Remedy is “unsatisfied” with the sales of its live-service shooter FBC: Firebreak, as the game underperformed on Steam.
As part of the company’s half year financial report, CEO Tero Virtala stated Remedy’s revenue increased by 63.5 percent, with game sales increasing due to the release of FBC: Firebreak.
The launch succeeded technically and had over a million players in its first 10 days. However, the majority of players were on Xbox Series X/S and PS5, where the game was available day one on subscription services. On Steam – intended as the primary sales channel on PC – the launch “underperformed”.
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“The game’s initial onboarding experience and mission structure resulted in high early player drop-offs and an influx of negative reviews,” admitted Virtala. “As players spent more time in the game and we released updates improving the game, sentiment in reviews turned more positive.”