{"id":75767,"date":"2026-08-11T22:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75767"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:09:04","slug":"until-dawn-developer-supermassive-games-suffers-third-round-of-layoffs-in-3-years-with-up-to-75-more-staff-impacted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75767","title":{"rendered":"Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Suffers Third Round of Layoffs in 3 Years, With Up to 75 More Staff Impacted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has announced layoffs impacting up to 75 staff \u2014 the studio&#8217;s third round of job losses in three years. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This latest round of cuts was confirmed publicly today in a statement posted to social media by Supermassive, which described the &#8220;difficult decision to begin a redundancy consultation process&#8221; as a &#8220;necessary step to help ensure the sustainability of the company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We know this will be an incredibly difficult time for everyone, and our priority throughout the process will be to provide support to all those impacted,&#8221; the studio continued.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Dark Pictures Anthology &#8211; 6 Unannounced Game Logos<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Supermassive Games&#8217; latest launch was Directive 8020, another title in the studio&#8217;s signature horror anthology series, The Dark Pictures. The game arrived in May to a positive write-up from IGN which praised its polished visuals and improved gameplay, though the game sits with a mixed user response on Steam, where just 1,400 people have left a review.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The company previously cut staff in February 2024, when around 90 staff were impacted, and again in July 2025 as it shed 35 more employees and delayed the long-in-development Directive 8020 even further. Prior to this, the company reported employing around 350 staff in 2023 \u2014 a total that now has been halved.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Based in Guildford, U.K., Supermassive Games was founded in 2008 and has established itself as one of the best-known horror game developers globally. The success of its 2015 classic Until Dawn inspired The Dark Pictures Anthology, a series of standalone narrative horror games where player choice allowed for a wild array of outcomes. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">But the studio&#8217;s recent work has received a lukewarm response, such as its 2025 sequel Little Nightmares 3 and 2024 Dead by Daylight spinoff The Casting of Frank Stone. The company currently does not have a new project announced publicly.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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