Another notable game studio is laying off a significant portion of its workforce. Supermassive Games, the developer behind interactive horror titles and is cutting about 90 jobs, according to . That’s almost a third of the studio’s 300-plus employees.
Super massively confirmed that the studio will reorganize. “As a result, we are entering a consultation period which we expect will result in the loss of some of our colleagues,” it said. “This is not a decision that has been taken lightly, with a lot of effort put into avoiding this outcome.”
Supermassive notes that it is not immune to the “significant challenges” facing the gaming industry. More than 6,000 workers in the industry have lost their jobs, and we’re not even in March.
Meanwhile, indie studio Die Gute Fabrik has amid funding difficulties. The developer of Salty Chronicles and will use its remaining funds to give employees a month of paid time off “to catch their breath” while they look for new jobs. The studio is still looking for backers to help it resume production and hopes to bring back current team members in the future. However, it noted that “the publishing and investment scene is so difficult for companies and projects of our scale right now that it is extremely difficult to secure funding for our next project regardless of revenue.”
We regret to inform you that we are discontinuing the production of @gutefabrik due to the challenging funding and investment scene in games right now. We downed tools earlier this month and have been doing everything we can to support the team who will be looking for work from mid-March.
Full statement: pic.twitter.com/iQgXUHDxYj
— Die Gute Fabrik (@gutefabrik) February 26, 2024
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