developer Surgent Studios has it will undergo a round of layoffs, with “just over a dozen people” set to lose their jobs. While a formal reason was not cited, Surgent spoke of facing a “difficult time in the games industry.” Notably, Surgent released its debut video game in February 2024, with high hopes for its success.
While it achieved strong critical reviews on debut, it appears ‘s sales haven’t been enough to counter the current state of the games industry. As many other studios have revealed, publishing smaller games has become very difficult recently, with obstacles including a lack of funding, reluctance from publishers, and changing audience appetites. Already this year, we’ve seen smaller studios like , , , , and make cuts or shut down entirely, as a direct result of the games industry’s current economic lull.
Despite work being impacted by layoffs, Surgent Studios remains proud of what it’s already achieved with , and has promised to continue working on the game. “It’s a difficult time in the games industry, but we remain incredibly proud of our entire team’s work on and of the praise is has received from critics and players alike,” Surgent said. “Our focus now is on supporting those affected, continuing our work on , and looking to the future with our next creative projects.
” Notably, those next projects may not be video games. Surgent is a multimedia production company, with an array of projects across video games and screen. While a.