Humble Games reportedly lays off its entire staff

Humble Video games has reportedly laid off all 36 of its workers. Former staff posted concerning the layoffs on social media. Humble Video games is owned by media conglomerate Ziff Davis, which counts IGN, Eurogamer and GamesIndustry.biz amongst its gaming portfolio. Humble Video games confirmed in a LinkedIn post that there had been a “restructure” on the firm, however didn’t reveal the variety of jobs misplaced.

A PR rep for Humble Video games additionally confirmed to Engadget that the corporate wouldn’t be shutting its doorways because of at present’s restructuring. He added that each ongoing and upcoming initiatives would proceed to be supported and printed by the studio.

The layoffs at Humble Bundle are the newest in a sweep throughout the gaming enterprise. Final 12 months noticed a shocking number of cuts throughout studios of all sizes, and the pattern has sadly continued into 2024.

“The video games business is unstable, it has been inundated by individuals who solely need exponential development on the expense of creating nice video games with nice groups,” Emilee Kieffer, a former lead high quality assurance analyst with Humble Video games, wrote on LinkedIn following the layoffs.

The indie writer helped deliver virtually 50 video video games to market, together with notable hits reminiscent of Slay the Spire, Unpacking, Wandersong and Coral Island. Humble Video games additionally had a number of upcoming video games slated for launch, reminiscent of By no means Alone 2, a second delve into mythology and tales from the indigenous Iñupiat individuals in Alaska.

“This determination was not made calmly; it concerned a lot deliberation and cautious thought, with the objective of guaranteeing the steadiness and assist of our builders and ongoing initiatives,” Humble’s assertion mentioned.

This enterprise is a separate operation from the charity storefront Humble Bundle, which can be a part of Ziff Davis however doesn’t look like impacted by at present’s information. We have reached out to Ziff Davis and Humble Video games for extra data and can replace if we hear again.

Replace, July 23, 2024, 5:35 ET: Article has been up to date to incorporate a response from Humble Video games’ PR staff.