Another notable game studio is laying off a significant portion of its workforce. Supermassive Games, the developer behind interactive horror titles and is eliminating around 90 jobs, according to . That's nearly a third of the studio's more than 300 employees.
Confirmed supermassive that the studio will be reorganized. “As a result, we are entering a period of consultation, which we anticipate will result in the loss of some of our colleagues,” he said. “This is not a decision that has been made lightly as many efforts have been made to avoid this outcome.”
Supermassive notes that it is not immune from the “significant challenges” facing the games industry. More than 6,000 industry workers have lost their jobs and we haven't even reached March yet.
Meanwhile, independent studio Die Gute Fabrik has in the midst of financing difficulties. The developer of Salt Sea Chronicles and will use the remaining funds to give staff a month of paid time “to catch their breath” while they look for new jobs. The studio is still looking for sponsors to help it resume production and hopes to bring back current team members in the future. However, he notes that “the publishing and investment landscape is so difficult for companies and projects of our scale right now that it has made it extremely difficult to secure funding for our next project without a gap in revenue.”
We are sad to share that we are stopping production in @gutefabrik due to the challenging gaming funding and investment scenario at the moment. We stopped using tools at the beginning of this month and have been doing everything we can to support the team who will be looking for work starting in mid-March.
Full statement: pic.twitter.com/iQgXUHDxYj
— The good factory (@gutefabrik) February 26, 2024
