Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn and Directive 8020, lays off more than 70 employees, according to multiple reports. The job cuts reportedly occur within a short period this week, with developers leaving the company as part of a broader reduction in staff.
The layoffs follow earlier warnings and planning. Several outlets note that the studio had announced layoff intentions about two months earlier, and that the cuts follow the recent release of the studio’s latest title, Directive 8020. Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun both frame the news as happening shortly after the game’s launch and as consistent with the studio’s prior statements.
While the reports agree on the broad figure of “more than 70” affected employees and the timing relative to Directive 8020, they do not provide extensive detail on which departments or roles are impacted. None of the sources referenced here attribute the layoffs to a specific single factor beyond indicating they are part of the studio’s planned restructuring.
