Star Wars Zero Company developer Bit Reactor puts most of its staff on unpaid leave or furlough shortly before the game’s release, according to multiple reports. PcGamesN and Metro say the studio furloughed or stopped paying about 80% of the team weeks before launch.
Eurogamer similarly reports that “most” of the developers behind the game were furloughed ahead of release, framing the timing around a broader dispute. It points to a legal disagreement between the studio’s founders that raises questions about Bit Reactor’s ownership, while noting the furloughs occur close to launch.
Across outlets, the core allegation is consistent: a large majority of the team is taken off paid work in the final weeks before the game goes live. The reports differ mainly in emphasis—some focus on the scale of the furlough (80% specifically), while others stress the connection to the dispute over the studio’s ownership and what that could mean for the company’s next steps.
