Surgeon Simulator I am Bread Dev Bossa Studios Hit with Layoffs
Following "perfect storm" of events.
The latest studio to be affected by layoffs is London-based Bossa Studio, the developer behind the outrageous Surgeon Simulator and the surreal I Am Bread. A third of the studio's headcount has reportedly been let go following a "perfect storm" of woes that led to the unhappy decision.
GamesIndustry.biz reports that 19 staff were let go, with around 40 remaining to work on Lost Skies, a cooperative survival adventure game for 1-6 players currently in development. Co-founder Henrique Olifiers said the layoffs were due to a "perfect storm" of events precipitated by a glut of AAA releases in 2023, which pulled focus from AA and indie tiles. Coupled with rising operational costs and delayed funding decisions across the industry, it led to a state of affairs which Olifiers described as a "difficult situation we, as developers, are struggling to brave."
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