Crystal Dynamics, the esteemed studio recognized greatest for its work on the Tomb Raider franchise, has introduced its fourth spherical of layoffs previously 12 months alone. The developer stated this newest spherical, which impacted 20 folks, was “vital.”
In a post on LinkedIn, Crystal Dynamics stated the cuts have been break up between builders and “central operations” roles. “This can be a tough day for our studio, and we by no means make these selections evenly, significantly after the restructuring we underwent final 12 months,” the Embracer-owned studio stated.
The developer stated it’s “repeatedly” wanting on the construction and make-up of its groups “to make sure they align with our long-term targets.”
“Whereas we all the time try to transition our folks into new roles every time attainable, we have now sadly reached a degree the place these departures are vital,” the workforce stated. “We’re extremely grateful for the fervour and laborious work these people have poured into our video games and our studio.”
Affected builders are getting severance pay and job-placement help.
Crystal Dynamics went on to say it has a number of tasks presently in growth at varied levels of manufacturing. Two of those video games are this 12 months’s Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and 2027’s Tomb Raider: Catalyst. The studio stated it stays “totally dedicated” to those tasks.
Crystal Dynamics beforehand laid off 17 folks in March 2025, adopted by an unspecified variety of cuts in August 2025 and November 2025.
As talked about, Crystal Dynamics is now owned by Embracer, following Sq. Enix’s sale of the corporate and the Tomb Raider IP in 2022. The brand new upcoming Tomb Raider video games from Crystal Dynamics shall be printed by Amazon Video games, a unit of the retailer large that itself has undergone main cuts in latest occasions.
Past the brand new Tomb Raider video games, Prime Video is producing a live-action Tomb Raider TV present starring Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. Just lately, footage of the TV present leaked from the set.