathloop.

But I hope to be proven very wrong.

I just want the ability to play solo.
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